Kohen Rankin

2024-25 NCAA Digest: The 12 Days Of Christmas Takes A Dive

Join us as we look back on some of the highlights from the first semester of the 2024-25 season and get in the holiday spirit.

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Johnny Crush Rips 44.5/1:40.2 Backstrokes As Army Sweeps Navy For First Time Since 1988

Army West Point rewrote its school record books on Thursday, setting 12 program marks to sweep the U.S. Naval Academy for the first time in 36 years.

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2024-25 NCAA Digest: Standouts and Surprises As We Prepare For Mid-Season Invites

Let’s take a look back at the early part of the NCAA season as we get ready for the mid-season invites, which start in earnest next week.

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Freshman Jacob Johnson Sets Minnesota Record in Front of 1,000+ at Freeman Aquatic Center

Jacob Johnson is off to a hot start as part of a good freshman class for the Minnesota Gophers. He nearly swam a best time and broke a school record on Friday.

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Johnny Crush Breaks Army’s 100 Back Record In Collegiate Debut Against Fordham and Marist

Johnny Crush reset Army’s program record in the 100 backstroke with a 47.07 during the Black Knights season-opening tri-meet against Fordham and Marist.

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2024-25 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: September Edition

How far will Indiana’s monster transfer class, which includes sprinter Matt King (pictured), push them up the 2025 NCAA Championship standings?

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Division I Mid-Major Men

Olympian Matt Fallon was the 2024 NCAA runner-up in the 200 breaststroke and is the top scorer returning to a mid-major program this season.

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Army West Point Announces Contract Extension For Head Coach Brandt Nigro

Nigro’s new contract will see him remain at the head of the Black Knights’ Swimming & Diving program through the 2029 season.

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“Go Army, Beat Navy” Gains Another Voice as CIF State Champ Gavin Santoso Commits for Fall ’25

Gavin Santoso of Rose Bowl Aquatics and a recent CIF State Champion has committed to Swim for the U.S. Military Academy in the fall of 2025. Happy 4th of July!!!

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Brian Benzing Finishes 2nd At NCAAs in 100 Breast, Highest Mid-Major Finish Since Dean Farris

Brian Benzing of Towson was already the fastest mid-major 100 breaststroker of all-time and became the first under 51 seconds with his swims today.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Chaos Reigns In the 100 Breaststroke

Liam Bell, one of only two returning 2023 ‘A’ finalists and the fastest in the field, should hold the slight edge in the 100 breast, but it’s not that simple.

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2024 Men’s NCAA Championships: First Invites, Former Division III Swimmers Qualify, And More

Delaware has their first NCAA qualifier in school history. Two former D3 athletes have made the men’s meet as well.

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Army’s Kohen Rankin Blasts 51.62 100 Breast At ECAC Championships For Likely NCAA Invite

After winning the Patriot League title one week prior, Rankin broke 52 seconds for the first and all but secured a spot at the NCAA Championships.

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2024 Patriot League Champs: Navy Men Claim 20th-Straight Team Title; Navy Women 13th

The Navy men have now been Patriot League champions for two decades. They amassed 1639.5 points to Army’s 1589 to clinch the 2024 team title.

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2024 Patriot League Champs: Navy Women Pull Ahead; Men’s Team Race Narrows After Day 3

The Army men managed to narrow Navy’s lead from 50 to 45 points, but it will still take a Herculean effort to snap Navy’s 19-year streak of conference titles.

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