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Six State Championship Meet Records Crumble, Highlighting 2026 CIF State Championships

California high school swimming saw another explosive state meet, as six CIF records went down in Fresno, led by Jordan Ragland and Kelsey Zhang (pictured).

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2026 CIF State Championships: Finals Live Recap

Northwood senior USC commit Andrew Maksymowski is the top seed in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle events for today’s finals session.

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2026 CIF State Championships: Prelims Live Recap

Saratoga senior and Cal commit Kelsey Zhang is the top seed in the girls’ 200 IM and 100 butterfly events for today’s prelims session.

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Yury Kuzmenko Sets Two Individual, One Relay Record At CIF Central Coast Section Championships

Committed to Princeton, Kuzmenko set two individual Central Coast Section records in the sprint freestyle events, clocking personal best times in both.

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Han and Elaydi Highlight 2026 CIF State Championships, Brito and Ton Absent (Psych Sheets)

The psych sheets for the CIF High School Championships have dropped, and it’s projected to be one of the most competitive meets in recent years

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Euro Juniors Bronze Medalist Nemanja Maksic Verbally Commits to Princeton for 2027-28

Sprint butterflyer Nemanja Maksic from Belgrade, Serbia, has announced his verbal commitment to the Princeton Tigers’ class of 2031.

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Luka Mijatovic Lowers 15-16 NAG Record in 1000 Free In 8:36.71 on Last Day of CA/NV Sectionals

16-year-old Luka Mijatovic picked up his 2nd 15-16 NAG record on the week, lowering his own 1000 freestyle mark under 8:37, clocking 8:36.71.

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Swims You Might Have Missed on Day 3 Of The Speedo Winter Jr Championships (West)

In the 100 breast, 14-year-old Lexie D’Amico won the B-final with a time of 1:00.74. That 1.07 second PB moves her up to #8 all time in the 13-14 age group. 

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2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

The 500 free looks to be a tight battle between Sydney Schoeck (above) and Kayla Han as the two were separated by only 0.36 this morning.

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2025 Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The first full day of the Winter Junior Championships – West kicks off this morning with the prelims of the 500 freestyle, 200 IM and 50 freestyle.

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Storylines to Watch For the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West

The 2025 Speedo Winter Juniors–West kick off in Austin with top recruits, major relay battles, and stars like Kayla Han and Gabi Brito (above) chasing titles.

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Kayla Han, Luke Vatev & Shareef Elaydi Highlight 2025 Winter Jrs – West Psych Sheets

Han and Vatev, both ranked #2 in their respective high school classes, hold multiple top seeds at the meet set to get underway on Wednesday in Austin.

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Early Signing Day 2026: 1560+ Public Commitments for Swimming & Diving

So far, SwimSwam has written over 480 articles about swimmers and divers from the class of 2026 who plan to compete for colleges next fall.

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World Juniors Sprint Finalist Ben Cotroneo from Australia to Join Princeton Tigers in 2026

Ben Cotroneo, a 23.0/49.2 sprinter from Sydney, NSW, who represented Australia at World Juniors, has committed to Princeton for 2026-27.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys’ High School Class of 2026

Baylor Stanton retains his #1 rank in the class of 2026 thanks to a big drop in the 400 IM, and adding even more versatility than last year.

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