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U.S. National Junior Team Sprinter Avery Daigle Chooses Indiana For 2028-29 NEW COMMIT: Indiana University has added a verbal commitment from Avery Daigle of Mandeville, La., for Fall 2028. Daigle, a member of the U.S. National Junior Team, is an accomplished sprinter and one of the top swimmers in ...

Louisville Receives 2028 Verbal From Junior National Finalist Robbie Rosenbaum NEW COMMIT: The University of Louisville has secured a verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Island Lake, Ill. native Robbie Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum is a Junior National qualifier who excels in backstroke. He is UofL's first ...

Junior Pan Pacs 100 Back Champion Lane Francis Verbals to Virginia for 2028 NEW COMMIT: The University of Virginia has continued to build an impressive Class of 2032, having recently received a verbal commitment from in-state standout Lane Francis of Richmond, Va. Francis excels in freestyle and bac...

Toronto Swim Club's Lennan Ebli to Join Sister at Yale in Fall 2028 NEW COMMIT: Yale University has kickstarted its recruiting for Fall 2028 with a verbal pledge* from Canadian international Lennan Ebli of Toronot, Ontario. Ebli excels in IM, butterfly and freestyle. She's the first public verbal co...

Columbus Native Kiera Powers Gives Ohio State First 2028 Verbal Commitment NEW COMMIT: The Ohio State University has cracked into Class of 2032 recruiting with its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from local standout Kiera Powers of Columbus, Ohio. Powers, who is one of the top IMers in ...

Hoosiers Land 2028 In-State Verbal From Carmel Swim Club's Josiah Collins NEW COMMIT: Indiana University has received another verbal commitment for its growing Class of 2032, this time from in-state standout Josiah Collins of Carmel, Ind. Collins is a U.S. Open qualifier who excels in IM and breasts...

Polish National Age Group Record Holder Gabriela Bortlisz Pledges to Northwestern for 2028 NEW COMMIT: Northwestern University has received its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Gabriela Bortlisz of Warsaw, Poland. Bortlisz is a talented sprint freestyler. Regarding her commitment, s...

Virginia Adds U.S. National Teamer Alex Siegel to Class of 2032 NEW COMMIT: The University of Virginia has received yet another impressive verbal commitment for its growing Class of 2032, this time from Alex Siegel of Merrick, New York. Siegel is one of the best distance swimmers in the country and ...

Cal Golden Bears Earn First 2028 Verbal From Top-Ranked Backstroker Grant Bellin NEW COMMIT: The University of California, Berkeley has received its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from backstroke Grant Bellin of University Place, Wash. Bellin, one of the top recruits in this cohort, ow...

National Age Group Record Holder Karina Plaza Gives 2028 Verbal to Virginia NEW COMMIT: Charlotte, North Carolina native Karina Plaza has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Virginia's Class of 2032. Plaza, one of the top recruits in her class, is a versatile Summer Nationals qualif...

Junior National Bronze Medalist Thea Bike Lends 2028 Verbal to Indiana Hoosiers NEW COMMIT: Indiana University has secured a verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Thea Bike of Saint Charles, Ill. Bike is a Summer Nationals qualifier who excels in backstroke. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I am ...

Boston College Gets First 2028 Verbal Commitment From Avery Holzer NEW COMMIT: Boston College has picked up its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Avery Holzer of Berwyn, Pa. Holzer specializes in butterfly and IM. Regarding her commitment, she said: gm "I’m incredibly blessed and hon...

Michigan Opens 2028 Recruiting with Verbal from Florida 1A State Champ Feagin Kaminski NEW COMMIT: The University of Michigan has secured its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from West Palm Beach, Fla. native Feagin Kaminski. Kaminski is a Junior National qualifier who excels in butterfl...

Breaststroker Maddie Loken Pledges 2028 Verbal to Penn State NEW COMMIT: Penn State University has secured another verbal commitment for Fall 2028, this time from Maddie Loken of Appleton, Wisc. Loken is a Futures qualifier who specializes in breaststroke. She will join Avery Hogue in State College ...

Florida 1A State Champ Allison Kelly Hands 2028 Verbal to Virginia NEW COMMIT: Jupiter, Fla. native Allison Kelly has given the University of Virginia a verbal commitment for Fall 2028. Kelly, who is among the top recruits in her class, is a Summer Nationals qualifier who excels in freestyle. She wi...

Texas Longhorns Get First 2028 Verbal From Summer Nationals Finalist Aubrial MacKay NEW COMMIT: The University of Texas has secured its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Aubrial MacKay of Owosso, Mich. A versatile swimmer, MacKay is a Summer Nationals qualifier and is among the top r...

Junior Pan Pacs Finalist Oliver Blanchard Gives 2028 Verbal to Georgia NEW COMMIT: The University of Georgia has picked up its second public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Canadian international Oliver Blanchard of Pointe Claire, Quebec. Blanchard specializes in distance freestyle. He will joi...

Louisville Secures First 2028 Verbal From Sprint Freestyler Kaylee Richmond NEW COMMIT: The University of Louisville has secured its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Kaylee Richmond of Murrieta, Calif. Richmond is a Junior National qualifier who specializes in sprint freestyle. She ...

Missouri State Champ Avery Hogue Lends 2028 Verbal to Penn State NEW COMMIT: Gladstone, Mo. native Avery Hogue has announced her verbal commitment to Penn State University, and she will arrive on campus in Fall 2028. Hogue is a Junior National qualifier who excels in freestyle, IM and butterfly. Reg...

Alabama Adds Illinois State Champion Paige Kowal to Class of 2032 NEW COMMIT: The University of Alabama has added another verbal commitment for its Class of 2032, this time from Paige Kowal of Geneva, Ill. Kowal is a Junior National qualifier who excels in freestyle and IM. She will join Claire Burn...