Distance Greats Through Time: Female Edition
By Proteeti Sinha, Swimming World College Intern. While sprinters swim one, two or four lengths of the pool, distance swimmers often swim up to 30 lengths of the pool for
Sprinter Maya Novack of Ozaukee Aquatics Sends Verbal Commitment to Navy
NEW COMMIT: Milwaukee, Wis. native and current high school junior Maya Novack has declared her verbal intention to continue her academic and swimming career at the U.S. Naval Academy beginning in the
West Virginia Snags 2020 Verbal from Backstroker Paige Dressel of Elmbrook Swim Club
NEW COMMIT: High school junior Paige Dressel of Oconomowoc, Wis. has announced her verbal commitment to West Virginia University as a member of the class of 2024. She will also join Abby Reardon in Morgantown
Kansas Jayhawks Add Verbal from Carmel Swim Club’s Taylor Conley for 2020-21 Season
NEW COMMIT: Carmel, Ind. native and current high school junior Taylor Conley has verbally committed to the University of Kansas as a member of the class of 2024. Primarily a backstroker, Conley swims
Badger Aquatic Club’s Maeve O’Driscoll Verbally Commits to Minnesota for 2020
NEW COMMIT: The University of Minnesota has gained a new verbal commitment for the 2020-21 season and beyond from Madison, Wis. native and current high school junior Maeve O’Driscoll. Primarily a sprint
Geoff Hanson Named Head Swim Coach at Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois announced on Wednesday that Geoff Hanson has been named head coach for the swimming and diving program, taking over for 32-year coaching veteran Rick Walker, who retired earlier
Mel Zajac Jr International Meet This Week
The UBC Thunderbirds are set to host over 800 swimmers from 80 different teams across North America including a number of world class athletes at the 56th Annual Mel Zajac
Lindenwood-Belleville To Consolidate, Discontinue Swimming, Athletics in 2020
Lindenwood-Belleville has voted to consolidate its campuses, which will include discontinuing its athletic programs after the 2019-2020 school year. Swimming has been one of the bigger programs. The men’s swim
Matt O’Neill Hired as Harvard Diving Coach
Harvard Athletics has announced the hiring of Matt O’Neill as the head coach of the diving program. O’Neill joins the Crimson after a three-and-a-half year tenure with American Flyers Diving
Gibson, Palmer, Johnson, Bramley Clinch World Championship Berths at USA Diving Nationals in Indianapolis
National titles and spots on the World Championships team were determined in women’s 3-meter synchro and men’s 10-meter synchro Tuesday at the USA Diving Senior National Championships. Alison Gibson (Austin,