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NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Caitlyn Friebe of Springfield, Missouri has opted to remain close to home for her college career after verbally committing to Missouri State University for 2023. She told Swimming World: "I am incredibly excited to announce my verbal commitment to Missouri State...

NEW COMMIT: National Age Group relay record holder Samantha Armand of Cary, North Carolina has decided to swim for her in-state Tar Heels beginning in 2023. She will join Lucy Walker, Michaela Chokureva, Maren Conze and Ava Muzzy as a member of the Tar Heels’ Class of 2027. Regarding her commitment,...

NEW COMMIT: U.S. Open qualifier Cade Duncan of Spring, Texas has verbally committed to Northwestern University and will arrive on campus in the fall of 2023. His older brother, Caleb Duncan, is a senior sprinter at Louisville. He told Swimming World: “I am honored to announce my verbal commitment to...

NEW COMMIT: The University of Houston has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2023-24 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Tierney Howell of West Fargo, North Dakota. She told Swimming World: “I am excited to announce my commitment to the University of Houston where I will be furth...

NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Gillian Tu of Issaquah, Washington, has verbally committed* to Brown University and will arrive on campus in the fall of 2023. Regarding her commitment, she said: “I am very honored to announce my verbal commitment to the application process at Brown University!...

NEW COMMIT: The United States Military Academy at West Point has received a verbal commitment for Fall 2023 from Futures qualifier Sophia Valenzuela of Humble, Texas. Regarding her commitment, she said: “I am very excited and honored to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athle...

NEW COMMIT: Auburn University has received a new verbal commitment for the 2023-24 season and beyond from U.S. Open qualifier Michelle Kaner of Des Plaines, Illinois. She will join Aislyn Barnett and Morgan Carteaux as a member of the Tigers’ Class of 2027. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I’m b...

NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Sydney Gring of Reading, Pennsylvania has announced her verbal commitment to remain in-state for her college career and swim at Pitt beginning in the fall of 2023. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I’m super excited to announce my verbal commitment to continu...

NEW COMMIT: The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill has received a new verbal commitment for the fall of 2023 from Junior National qualifier Logan Richards of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania.  He will join Ben Delmar and Tucker Valliere in Chapel Hill as a member of the Class of 2027. He told Sw...

To the One Always By My Side By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern They say some of the best friends we will ever have are our teammates. Maybe it’s because we spend the majority of our time with them or our shared love/hate relationship with the sport, but either way, we all have teamm...

15 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...

By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern Spoiler alert: It’s not. We can all agree that swimming is not an easy sport. But choosing the easy route has never been the swimmer way. Here are five things which make swimming one of the hardest, yet most rewarding, sports out there... 1. Struggl...

NEW COMMIT: The University of South Carolina has scored a new verbal commitment for the fall of 2023 from Ellery Ottem of River Falls, Wisconsin. She will join Madelyn Yates and Jill Smiley as a member of the Gamecocks’ Class of 2027. Regarding her commitment, she said: "i’m extremely excited to ann...

NEW COMMIT: Florida State University has received a new verbal commitment for the 2023-24 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Victoria Valko of McLean, Virginia. She will join Cadence Fort in Tallahassee as a member of the Seminoles' Class of 2027. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I...

NEW COMMIT: Futures qualifier MaryGrace Guzzino of Pearl River, New York, has pledged her verbal commitment for Georgia Tech and will arrive on campus in the fall of 2023. She told Swimming World: "I couldn’t be happier to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at ...

NEW COMMIT: Virginia Tech has received a new verbal commitment for the fall of 2023 from Junior National qualifier Sydney Starnes of Marietta, Georgia. She will join Kate Anderson as a member of the Hokies' Class of 2027. She told Swimming World: "I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to ...

NEW COMMIT: Junior National finalist Ethan Harrington of Palo Alto, California, has verbally committed* to Princeton University and will arrive on campus in Fall 2023. He is set to join Daniel Li in the Tigers' Class of 2027. Farrington currently ranks 12th in the 50 free and 25th in the 100 free al...

Stanford Lands 2023 Verbal From Junior Pan Pacs Team Member Henry McFadden NEW COMMIT: Stanford University has received a new verbal commitment for the fall of 2023 from Henry McFadden of Haddonfield, New Jersey. He's one of the top mid-distance freestylers in his class. Regarding his commitment, he...

NEW COMMIT: NC State has added yet another weapon to its already-loaded recruiting class for 2023, this time landing a verbal commitment from Bella Answeeney of Odessa, Florida. She will join Madeleine Hebert, Tyler Driscoll, Abby Woolford, Hayley Clark and Keelan Cotter in Raleigh as a member of th...

NEW COMMIT: The United States Naval Academy has received a verbal commitment for the 2023-24 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Coleman Yates of Lake Park, Georgia. Regarding his commitment, he said: "I am excited to announce that I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at...