2019 Swammy Awards: National Development Award – South Africa
Tatjana Schoenmaker (above) is on target to become South Africa’s first female Olympic medalist in swimming since Penelope Heyns at the 2000 Olympic Games.
2019 Swammy Awards: African Male Swimmer of the Year Zane Waddell
South African Zane Waddell quickly went from SEC Champion, to NCAA Champion, to WUGs champion, all the way to World champion in just 5 months.
2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Rankings: December Edition
Our women’s NCAA swimming & diving ranks had a change at #1… will our men’s ranks do the same? There’s a lot to unpack after mid-season invites.
Carly Cummings Wins 3 Events as Auburn Sweeps Alabama
Auburn swept Alabama in an in-state SEC rivalry meet at Auburn.
NCAA Top Times Update After First Wave of Mid-Season Invitationals
Shaine Cases (Texas A&M) and Erika Brown (Tennessee) both hold 4 national top times each after the first wave of college invites.
Florida’s Leah Braswell Jumps to #1 in the Country (by 10 Seconds) in 1650 Free
On the final day of the 2019 Georgia Tech Invitational, Leah Braswell swam 15:47 in the 1650 free, which is the best time in the country by almost 10 seconds.
Jakub Ksiazek Breaks Florida St. School Record in 200 Free at GT Invite
Sophomore Jakub Ksiazek broke the Florida State Record in the men’s 200 yard freestyle on Saturday at the Georgia Tech Invite.
Florida Women Swim Best 200 Free Relay Since 2014 at Georgia Tech Invitational
Anchored by a 21.88 split from freshman Talia Bates (above), the Florida women hit the NCAA automatic invite time in the women’s 200 free relay on Friday.
7 Major Mid-Season Invites On the NCAA Slate Next Week
Rematch! Erika Brown won two races against Kate Douglass in a dual meet earlier this year. They could meet up to three more times at the Tennessee Invite.
Alabama Snags Verbal from Brazil National Junior Teamer Bernardo Bondra
Brazil’s Bernardo Bondra, the world’s 11th-fastest 18-and-under 100m flyer (52.37) in 2019, has verbally committed to the University of Alabama for 2020-21.
Olympic Trials-Qualifying Backstroker Chris OConnor Commits to Alabama for 2024
O’Connor earned his first Olympic Trials cut in the 100-meter backstroke at Junior Nationals over the summer, which bodes well for his yards times this fall.
UGA Newcomer Zoie Hartman Sweeps Breast Events as Bulldogs Sweep Alabama
UGA freshman Zoie Hartman swam a powerful collegiate debut as her double breaststroke wins powered the Bulldogs’ sweep over Alabama.
All-American Kacper Stokowski Will Transfer to NC State After Olympic Redshirt
Stokowski, one of three transfers out of Florida this offseason, will start at NC State in the fall of 2020 after his Olympic redshirt year.
SwimSwam’s 2019-2020 NCAA Division I Men’s Preseason Picks
The NCAA swim season is upon us, and it’s time for a time-honored tradition: SwimSwam’s staff predicting NCAA event champions half a year out.
The ’19-’20 NCAA Season is Here: Alabama Wins in Coley Stickels’ Crimson Debut
Alabama won their first meet of the Coley Stickels era, but the Crimson Tide’s new head coach named the meet a “Wakeup Call” for some of his athletes.
