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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...

Alabama State Champion Drew Hilsmier Chooses Northwestern For 2027 NEW COMMIT: Northwestern University has received a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Drew Hilsmier of Birmingham, Ala. Hilsmier is a Junior National qualifier who excels in sprint freestyle, butterfly and backstroke. He will j...

FSU Seminoles Get 2027 Verbal From Junior National Finalist Hudson Roybal NEW COMMIT: Florida State University has added a verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Hudson Roybal of Flower Mound, Texas. Roybal is a Junior National qualifier who excels in mid-distance freestyle and backstroke. He will joi...

Caden Mahl, NAG Relay Record Holder, Verbals to In-State Buckeyes for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The Ohio State University has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from in-state standout Caden Mahl of Westerville, Ohio. Mahl is a multi-time Junior National qualifier and NAG relay r...

Junior National Finalist Kenzie Hinrich Lends 2027 Verbal to Wisconsin NEW COMMIT: The University of Wisconsin has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Kenzie Hinrich of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Hinrich is a Junior National qualifier who excels in breaststroke and...

Cayman Islands National Record Holder Sierrah Broadbelt Sends 2027 Verbal to Alabama NEW COMMIT: The University of Alabama has scored a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Sierrah Broadbelt of Grand Cayman, the largest of the Cayman Islands. She owns several Cayman Islands natio...

Arizona Wildcats Get 2027 Verbal Commitment From Alexandra Sartie Barrutia NEW COMMIT: The University of Arizona has scored a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Tijuana, Mexico native Alexandra Sartie Barrutia. She is a Junior National qualifier who excels in mid-distance freestyle and backstr...

Pennsylvania State Champion Brody Reber Selects Michigan for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Michigan has received a verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Brody Reber of Lititz, Pa. Reber, among the top recruits in the Class of 2031, is a Junior National qualifier who excels in backstroke and IM. ...

Multi-Time YMCA National Finalist Jane Kavanagh Verbals to Notre Dame for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Notre Dame has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Jane Kavanagh of Westfield, New Jersey. Kavanagh is a versatile swimmer who is a Junior National qualif...

Cal Lands 2027 Verbal From Two-Time CIF State Champion Khanh Seaton NEW COMMIT: Castro Valley, Calif. native Khanh Seaton has opted to remain in-state for her college career, verbally committing to the University of California, Berkeley, for Fall 2027. Seaton was originally committed to the Universi...

Cali Sprinter Jack Rodenkirch Verbally Commits to In-State USC for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Southern California has secured an in-state verbal commitment from Jack Rodenkirch of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., for Fall 2027. Rodenkirch is a Junior National qualifier who excels in sprints. Reg...