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The 2021 Texas 5A and 6A Girls State Swimming and Diving Championships took place on March 1-2 at the Bill Walker Pool and Josh Davis Natatorium in San Antonio, Texas. Both meets were postponed not once, but twice because of the historic winter storm sweeping across Texas. Johnson's 4x50 free relay ...

The 2021 Texas 5A and 6A Boys State Swimming and Diving Championships took place on February 26-27 at the Bill Walker Pool and Josh Davis Natatorium in San Antonio, Texas. Conroe The Woodlands clinched the 6A state crown by two points ahead of defending champion Humble Kingwood. The Highlanders set ...

The 2021 Indiana Boys State Swimming and Diving Championship took place on Saturday, Feb. 27 at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Despite only winning one relay and one individual event, Carmel used their impressive depth to win their seventh-straight championship crown with 360 points ahea...

The 2021 Virginia Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, and Class 6 State Swimming and Diving Championships took place from February 23-25. Class 3 and Class 4 raced at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center while the Jeff Rouse Swim and Sports Center hosted the Class 5 and Class 6 meets. Yorktown's Torri Huske hig...

NEW COMMIT: Georgia Tech has picked up another verbal commitment for the 2022-23 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Kiah Smith of Westerville, Ohio. She will join Sabina Mrzyglod and Kendal Chunn as a member of the Yellow Jackets’ Class of 2026. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I f...

NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Jake Mason of Nashville, Tenn. has announced his verbal commitment to continue his academic and swimming career at Arizona State University as a member of the Sun Devils' Class of 2026. He will join Jonny Kulow and  Parker Reynolds in Tempe at the start of the 2...

NEW COMMITS: In a year of unprecedented firsts, Bellingham Bay Swim Team had a record number of swimmers sign National Letters of Intent to continue their academic and swimming careers at universities across the country for the 2021-22 season. “To have all seven of our seniors realize this dream, an...

NEW COMMIT: Louisiana State University has picked up their first verbal commitment for the fall of 2022 from Junior National qualifier Payton Woodring of Ellijay, Ga. Regarding her commitment, she said: “I am beyond blessed and excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my swimming career ...

NEW COMMIT: Rochester Institute of Technology has picked up a new commitment for the fall of 2021 from backstroker Connor Shriver of Macungie, Oa. He told Swimming World: "I’m super excited to announce my commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Rochester Institute of Technology! Th...

NEW COMMIT: Eastern Illinois University has received a new commitment for the 2021-22 season and beyond from Collin Feliciano of Stafford, Va. Regarding his commitment: "I am proud to announce I will be furthering my education and swimming Division I at Eastern Illinois University! I want to thank e...

The 7 Sins of Swimming By Chandler Brandes There is no such thing as a perfect swimmer. As swimmers, we sometimes (although rarely) make mistakes. We may DQ, forget our heat and lane, or even accidentally-on-purpose rip our cap at the exact moment a hard set is about to begin. Mistakes are inevitabl...

The 2021 North Carolina 1A/2A, 3A, and 4A State Swimming and Diving Championships took place from Feb. 10-12 at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, N.C. The 2021 state championships was highlighted by Cardinal Gibbons junior Claire Curzan matching her own National High School record in the 100 fly ...

NEW COMMIT: Penn State University has received their first verbal commitment for the fall of 2022 from Junior National qualifier Justin Schneider of Murrieta, Calif. Regarding his commitment, he said: “I am very excited to announce my verbal commitment to Penn State University. I am looking forward ...

NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Isabella Urlando of Sacramento, Calif. has decided to remain in-state for her college career after verbally committing to the University of California, Santa Barbara beginning in the fall of 2022. She will join Alyssa Lund, Vivian Mudry, Olivia Hovorka and Nina ...

NEW COMMIT: Olympic Trials qualifier and Huntersville, N.C. native Baylor Nelson, one of the most sought-out recruits in the Class of 2026, has announced his college decision: Texas A&M University. His older sister, Emme Nelson, is currently a freshman breaststroker/IMer in College Station. Along wi...

NEW COMMIT: The University of Arizona has received their second verbal commitment for the 2022-23 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Tommy Palmer of Lincoln, Neb. He will join Billy Oates of Gig Harbor, Wash. as a member of the Wildcats' Class of 2026. Regarding his commitment, he said...

NEW COMMIT: Germantown, Wis. native and Junior National qualifier Sabina Mrzyglod has announced her verbal commitment to Georgia Tech beginning in the fall of 2022. She will join Kendal Chunn of Mount Pleasant, S.C. as a member of the Yellow Jackets' Class of 2026. Regarding her commitment, she said...

NEW COMMITS: The University of California, Santa Barbara has gained a pair of new verbal commitments for the fall of 2022 from Walnut Creek, Calif. native Alyssa Lund and Vivian Mudry of Branford, Conn. Both talented swimmers will join Olivia Hovorka and Nina Statler as members of the Gauchos' Class...

NEW COMMIT: The University of Florida has kept in-state standout Chance Tirheimer of Tampa, Fla. in the Sunshine State for his college career after his recent commitment to the Gators for the fall of 2021. He will join Peter Bertzmann, Macguire McDuff, Aryan Nehra, David Fitch, Joaquin Gonzalez Pine...

NEW COMMIT: North Garden, Va. native and breaststroker Elisabeth Bendall will head to Boston for her college career after verbally committing to Northeastern University beginning in the fall of 2022. She will join Cambria Semmen, Marcela Scaramuzza and Kotoko Blair as a member of the Huskies’ Class ...