Reece Whitley

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Asked for his reaction to that statistic, Whitley replied: “I think as I get older ... I’m going to need to take – play a key role in kind of integrating swimming into inner city communities a lot more.”

SwimSwam Podcast: Reece Whitley explains The Only Real Way Change Will Come

This is one of many instances in which Reece has started sharing his experiences in an effort to educate the community as to what black athletes go through

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Whitley, Neal, Jones, LeVant, Hinds Advised USA Swimming on BLM Statement

The group advised the organization on its second of two statements amid national calls for change following the murder of George Floyd in May.

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Returning Conference Points: Elite Stanford Frosh Chasing Cal in Men’s Pac-12

Cal’s class of rising seniors – led by sprinter Ryan Hoffer – is an elite group. But so are Stanford’s incoming freshmen, including flyer Andrei Minakov.

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Reece Whitley: Il Silenzio Di Fronte All’Ingiustizia E’ Complicità

Reece Whitley, stella nascente del nuoto americano, lancia un accorato appello attraverso i sui profili social per smuovere le coscienze

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Reece Whitley Compels Followers to Take Action in Wake of George Floyd Killing

Whitley urged his followers to take tangible action by donating to relevant causes.

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UCSD Swimmer Sawyer Farmer Using Clothing Brand to Deliver PPE

Farmer and business partner Nolen Putnam have been purchasing and delivering PPE with the profits from a special shirt design.

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Top NCAA Men’s Swimming Recruits Of The Past Decade

With 10 recruiting classes ranked since SwimSwam’s inception, we’re looking back at the top overall NCAA swimming recruits since the class of 2013.

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Projected Men’s 2020 NCAA Points By Class – All Classes

We tally up projected individual scoring for the 2020 NCAA meet, plus look back at the past three NCAA meets for class-by-class scoring by individual.

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Top Quotes From the (Unexpected) Last NCAA Taper Meets – Men’s Midseason

For the men’s mid-season quotes, we had spoken with a lot of seniors who had high hopes for the end of the season, which is, as we’ve said before, devastating

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2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: Final Edition

NCAA’s are canceled. Bummed? Yeah, us too. But relive what could/would have been in our final edition Power Ranks, including conference champ results.

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NCAA Reveals Official Psych Sheets, Cutlines for 2020 Men’s NCAA Champs

Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas holds three top-2 seeds, including the top incoming times in the 200 IM (1:39.91) and 200 back (1:37.20).

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Cal’s Hugo Gonzalez Goes with 200 Breast Over 200 Back at NCAAs

His time from the 200 breast time trial at Pac-12s ranks him 4th in the nation, while his time in the 200 back ranked 8th.

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Pancake Hot Take: Top 5 Swim(mer)s & Surprises from Des Moines/Pac-12s

This weekend really blew my socks off for a beginning of March, in-season meet. We saw many top times in the world & so many historic, top-10 all-time swims.

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2020 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Cal’s Reece Whitley will race for a sweep in the 200 breast against Stanford’s Daniel Roy. Last night, Whitley became the 10th fastest ever in the 100 breast.

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2020 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Cal Men Win 3rd-Straight Team Title

Reigning NCAA Champion Ryan Hoffer was among the top performers for Cal. He won titles in the 50 free, 100 fly, and 100 free.

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