2020-2021 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: December Edition
The Virginia Cavaliers have assembled a loaded roster that leads the NCAA ranks. The top threats to their title run, though, remain hard to predict.
USC Names Former Auburn Head Coach Brett Hawke as Volunteer Assistant
Hawke is best-known for his work with sprinters, where in the 2000s he led the world’s top sprinting group while an assistant at Auburn…
Colombian National Teamer Santiago Corredor Returns to NCAA Transfer Portal
In February of 2019, Corredor announced that he would transfer from Florida to USC, but he never wound up swimming any meets for the Trojans’ varsity squad.
USC Men Jump into 2022 Recruiting with Verbal from Breaststroker Charlie Arnold
Charlie Arnold, a U.S. Open qualifier in the 200 breast from the high school class of 2022, has verbally committed to the USC Trojans.
Northwestern Adds Former FIU Associate Ignacio Gayo As Assistant Coach
Gayo was officially named Northwestern’s new assistant coach on June 1 after serving with FIU for 10 seasons.
SwimSwam Podcast: Jeremy Kipp Recalls Epic Practice Stories From Salo-led USC
Kipp reminisced on some of the distance practices he coached during his 1st stint with the trojans, with famed Olympians like Ous Mellouli and Larsen Jensen.
USC Hires Kevin Rapien to Finalize 2020-2021 Swimming Coaching Staff
Rapien spent last season as a volunteer assistant at Cal after 7 seasons spent at Division I Cleveland State University in Ohio.
Former Stanford Head Coach Lea Maurer Joins USC Staff as Associate Head Coach
Lea Maurer coached the Stanford women to an NCAA runner-up finish in 2010 before resigning at the end of the 2011-2012 NCAA season.
Returning Conference Points: Stanford Returns 19 of 20 Relay Legs In W Pac-12
The Pac-12 brings in three of the top five recruiting classes nationwide on the women’s side, and a young Stanford team gets even tougher.
Chase Bloch Will Remain on New-Look USC Coaching Staff as Assistant
Bloch is the 2nd USC alumni to be named to the new coaching staff of first-year head coach Jeremy Kipp this offseason.
US National Team Member Erica Sullivan Decommits from USC
Sullivan, a longtime contender in open water as well as rising distance star in the pool, said in March she was waiting on USC’s head coach hire to decide.
Northwestern Tabs Associate Head Coach Katie Robinson to Lead Program
Robinson, now the second female coach of a men’s team in the Power 5, was the head women’s swimming and diving coach at Tulane University from 2012-17.
Returning Conference Points: 3 Clear-Cut Front-runners In Men’s Big Ten
Michigan ended a three-year Indiana run last year, but IU and Ohio State return strong groups in chase of Michigan for 2020-2021.
Meghan Hawthorne Returns to USC as Assistant Coach under Jeremy Kipp
Hawthorne has been an assistant to Jeremy Kipp in all 5 of his seasons as an NCAA head coach, and that trend will continue back at USC where they first worked together.
Returning Conference Points: Ohio State Women Return 22 Scorers In Big Ten
Ohio State won its first women’s Big Ten swimming & diving title in two decades last year, and a deep group of returners make them the favorites to repeat.
