Minnesota Earns Wins Decisive Wins Over South Dakota and Nebraska To Open 2024-25 Season
Minnesota began their season in the win column as the men’s and women’s teams took down South Dakota, and the women also beat conference rivals Nebraska.
Ranking the 2024 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16
With four personal bests faster than school records, #10 Johnny Crush stands to make an immediate impact for the U.S. Military Academy’s Black Knights.
Anna Kalandadze Picks Up Olympic Trials Cuts in 800, 1500 Free at Scarlet Memorial Day Invite
Recent University of Pennsylvania graduate Anna Kalandadze collected her first two Trials cuts in the 800 freestyle (8:43.20) and 1500 free (16:43.36).
Erika Pelaez Posts 100 Free Personal Best With 54.56 To Close Fort Lauderdale 18&U Spring Cup
Pelaez’s old best time was from Summer 2022. She also swam a personal best in the 200 free earlier in the meet.
Kaii Winkler, Erika Pelaez Each Win Two Events On Night 3 In Fort Lauderdale
Pelaez swam her 3rd fastest 50 freestyle in her career as she was only 0.06 seconds off of her best. She also won the 100 fly.
Erika Pelaez Earns 200 Free Trials Cut With 2:00.51, Wins 100 Fly In Same Session
Pelaez has dropped over half a second in the 200 free this season already and earned another Trials cut as the cut is a 2:00.89.
Kaii Winkler, Erika Pelaez Highlight Pysch Sheets for Fort Lauderdale 18&Under Spring Cup
Winkler is the top seed in five events while Pelaez is the top in all six of her entries. Night 1 recap of the distance session can be read here.
Iowa High School Champ & Jr. Nationals Finalist, Joe Polyak, commits to Minnesota (2024)
Joe Polyak of the Iowa Flyers Swim Club will bring near Big Ten final times in the breaststroke and IM events to Minnesota in the fall of 2024.
Michigan High School State Runner-up Luke Mychalowych (2024) Verbals to Minnesota
Luke Mychalowych, a high school senior from Motor City Aquatics, will swim for the Golden Gophers in the class of 2028.
Landon D’Ariano And Thomas Mercer Close NCSAs With 200 IM Olympic Trials Cuts
Both D’Ariano (above) and Mercer had already qualified for Olympic Trials in the 400 IM but now added the 200 IM to their lineup.
Madison Smith Earns First Olympic Trials Cut With 4:12.80 400 Free (Night 4 NCSAs)
Madison Smith had a huge drop in finals, earning her first Olympic Trials Cut by over two and a half seconds as she won the 400 free.
NBAC Breaks Two More Mixed Relay National Age Group Records At Mid-Summer Classic
NBAC’s 13-14s and 11-12s took down a combined total of three mixed relay National Age Group records at the NBAC Mid-Summer Classic.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Luke Brennan Commits to Minnesota for 2024
Brennan has dropped in all four of of his best events this past season, including over 15 seconds in the 1000 freestyle.
Claire Weinstein And Ryan Erisman Secure Junior 7.5k Titles At Open Water Nationals
In the final races at Open Water Nationals, Claire Weinstein and Ryan Erisman took home the Junior National 7.5km titles.
17-Year-Old Aaron Baltaytis Swims 100 Fly Lifetime Best of 46.81 (Ithaca Sectionals)
With his time, Baltaytis passes Michael Phelps in the 17-18 All-time Age group rankings for the event with a year left in the age group.
