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NEW COMMITS: Duquesne University has earned a pair of verbal commitmentsfor the 2021-22 season and beyond from Jamison, Penn. native Haley Scholer and Hayley Taylor of Frederick, Md. both of whom will arrive in Pittsburgh as members of the Dukes' class of 2025. HALEY SCHOLER [caption id="attachment_...

NEW COMMIT: Gettysburg College has gained a new commitment for the fall of 2020 from Benjamin Fox of Howard Beach, N.Y. who will suit up for the Bullets as a member of the class of 2024. Fox does his club swimming with the YMCA Flushing Flyers and recently recorded three top-7 finishes at the CIY Ho...

NEW COMMIT: Stephen Gilbert, a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and senior at Patriot High School in Virginia, has verbally committed to Milligan College. Gilbert specializes in backstroke and IM events, but offers a versatility that will bolster a program showing steady improvement under head c...

NEW COMMIT: East Carolina University has earned their first verbal commitment for the fall of 2021 from in-state standout Reece Alexander of Pfafftown, N.C. Alexander, who owns the Winter Juniors cut in the 100 fly, does her club swimming with Northwest North Carolina YMCA Riptyde and most recently ...

NEW COMMIT: The Ohio State University has recently picked up a new in-state verbal commitment for the fall of 2021 from Pepper Pike, Ohio native Mairin O'Brien. She will join Paige Hall and Gwen Woodbury with the Buckeyes as a member of the class of 2025. Primarily a sprint freestyler, O'Brien does ...

NEW COMMITS: The Ohio State University has two new additions for the fall of 2020 from Brandon Day of Loveland, Ohio, and Annapolis, Md. native Jonathan Edwards, both of whom will suit up for the Buckeyes as members of the class of 2024. BRANDON DAY [caption id="attachment_411419" align="aligncenter...

NEW COMMITS: West Virginia University has opened up their class of 2025 recruiting with a pair of verbals from freestylers Miranda Kirtley of Daleville, Va. and Salisbury, N.C. native Emily Knorr. Both swimmers will suit up for the Mountaineers at the start of the 2021-22 season. MIRANDA KIRTLEY [ca...

NEW COMMIT: Fairport Area Swim Team's Kyla Guilfoil of Fairport, N.Y. has announced her in-state verbal commitment to swim for Manhattan College.  The Fairport High School senior will be joining the Jaspers in the fall of 2020. She told Swimming World: "I chose Manhattan College because of the incre...

NEW COMMIT: Two-time Junior National qualifier Max Myers of Edmond, Okla. has verbally committed to the University of Notre Dame and will join Owen Grimaldi with the Fighting Irish in the fall of 2021. Myers swims year-round with American Energy Swim Club and most recently earned two best times at J...

NEW COMMITS: Lincolnshire, Ill. native Alexandra Eastmond and Athena Vanyo of Charlottesville, Va. have both announced their verbal commitments to Virginia Tech and will suit up for the Hokies in the fall of 2021. ALEXANDRA EASTMOND [caption id="attachment_410753" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Ph...

NEW COMMIT: Saint Louis Park, Minn. native Taylor Williams has verbally committed to the University of Missouri and will arrive in Columbia as a member of the Tigers' class of 2025. Primarily a sprint freestyler, Williams swims year-round with Aquajets Swim Team and owns three Juniors National stand...

NEW COMMIT: The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2021-22 season and beyond from in-state standout Kylie Yoder of Matthews, N.C. who announced via CollegeSwimming. Yoder, who does her club swimming with SwimMAC Carolina, owns the Winter Juniors cut ...

NEW COMMIT: The University of Florida has landed their first verbal commitment for their class of 2025 from distance swimmer Oskar Lindholm of Højbjerg, Denmark. Lindholm swims year-round with Aarhus Swim and has represented Denmark internationally. He recently earned two best times at the Danish Te...

NEW COMMIT: The University of Alabama has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2021-22 season and beyond from breaststroker Kasia Norman of Holland, Mich. Norman, who owns the Summer Juniors cut in the 100 breast, does her club swimming with Michigan Lakeshore Aquatics and recently finished 17t...

NEW COMMIT: The University of Notre Dame has scored a huge verbal commitment for the 2021-22 season and beyond from versatile Pflugerville, Texas native Ana Herceg who announced her decision via CollegeSwimming. She will join Jess Geriane, Madeline Menkhaus, Sophia Karras, Mary Cate Pruitt and Maggi...

NEW COMMIT: The University of Texas has earned a new verbal commitment for their growing class of 2025 from Scottsdale, Arizona's Morgan Brophy. She will arrive in Austin at the start of the 2021-22 season along with Ellie Andrews and Olivia McMurray. Brophy, who owns five Junior National standards,...

NEW COMMITS: Four-time U.S. Open qualifier Cade Oliver of Trafalgar, Ind. has announced his verbal intention to continue his academic and swimming career at the University of Missouri beginning in the fall of 2021. Primarily a backstroker and IMer, Oliver swims year-round with Franklin Regional Swim...

NEW COMMIT: Billings, Montana native Peter Thompson, one of the top distance swimmers in the class, has recently announced his verbal commitment to the University of Virginia for the 2021-22 season and beyond. He will join the Hoos’ class of 2025 along with Daniel Worth, Connor Boyle, Max Iida, Tyle...

NEW COMMITS: The University of Wisconsin, Madison has recently received two new verbal commitments for the 2021-22 season and beyond from Matthew Segal of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Sun Prairie, Wisc. native Ben Wiegand. Both swimmers will suit up for the Badgers along with Nico Butera as members of the ...

NEW COMMIT: The University of South Carolina has scored their first verbal commitment for the fall of 2021 from in-state standout Makenzy Mills of Lancaster, S.C. Mills, who owns the Winter Juniors cut in the 100 fly, does her club swimming with Upper Palmetto YMCA Stingrays and recently earned two ...