High School

Cal Picks Up 2025 Verbal From Distance Ace Julien Rousseau NEW COMMIT: The University of California, Berkeley, has secured a new verbal commitment for Fall 2025 from in-state standout Julien Rousseau of San Diego. He will join Kenneth Barnicle, Caiden Bowers, Norvin Clonts, Ian Platts-Mills and Andr...

Longhorns Secure 2025 Pledge From TAC Titans' Clem Camacho NEW COMMIT: The University of Texas has scored a new verbal commitment for Fall 2025 from Clem Camacho of Wilmington, North Carolina. He will join Evan Conti in Austin as a member of the Longhorns' Class of 2025. Regarding his commitment, he...

Junior National 200 Breast Champ Addie Robillard Verbals to Stanford for 2025 NEW COMMIT: Stanford University has picked up yet another impressive verbal commitment for the fall of 2025, this time from breaststroker and Olympic Trials qualifier Addie Robillard of Mason, Ohio. She will join Ella Jabl...

MISCA Selects Michigan High School Girls Dream Team for 2023 The Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (MISCA) has released its dream team for the 2023 high school girls fall season. The Dream Team is composed of the top athletes from across Michigan's 3 divisions.  Each athlete can only...

7 Ways to Build Your Confidence in the Pool One of the most frequent mental blocks among swimmers is low self-confidence in the pool. Oddly enough, in my experience, it was the swimmers who showed up to train every day, worked their butt off, and yet, still struggled to have the self-belief...

By Makena Markert, Swimming World College Intern. Have you ever felt like you were doing everything you possibly could to get better and weren’t seeing results? Consider trying these five things that require absolutely no talent. If you incorporate them into your life, you just might see the improve...

Five-Time Washington State Champ Ella Jablonski Verbals To Stanford For 2025 NEW COMMIT: Stanford University has secured another verbal commitment for Fall 2025, this time from Ella Jablonski of Seattle, Washington. She will join Annam Olasewere on The Farm as a member of the Cardinal's Class of 202...

A Letter to Swim Coaches Everywhere: Thank You From the Archive Dear Coach, I would like to begin this letter by asking you a question. A simple, one-word question: Why? Why did you pursue this career? Why do you wake up at the most ungodly hours every day, just to inevitably scream at your swimmers...

By Tera Bradham The magical, two-syllable word that brings more excitement to a swimmer than any other: taper. It’s the only time of the year when swimmers get to experience the energy level of a normal human being; yet we aren’t allowed to utilize any of that pizzazz to which we are so unaccustomed...

Breaststroker Bella Brito Verbally Commits to USC for 2025 NEW COMMIT: The University of Southern California has kept California product Bella Brito of Santa Monica in-state for her college career, as the breaststroke standout verbally committed to the Trojans for 2025-26. She ranks second all-time ...

Louisville Starts 2025 Recruiting With Verbal From Nate Thomas NEW COMMIT: The University of Louisville has picked up its first verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond on the men's team from backstroker and IMer Nate Thomas of Jackson, Missouri. Regarding his commitment, he said: “I’m th...

Michigan Grabs 2025 Verbal From Chilean National Record Holder Montse Spielmann NEW COMMIT: The University of Michigan has received a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Montse Spielmann of San Antonio, Texas. Spielmann represents Chile internationally and is the national re...

World Juniors Silver Medalist Annam Olasewere Pledges '25 Verbal to Stanford NEW COMMIT: Sprint freestyler and Olympic Trials qualifier Annam Olasewere of Westport, Connecticut, will head to the West Coast for her college career after verbally committing to Stanford University beginning in Fall 2025...

Vols Grab 2025 Verbal From Olympic Trials Qualifier Jake McCoy NEW COMMIT: Olympic Trials qualifier Jake McCoy of Pullman, Washington, has pledged his verbal commitment to continue his academic and swimming career at the University of Tennessee beginning in Fall 2025. His older sister, Taylor McCoy,...

6 Important Things Learned During a Swimming Career I’ve been what you would call a swammer for about a month now. While I probably will pull a comeback at some point and make my return to the pool as a Masters swimmer, at the moment I’m branching out and trying other things. Currently, it's weightl...

Longhorns Secure 2025 Verbal Pledge From Evan Conti NEW COMMIT: The University of Texas has secured a verbal pledge for Fall 2025 from U.S. Open qualifier Evan Conti of Batavia, Illinois. Regarding his commitment, he said: "I’m extremely honored to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academ...

Lady Vols Add 2025 Verbal From Sectional Champion Nicole Zettel NEW COMMIT: The University of Tennessee has picked up another big verbal commitment for Fall 2025 from Nicole Zettel of Holly Springs, North Carolina. She will join Mere Whelehan, Avery Luedke and Lilly Robertson as a member of the Lady...

Indiana Grabs 2025 Verbal From Puerto Rican National Age Group Record Holder Luci Gutierrez NEW COMMIT: Indiana University has received a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Luci Gutierrez of Eastchester, New York. Gutierrez holds the Puerto Rico na...

Teagan O'Dell Announces Verbal Commitment to Cal, Joins Loaded 2025 Class for Golden Bears After an incredible year in which she earned National High School Swimmer of the Year honors and then won gold in the 200 backstroke at the World Junior Championships, Teagan O'Dell has announced the setting f...

The Do's and Don'ts of Recruiting Visits: From A Recruit and Team Standpoint Recruiting trips are a fun and exciting time for high school athletes who are looking to compete at the next level, but with that, there comes a little stress and nervousness when preparing for overnight visits. Not only do...