JD Thumann

2026 College Swimming Previews: #2 Cal Men Aiming To Stay Near The Top Despite Major Losses

Keaton Jones will be a crucial point scorer if Cal wants to maintain streak of top two finishes for the 16th year in a row.

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Ranking The 2025 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8

Ryan Erisman headlines a 14-strong incoming class for Cal after a breakout summer, while Ethan Ekk leads a class at the opposite end of the size spectrum

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Cal Commit JD Thumann Re-classifies from 2026 to 2025; Begins at Berkeley Today

Sooner Swim Club’s JD Thumann has advanced his timeline by a year and will join the Cal Berkeley men’s swimming and diving team this fall.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys’ High School Class of 2026

Baylor Stanton retains his #1 rank in the class of 2026 thanks to a big drop in the 400 IM, and adding even more versatility than last year.

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Versatile Jordan Ragland Switches Verbal Commitment to Cal for 2026-27

3x Futures champion Jordan Ragland from Life Time Northern California has opted to swim at nearby University of California, Berkeley, for 2026-27.

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Lexie D’Amico Swims #4 13-14 100 Breast This Season (1:01.81) at Columbia Sectionals Day 3

13-year-old D’Amico turned in a top performance, dropping over 2 seconds to post the 4th-fastest time this season within the 13-14 age group.

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2025 Columbia Sectionals: Alyssa Albertyn, Alec Enyeart Rack Up the Victories on Day 2

Just one week after competing at the Pro Swim Series, Enyeart has already won three events following the first two days of racing in Columbia.

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Star Wars Sectionals? Anakin Fischer, Empire Club Kick Off Racing on Columbia Sectionals Day 1

The meet, which has a Star Wars theme, fittingly featured top swimmers from Empire KC and unattached Anakin Fischer among the highlights from day 1 of racing.

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Jenks High School Sweeps Oklahoma 6A State Titles

The Jenks girls won their 15th title in school history, while the boys’ team claimed their sixth title in seven years.

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2024 Winter Juniors – West: Swims You Might Have Missed On Night 2

Madalyn Petty has dropped about 15 seconds in the 500 free over the last year, winning the B final tonight in a 4:46.57.

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#13 JD Thumann Hands Cal Their 5th Top-15 Verbal Commitment for 2026

Sooner Swim Club’s JD Thumann is Cal’s 5th top-15 verbal commitment for the fall of 2026.

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Way Too Early Recruit Rankings: Boys High School Class Of 2026

Baylor Stanton of Gwinnett Aquatics won his heat of the 400 IM at the US Olympic Trials. Is that enough to push him to #1 in the initial class of 2026 ranks?

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Shareef Elaydi Blasts 2:01.94 200 IM to Become 3rd-Fastest 15-Year-Old American Ever

At age 15, only Tim Connery (2:01.92) and Maximus Williamson (1:59.01) have been faster than Shareef Elaydi’s 2:01.94 200 IM among Americans.

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15-Year-Old Ellis Crisci Clocks 3:58.58 400 FR on Day 3 of Columbia Sectionals

A rising sophomore in high school, Crisci’s swim was massive for him, blowing away his personal best of 4:03.55.

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Jack Dahlgren Clocks 1:48.0 200 FR on Day 2 of Columbia Summer Sectionals

It was a strong swim out of Dahlgren, who holds a career best of 1:46.92 from the 2022 US Summer Nationals.

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