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YMCA National Champion John Rusnock Picks Princeton NEW COMMIT: Princeton University has scored a new verbal commitment* for the 2025-26 season and beyond from John Rusnock of Suffield, Connecticut. He will join Alex Townsend, Jiarui Xue and Oliver Rowe as a member of the Tigers’s Class of 2029. Reg...

NAG Relay Record Holder Drew Ploof Gives Verbal to Missouri NEW COMMIT: The University of Missouri has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond, this time from U.S. Open qualifier Drew Ploof of Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He will join Jaedon Carter as a member of the Tigers' ...

Army West Point Secures Verbal From Breaststroker Gavin Santoso NEW COMMIT: The United States Military Academy has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Futures qualifier Gavin Santoso of Arcadia, California. He will join Matt Fortson and Lewis Esterly as a member ...

Kate Simon, Michigan State Champion, Announces Verbal To Notre Dame NEW COMMIT: The University of Notre Dame has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Kate Simon of East Grand Rapids, Michigan. She will join Ellie Butler, Maddie Faikish and Tess Heavner in South Bend ...

Israeli Olympians Martin Kartavi, Adam Maraana To Join Tar Heels This Fall NEW COMMITS: A pair of Israeli Olympians who will compete in Paris this summer, Martin Kartavi and Adam Maraana, have announced their commitments to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They will arrive on campus ...

Carmel Swim Club's Kayla Barr Verbally Commits to Minnesota NEW COMMIT: Westfield, Indiana native and Junior National qualifier Kayla Barr has announced her intention to continue her academic and swimming career at the University of Minnesota. She'll arrive on campus in Fall 2025. Regarding her comm...

Freestyler Marley Lovick Chooses Arizona State NEW COMMIT: Freestyler Marley Lovick of Spring, Texas, has announced her verbal commitment to Arizona State University beginning in Fall 2025. She will join Alexia Sotomayor and Nikolett Padar as a member of the Sun Devils’ Class of 2029. She told Swimm...

15 Truths About Swimming Swimming is a sport like no other. You learn a lot about yourself throughout your years as a swimmer and the sport inherently instills valuable life lessons in you. Even when your time as a competitive swimmer is done, you still continue to learn more about the sport and hav...

USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Scarlett McGlinchey Picks Duke NEW COMMIT: Duke University has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Scarlett McGlinchey of Sewell, New Jersey. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I am beyond excited to announce my verbal commitme...

Harvard Gets Verbal From Nitro Swimming's Aliana Marakovic NEW COMMIT: Harvard University has received a new verbal commitment* for its growing Class of 2029 from Aliana Marakovic of Austin, Texas. She will join Hazel Mouhidin in Cambridge at the start of the 2025-26 season. A versatile swimmer, Mar...

Alabama Picks Up Verbal Pledge From Goran Cindric of TAC Titans NEW COMMIT: The University of Alabama has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Goran Cindric of Raleigh, North Carolina. Regarding his commitment, he said: “I chose the Universi...

Karly Boles Verbals To SMU With Team-Leading Times NEW COMMIT: Southern Methodist University has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Karly Boles of Ambler, Pennsylvania. She will join AnneMarie Vlaic as a member of the Mustangs' Class of 2029. Regarding her commi...

Canadian Breaststroker Kesa Taivassalo Selects South Carolina NEW COMMIT: The University of South Carolina has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season and beyond from Canadian breaststroker Kesa Taivassalo of Markham, Ontario. She will join Maddie Reynolds and Tori Abruzzo in Columbia...

National Junior Team Josh Bey Chooses Indiana  NEW COMMIT: Indiana University has picked up a huge verbal commitment for Fall 2025 from Olympic Trials qualifier Josh Bey of Hinsdale, Illinois, who is the best breaststroker in his class. He will join Noah Cakir and Luke Ellis in Bloomington as a memb...

Texas TAPPS DIII State Champion Eloise Williamson Picks Wisconsin NEW COMMIT: The University of Wisconsin has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Eloise Williamson, a Junior National qualifier out of Garland, Texas. She will join Molly Yacoviello, Arianna Zelen a...

Backstroker Abby Reich Verbally Commits To Army West Point NEW COMMIT: The United States Military Academy has secured a new verbal commitment for Fall 2025 from Futures qualifier Abby Reich out of Phoenix, Arizona. She specializes in backstroke.  She will join Amelia Lester and Elle Burke as a membe...

Georgia Tech Gains Verbal From TAC Titans’ Abhay Tharakan  NEW COMMIT: Georgia Tech has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from U.S. Open qualifier Abhay Tharakan of Apex, North Carolina. He will join Tuncer Berk Ertürk and Tobin Uhl as a member of the Yellow Jackets’ ...

Alex Townsend Pledges 2025 Verbal To Princeton NEW COMMIT: U.S. Open qualifier Alex Townsend of Raleigh, North Carolina, has pledged his verbal commitment* to continue his academic and swimming career at Princeton University beginning in Fall 2025. He will join Jiarui Xue and Oliver Rowe as a member...

Cardinals Add Ryan Henderson To Class Of 2025 NEW COMMIT: The University of Louisville has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from U.S. Open qualifier Ryan Henderson of Kinston, North Carolina. He will join Owen Stevens and Nate Thomas in Kentucky as a member of the Ca...

CIF 100 Breast Runner-Up Thomas Aguero Selects Tennessee NEW COMMIT: The University of Tennessee has received a new commitment for Fall 2024 from U.S. Open qualifier Thomas Aguero, a talented breaststroker out of Hollister, California. He told Swimming World: "Words cannot describe my excitement to ...