UVA’s Brownstead, Douglass Earn ACC Swimming Weekly Honors
Virginia swept the first ACC weekly honors for the season, as freshman Matt Brownstead and sophomore Kate Douglass claimed the men’s and women’s honors.
Freshmen Shine as Virginia Sweeps Navy
Sophomore Kate Douglass led the Cavaliers with three individual wins, but UVA also had three freshmen take two events each.
Douglass’s 52.81 in the 100 IM Highlights UVA Intrasquad
UVA continues to get some speedy intrasquad racing in before the Cavaliers embark on some away meets in the weeks to come.
NISCA Announces 2019-2020 High School All-Americans In Swimming
The high school lists are headed by national record-setters Gretchen Walsh, Claire Curzan, Torri Huske, Phoebe Bacon, Kaitlyn Dobler, and Matt Brownstead.
Returning Conference Points: NC State Poised for 7th-Straight ACC Men’s Title
Louisville returns more individual points, but freshmen, transfers, and returning redshirts means that NC State is ready for yet another ACC title.
Ranking the 2020 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12
Speedsters are the name of the game in our next set of NCAA swimming & diving recruiting class ranks, which includes two 19-second freestylers.
Re-Rank: Top 20 Boys NCAA Swimming Recruits, Class of 2020
It’s an elite class of IMers heading into the NCAA next fall (assuming there’s a season), led by Carson Foster and a host of World Junior medalists.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Brownstead’s 19.24 & 18.67
Sadly, it was a harshly-truncated week of swimming. But Matt Brownstead got in a couple of history-making swim under the wire.
Stanford Commit Rick Mihm Drops 1:43 200 IM at Pennsylvania 3A States
Mihm, a Stanford commit, dropped a second, winning the race in 1:43.98. That’s within a couple of tenths of what it took to qualify for 2020 NCAAs.
Brownstead Breaks Dressel’s Nat’l HS Record with 19.2, Posts 18.6 50 FR Anchor
That was a lifetime best by 3 tenths and took down the former National High School Record set by Caeleb Dressel in 2013.
Brownstead Chasing 18, Faikish, Mihm, Matheny Rematch IM At PA HS State
Matt Brownstead went 19.5 in the 50 free last year and split 19.0 on a relay. He’ll chase an 18-second split while we get a rematch of 2019’s 200 IM thriller.
Sprinter Addie Laurencelle Drops Cal; Recommits to UVA for Fall 2020
After spending a PG year at Deerfield, Addie Laurencelle plans to swim for the University of Virginia beginning in the fall of 2020.
US World Junior Roster Updates: Full Projected Roster
Opportunities have passed to qualify for the World Juniors roster, and the projected roster shows all 3 priority tier athletes should make the selection.
US World Junior Roster Updates: Torri Huske Adds 100 Fly to Budapest Line-Up
16-year-old Torri Huske will have two individual swims in Budapest with the 100 fly and 100 free now secured into her event line-up.
US World Junior Roster Updates: Carson Foster Earns 200 FR/200 BK Double
Carson Foster has qualified himself in the 200 free and 200 back individuals for the upcoming World Juniors meet in Budapest.
