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Distance Ace Avery Heron Selects Penn State for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Penn State University has scored a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Avery Heron of Hanover, Md. Heron is a talented freestyler who has earned Junior National qualifying times. Regarding his commitment, he said: "I am extremely ...

Pitt Secures 2027 Verbal From Local Distance Freestyler Olivia George NEW COMMIT: The University of Pittsburgh has scored a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from local standout Olivia George, who hails from about 30 minutes southeast of Pittsburgh in Irwin, Pa. George is a Junior National qualifi...

YMCA National Finalist Brayden Hale Sends 2027 Verbal to WVU Mountaineers  NEW COMMIT: West Virginia University has received a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Brayden Hale of Wallingford, Conn. Hale is a Junior National qualifier who excels in IM. Regarding his commitmen...

Yale Secures 2027 Verbal From Junior National Finalist Evan Pan-Wang NEW COMMIT: Plano, Texas native Evan Pan-Wang has announced his verbal commitment* to Yale University beginning in Fall 2027. Pan-Wang is an incredibly versatile swimmer who owns Junior National cuts in nine different events. He wi...

Texas 6A State Runner-Up Sloane Rocha Sends 2027 Verbal to Illinois NEW COMMIT: The University of Illinois has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Sloane Rocha of Spring, Texas. Rocha is a talented breaststroker who is a Junior National qualifier. She will join S...

Crimson Aquatics' Kian Grabar Verbally Commits to Pitt's Class of 2031 NEW COMMIT: The University of Pittsburgh has scored a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Kian Grabar of North Reading, Mass. Grabar is a versatile Junior National qualifier, and he is the Panthers' first public verbal commi...

Junior National Finalist Carly Afanasewicz Verbals to Georgia for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Georgia has received a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Carly Afanasewicz of Pearl River, New York. She is a Junior National qualifier who excels in backstroke and IM. Afa...

World Junior Champion Stephan Steverink to Join Kentucky Wildcats in 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Kentucky has picked up a big verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Stephan Steverink of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Steverink is a world-class freestyler and IMer who has seen succe...

UCLA Gains 2027 Verbal From In-State Sprinter Olivia Somers NEW COMMIT: Olivia Somers of Sacramento, Calif. has opted to remain in-state for her college career after she verbally committed to the University of California, Los Angeles for Fall 2027. A talented sprint freestyler, Somers is a Junior Na...

Butterflyer Lauren Fanucchi Chooses Vanderbilt for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Vanderbilt University has recorded a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Lauren Fanucchi of Saratoga, Calif. Fanucchi is a Junior National qualifier who excels in fly and IM. She will join Ariel Kong in Nash...

Penn State Splashes Into 2028 Recruiting With Verbal From European Junior Finalist Levente Varga NEW COMMIT: Penn State University has received its first verbal commitment for its Class of 2032 from Levente Varga of Budapest, Hungary. Varga is a talented IMer and distance freestyler who will arrive ...

Junior National Qualifier Seth Burger Chooses Boston College For 2027 NEW COMMIT: Boston College has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Seth Burger of Potomac, Md. Burger is a Junior National qualifier who excels in backstroke, breaststroke and IM. Regarding his...

Sienna Zauder Will Remain In-State With 2027 Verbal to Nevada NEW COMMIT: Las Vegas native Sienna Zauder has opted to remain in-state for her college career after she verbally committed to the University of Nevada, Reno. Zauder is a talented sprinter who is a Sectionals qualifier. Regarding her comm...

Breaststroker Natalie Bradac Selects TCU Horned Frogs For 2027 NEW COMMIT: Texas Christian University has recorded a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Natalie Bradac of Denver, Colo. Bradac is a Junior National qualifier who excels in breaststroke. She will join Brooklyn P...

Wyoming Lands 2027 Verbal From Sectionals Finalist Paige Nguyen NEW COMMIT: Fort Collins, Colo. native Paige Nguyen has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Wyoming beginning in Fall 2027. A Sectionals qualifier, Nguyen excels in breaststroke and sprint freestyle. Regarding her commi...

Freestyler Henry Anstine Selects Michigan Wolverines For 2027 NEW COMMIT: Freestyle Henry Anstine, who originally committed to the University of Minnesota, has flipped his commitment and will attend the University of Michigan in Fall 2027. Anstine hails from Chester Springs, Pa. He will join Brody R...

Kelly Lennon Joins Louisville As Assistant Coach On Tuesday, the University of Louisville announced that Kelly Lennon has been hired as an assistant coach. Lennon most recently spent five seasons on the staff at Army West Point from 2021-26, serving as an assistant coach for three seasons before bei...

Arizona DII State Champion Shea Oenning Chooses Idaho for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Idaho has scored a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Shea Oenning of Scottsdale, Arizona. Oenning is a Futures qualifier who excels in backstroke and butterfly. Regarding her commitmen...

NEW COMMIT: Recruiting for the Class of 2032 is officially underway, with the first public verbal commitment going to Arizona State University from Domenico Sotomayor of Lima, Peru. A talented freestyler, Sotomayor will arrive in Tempe in Fall 2028. His older sister, Alexia Sotomayor, is a rising so...

SwimAtlanta's Ella Waters Verbally Commits to Mizzou for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Missouri has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Ella Waters of Suwanee, Georgia. Waters is a Futures qualifier who excels in freestyle and backstroke. Regarding her commitm...