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Ohio State Champ Carly Meeting Verbals to Florida For Fall of 2023 NEW COMMIT: The University of Florida continues to build on arguably its best-ever recruiting class, adding Ohio State champion Carly Meeting for the fall of 2023. She joins a star-studded Gator Class of 2027 that features Olympic si...

Virginia Tech Opens Up 2023 Recruiting Class with Bolles' Kate Anderson NEW COMMIT: Virginia Tech has begun developing its women’s class of 2027, scoring a verbal commitment from Bolles School junior Kate Anderson.  Regarding her commitment, she said:  “I am extremely excited to continue my swimming...

ACC Scorer Emily Trieschmann Transferring from Florida State to Nova Southeastern ACC Scorer Emily Trieschmann has announced her intention to transfer to Division II Nova Southeastern University. Trieschmann spent one season at Florida State and was part of the Seminoles’ seventh-place 800 freestyle...

Summer Juniors Qualifier Caden Fritz Commits to Auburn NEW COMMIT: Summer Junior National Qualifier Caden Fritz has committed to swim at Auburn University in the fall of 2022. The Maryville, Tennessee native joins Josh Cobia, John VanZandt, Drew Jordan, Tate Cutler, Lucas Thomas, and Collin Klingman...

Bentley University Secures Fall 2022 Commitment from Caroline Ubert NEW COMMIT: Columbus, Ohio native Caroline Ubert has committed to swim at Division II Bentley University in the fall of 2022. She joins Rachel Thilow, Lily Rice, and Brydie Olofson in the Falcons’ class of 2026.  Regarding her commi...

Winter Juniors Qualifier Alexandra Breuer Commits to Georgetown University for Fall 2022 NEW COMMIT: Winter Junior Nationals Qualifier Alexandra Breuer from Jacksonville, Florida has committed to swim at Georgetown University in the fall of 2022. She will join Angelica Reali, Ines Lovato, Allie Sanc...

Junior National Teamer Jacob Pishko Commits to Louisville NEW COMMIT: University of Louisville has scored a commitment from Junior National Team member Jacob Pishko for the fall 2022. Pishko, a post-graduate student at Mercersburg Academy, originally committed to the U.S. Naval Academy before his mo...

Futures Qualifier Dayan Rodriguez Commits to The University of Tennessee Southern NEW COMMIT: Futures qualifier Dayan Rodriguez has announced his commitment to swim at The University of Tennessee Southern beginning in the fall of 2022.  He will join Grady Wheeler, Gage Quigley, and Thomas Mussman in...

After Strong Season, Stanford Men Seeking Return to NCAA Powerhouse Status When Dan Schemmel took the Stanford men’s head coaching job, he knew he had a difficult task at hand. The team just had its lowest finish at NCAAs in more than 40 years, and the program was graduating Olympian Abrahm DeVine a...

Schuylkill Valley Girls Win First-Ever PIAA Class AA Title as Villa Maria’s 10-Year Reign Ends The Schuylkill Valley girls swimming and diving team created history earlier this month as it fended off a close challenge from Mount Pleasant to capture its first-ever Class AA state championship. The Pan...

Cathedral Prep Uses Depth to Capture PIAA 2A State Title Cathedral Prep only needed four trips to the podium to reclaim its PIAA Class AA state title from 2019. The Ramblers collected 196 points over the course of the two-day meet, 48 more than runnerup Riverside (148), which finished 26 points ahea...

Seneca Valley Charges to First PIAA Class AAA Title; Florida Recruit Daniel Gordon Snares Sprint Sweep Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium was home to some history-making efforts recently as the Seneca Valley Senior High boys captured their first-ever state title at the PIAA Class AAA Championsh...

Hatboro-Horsham Girls Capture Historic PIAA 3A State Title The Hatboro-Horsham girls swimming and diving team delivered an impressive all-around performance to capture its first-ever PIAA Class AAA state title. The Southeastern Pennsylvania-based institution won five events, including a relay sweep,...

With Rich Family Tradition, Kelly Montesi Creating Her Own Legacy at Villanova For Villanova senior Kelly Montesi, swimming at an elite level seemed like a given from the day she decided to pursue the sport.  Her maternal grandmother, Marie Corridon Mortell, led off the USA women’s 400 freestyle rel...

Queens Looking to Extend Reigns At Division II Championships; Plenty of Speed Set For Display The NCAA Division II Championships are scheduled for this week, March 9-12, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Here is a look at some of the top storylines in the division. (From the March issue of Swimming ...

How Much Longer Will the International Swimming League (ISL) Last? When Russian-Ukrainian businessman and billionaire Konstantin Grigorishin announced the creation of the first-ever swimming league, fans of the sport were extremely excited. The league meant more opportunities for athletes beyond the...

Full of Promise: Indiana's Andrew Capobianco Is a Master of the Boards With two NCAA titles plus medals at the Olympics, World Championships and Pan American Games at just 22 years old, diver Andrew Capobianco has the potential to be an American great in the sport and have his name etched alongside ...

Is Midseason Return of Bryce Mefford a Game Changer for the Cal Men’s Squad? After narrowly missing out on retaining its NCAA title last March, Cal pulled out all the stops in the hopes of dethroning Texas on the national stage in 2022.  The Golden Bears brought in one of the best recruiting classes...

Unconventional Training Move Leads to Historic World Championships Performance for Dylan Carter  Sometimes, a change in training environment is all an athlete needs to get back on track.  Two-time World Short Course Championships medalist Dylan Carter was one of the breakout performers in ISL Season...

Breakout Performers During the First Round of College Midseason Invitationals As usual, the first week of midseason invites brought several fast swims.  Stars like Kieran Smith, Alex Walsh, Kate Douglass, and others were on top form as expected, posting multiple NCAA-leading times.  In addition to t...