Laila Oravsky

Canadian Open Water Athlete Laila Oravsky Announces Transfer From Indiana To South Carolina

Oravsky adds depth to the distance group as her best time in the 1650 free would have been 17th at SECs. That was the team’s highest scoring event.

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2026 Speedo Canadian Open – Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Taylor Ruck enters tonight’s finals as the top seed in the 100 backstroke after notching a new Canadian Swimming Open Record this morning in 59.34.

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2026 NCAA Division I Transfer Portal Update: April 7

No additional NCAA individual qualifiers have entered the portal since our last update. The portal is open until April 24th for women and May 1 for men.

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#15 Class Of 2026 Recruit Elizabeth Eichbrecht Clocks 16:06.54 1650 Free At Michigan Open

Eichbrecht, SwimSwam’s 15th-ranked recruit in the high school class of 2026, dropped 41.33 seconds off her lifetime best in the mile.

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2025 Ohio State Fall Invitational: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The final session of the 2025 Ohio State Fall Invitational features the 200 IM, 1650 free, 100 free, 200 fly, and 200 back.

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2025 World Cup – Westmont: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Hubert Kos enters as favorite in the men’s 100 backstroke; a win would complete a backstroke sweep for the second straight stop.

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2026 College Swimming Previews: #4 Indiana Women Facing Huge Losses After Historic 2025 Season

Last season, the Hoosiers set their program high NCAA finish when they came in 4th, also setting a new NCAA points program record by nearly 100 points.

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Ranking the 2025 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8

Alex Shackell, SwimSwam’s #1 ranked recruit from the class of 2025, will be headlining the Indiana Hoosiers recruiting class.

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Blake Tierney Leads Day Two Of Canadian SC Championships With 50 Backstroke Win

Blake Tierney followed up his strong World Championship performance with a win in the 50 backstroke and the 3rd fastest Canadian time in history.

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2025 Canadian Swimming Trials: Top Seed in M. 200 Free Alex Axon Out (Day 6 Prelims Scratches)

The last day of the Canadian Trials saw numerous scratches with Alex Axon the top seed in the 200 free headlining them, also pulling out of the 800 free tonight.

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2025 Canadian Swimming Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s action will feature finals of the 50 back and 100 fly, as well as timed finals of the men’s 1500 free and women’s 800 free.

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2025 Canadian Swimming Trials: #2 Seeds Harvey & Axon Drop 400 Free (Day 1 Prelims Scratches)

Mary-Sophie Harvey has withdrawn from the 400 free where she trailed only Summer McIntosh. Instead, she will tackle the 200 breaststroke where she is seeded first.

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Canadian Olympic Trials Finalist Laila Oravsky Flips Commitment From Florida To Indiana

Oravsky joins a strong class of 2029. She finished 4th at last summer’s Canadian Trials in the 1500 freestyle.

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Weinstein Dominates U.S. 5K By 41 Seconds, Denigan Qualifies For Worlds After Missing 10K Spot

After placing 2nd in the 10k on Friday, Olympic silver medalist Claire Weinstein won the women’s 5k at the U.S. Open Water National Championships.

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Olympic Medalist Alex Shackell Commits to Indiana University

Two-time Olympic medalist Alex Shackell has committed to swim at Indiana University after previously decommitting from Cal.

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