Read more57An Honest Sport: 15 Truths About Swimming12 March 202415 Truths About Swimming Swimming is a sport like no other. You learn a lot about yourself throughout your years as a swimmer and the sport inherently instills valuable life lessons in you. Even when your time as a competitive swimmer is done, you still continue to learn more about the sport and hav...
Read moreButterflyer Hazel Mouhidin Sends 2025 Verbal To Harvard11 March 2024Butterflyer Hazel Mouhidin Sends 2025 Verbal To Harvard NEW COMMIT: Harvard University has received a new verbal commitment* for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Hazel Mouhidin of Saugus, Massachusetts. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I am elated to announce my verbal commitment to the admiss...
Read moreColleen Bull To Join Defending Big Ten Champions Indiana In 202507 March 2024Colleen Bull To Join Defending Big Ten Champions Indiana In 2025 NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Colleen Bull of Hillsborough, New Jersey, has announced her verbal commitment to Indiana University beginning in Fall 2025. She will join Luci Gutierrez in Bloomington as a member of the Hoosiers' ...
Read moreJuniors Finalist Chloe Kim Verbals To Princeton For 202507 March 2024Juniors Finalist Chloe Kim Verbals To Princeton For 2025 NEW COMMIT: Princeton University has received a new verbal commitment* for Fall 2025 from Chloe Kim of Glen Rock, New Jersey. Kim is one of the top recruits in her class. She will join Sophia Sunwoo, Sydney Willson and Savannah Skow as a membe...
Read moreSwimMAC's Shaelyn Shields Sends 2025 Verbal To Columbia 05 March 2024SwimMAC's Shaelyn Shields Sends 2025 Verbal To Columbia NEW COMMIT: Columbia University has picked up a new verbal commitment* for the upcoming 2024-25 season and beyond from U.S. Open qualifier Shaelyn Shields of Charlotte, North Carolina. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I am excited and hono...
Read more59The 7 Sins of Swimming02 March 2024The 7 Sins of Swimming (From the Archive - Originally Published 2017) 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 har...
Read moreSacred Heart Captures 12th Straight Kentucky Girls State Championship28 February 2024Sacred Heart Captures 12th-Straight Kentucky Girls State Championship Sacred Heart Academy captured its 12th straight state title at the Kentucky State Championships this past weekend. It was the team’s 35th overall state crown since joining the KHSAA in 1962, extending quite the dynasty in the Blue...
Read more67Hilarious Excuses Swimmers Have Tried To Pass Off On Their Coaches27 February 2024Hilarious Excuses Swimmers Have Tried To Pass Off On Their Coaches (Archive) Because it is always good to laugh, we bring back some of these excuses that were actually uttered. You'd be lying if you said you've never racked your brain to come up with any--and I mean any--excuse to get out of going t...
Read moreJohnny Crush Leads St. Xavier To 36th-Straight Kentucky State Title26 February 2024Johnny Crush Leads St. Xavier To 36th-Straight Kentucky Boys State Title St. Xavier High School captured its 36th straight Kentucky High School Athletic Association state championship title this past weekend. The team now has a total of 60 boys’ swimming and diving state crowns, having one every cha...
Read moreJuniors Finalist AnneMarie Vlaic Verbals to SMU for 202521 February 2024Juniors Finalist AnneMarie Vlaic Verbals to SMU for 2025 NEW COMMIT: Southern Methodist University has picked up a big verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier AnneMarie Vlaic of Lake Oswego, Oregon. Vlaic is one of the top butterflyers in the Class of 2025....
Read moreTess Heavner Verbally Commits to Notre Dame for 202519 February 2024Tess Heavner Verbally Commits to Notre Dame for 2025 NEW COMMIT: The University of Notre Dame has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Tess Heavner of Fenton, Michigan. Heavner has a long family legacy at Notre Dame, dating back to the 1920s. She will join Ava Pape a...
Read moreCarmel Girls Claim Unprecedented 38th Straight Indiana State Title19 February 2024Carmel Girls Claim Unprecedented 38th Straight Indiana State Title The complete domination of Carmel High School continues on, as the Greyhounds won their 38th-straight Indiana Girls State Swimming and Diving Championship this past weekend. The Greyhounds extended their own national record of 38 con...
Read moreCarmel's Michael Gorey Sends 2025 Verbal to Arizona State16 February 2024Carmel's Michael Gorey Sends 2025 Verbal to Arizona State NEW COMMIT: Arizona State University has secured another verbal commitment for Fall 2025 from Junior National qualifier Michael Gorey of Carmel, Indiana. He will join Trevor Boodt in Tempe as a member of the Sun Devils' Class of 2029. Regardi...
Read moreBreaststroker Trevor Boodt Sends 2025 Verbal to Arizona State09 February 2024Breaststroker Trevor Boodt Sends 2025 Verbal to Arizona State NEW COMMIT: Greenwood Villagae, Colorado native and talented breaststroker Trevor Boodt has announced his verbal commitment to Arizona State University beginning in Fall 2025. Regarding his commitment, he said: "I’m extremely honored to a...
Read more1Will Browne Verbally Commits to Harvard for 202529 January 2024Will Browne Verbally Commits to Harvard for 2025 NEW COMMIT: Harvard University has received a new verbal commitment* for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Will Browne of Charlottesville, Virginia. He will join William Mulgrew in Cambridge as a member of the Crimson's Clas...
Read moreDistance Ace Mike McCarthy Verbals to the Vols for 202529 January 2024Distance Ace Mike McCarthy Verbals to the Vols for 2025 NEW COMMIT: The University of Tennessee has secured a new verbal commitment for Fall 2025 from Junior National qualifier Mike McCarthy of Swedesboro, New Jersey. He will join Jake McCoy in Knoxville as a member of the Vols' Class of 2029. Regar...
Read moreOhio State Lands 2025 Verbal From Canadian Freestyler Taya Hutchison23 January 2024Ohio State Lands 2025 Verbal From Canadian Freestyler Taya Hutchison NEW COMMIT: The Ohio State University has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Windsor, Ontario native Taya Hutchison. She will join Carrie Furbee and KK LeBlanc as a member of the Buckeyes’ Class ...
Read moreHokies Add 2025 Verbal Pledge From Sweden's Lucas Humling19 January 2024Hokies Add 2025 Verbal Pledge From Sweden's Lucas Humling NEW COMMIT: Virginia Tech has added another verbal commitment for 2025, this time from Linköping, Sweden native Lucas Humling. He will join Benedek Tóth in Blacksburg as a member of the Hokies' Class of 2029. He told Swimming World: "I’m happ...
Read moreAggies Keep Breaststroker Daniel King In-State For 202515 January 2024Aggies Keep Breaststroker Daniel King In-State For 2025 NEW COMMIT: Texas A&M University has received a new in-state verbal commitment for Fall 2025 from Junior National qualifier Daniel King of San Antonio. He will join Bucky Gettys as a member of the Aggies' Class of 2029. Regarding his commitment...
Read moreHawaii's Sage Miller Verbally Commits to USC for 202515 January 2024Hawaii's Sage Miller Verbally Commits to USC for 2025 NEW COMMIT: Honolulu, Hawaii native Sage Miller has announced her verbal commitment to continue her academic and swimming career at the University of Southern California beginning in Fall 2025. She will join Bella Brito as a member of the Trojans...