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Slovakian National Record Holder Jakub Poliacik Sends Verbal to Virginia Tech NEW COMMIT: Virginia Tech has received another verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season and beyond from Jakub Poliacik of Bratislava, Slovakia. He will join Danny Bishop as a member of the Hokies' Class of 2028. He told Sw...

Former NAG Record Holder Joyce Wu Commits to Northeastern NEW COMMIT: Rockville, Maryland native Joyce Wu has committed to Northeastern University and will arrive on campus this upcoming fall. Wu is a former National Age Group Record Holder in the girls 10&U 4x50 medley relay. When she was 12, she w...

NEW COMMIT: Princeton University* has received a new verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season and beyond from Santiago Gutierrez of Mexico City, Mexico. He'll join Patrick Dinu as a member of the Tigers' Class of 2028. Regarding his commitment, he said: “I am proud and excited to announce my verbal ...

Georgia State Runner-Up Lila Lillie Gives Verbal to Arizona NEW COMMIT: Peachtree City, Georgia native Lila Lillie has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Arizona and will arrive in Tucson in Fall 2024. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I’m so excited to announce my verbal commit...

YMCA National Finalist Owen Nye Selects Villanova NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Owen Nye of Burlington, North Carolina, has pledged his verbal commitment to Villanova University beginning in Fall 2024. He told Swimming World: "I chose Villanova University to continue my academic and swimming...

Hohm Stays Home: Nate Hohm Verbals To In-State North Carolina Tar Heels NEW COMMIT: The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill has picked up a verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season and beyond from in-state standout Nate Hohm of Charlotte, N.C. Regarding his commitment, he said: “I chose UNC fo...

Isabella Schneider Heads To West Coast After Verballing to USC NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Isabella Schenider of Reading, Massachusetts, will make her way across the country, as she verbally committed to the University of Southern California for Fall 2024. Addie Sauickie has also verbaled ...

Florida Snags Verbal From Olympic Trials Qualifier Sofia Plaza NEW COMMIT: The University of Florida has received a new verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season and beyond from Olympic Trials qualifier Sofia Plaza of Charlotte, North Carolina. She will join Lilly Daley and Emma Weyant as a member of...

British National Junior Team Member Hollie Widdows Pledges to Notre Dame NEW COMMIT: The University of Notre Dame has picked up a big verbal commitment for the 2024-24 season and beyond from Hollie Widdows of Tavistock, Great Britain. She will join Emily Kitayama as a member of the Fighting Irish's ...

Texas 6A Runner-Up Danny Bishop Verbals To Virginia Tech NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Danny Bishop of Austin, Texas, has announced his verbal commitment to Virginia Tech and will arrive in Blacksburg in the fall of 2024. He told Swimming World: "I am extremely excited to announce my verbal ...

NEW COMMIT: Arizona State University has received a new verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season and beyond from Catherine Vaughan of Tampa, Florida. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I couldn’t be more grateful to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at Arizona State University. I abs...

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...

Junior National Qualifier Georgia Kahler Lends Verbal to Minnesota NEW COMMIT: Louisville, Kentucky native and Junior National qualifier Georgia Kahler has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Minnesota beginning in Fall 2024. She told Swimming World: "I am overjoyed to announce my v...

Northwestern Lands Verbal Pledge From Ohio State Champion Lilly Mehok NEW COMMIT: Northwestern University has landed a new verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Lilly Mehok of Moreland Hills, Ohio, who specializes in butterfly. Regarding her commitment, s...

NEW COMMIT: The University of California, Berkeley has earned a new verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season from in-state standout Jordan Ash of San Francisco, Calif. She'll join Finley Anderson as a member of the Golden Bears' class of 2028. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I’m so grateful and...

NEW COMMIT: The United States Military Academy has received a big verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Angie McKane of Corning, New York. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I’m beyond honored and excited to announce my verbal commitment to the United S...

35 Thoughts Swimmers Have While Watching Diving By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern It’s a safe assumption to say that the vast majority of swimmers — including myself — do not understand diving. Those combinations of numbers and letters and twists and flips and diving lingo is all fo...

Romanian National Age Group Record Holder Patrick Dinu Verbals to Princeton NEW COMMIT: Princeton University has snagged a new verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season from Patrick Dinu of Constanța, Romania. Regarding his commitment, he said: “I am thrilled to announce my commitment to the applicat...

Junior Pan Pac Runner-Up Yamato Okadome Verbally Commits to Cal NEW COMMIT: The University of California, Berkeley has received a new verbal commitment for the 2024-25 year and beyond from Yamato Okadome of Japan. Regarding his commitment, he said: "I’m very excited to announce my verbal commitment ...

NEW COMMIT: NC State has received a new verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season from Leah Shackley of Bedford, Pa. Shackley had originally committed to Indiana. She will join Katya Ivanov, Lily Christianson and Erika Pelaez in Raleigh as a member of the Wolfpack’s Class of 2028. Regarding her commi...