• Texas Scores Another International Commit With British Sprinter Calvin Fry Joining Fall 2025

    Texas Scores Another International Commit With British Sprinter Calvin Fry Joining Fall 2025
    By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
    Texas has picked up its second international recruit of the week as British sprinter Calvin Fry announced his commitment to the Longhorns via Instagram on Thursday. Fry will join the Longhorns in the fall of 2025.
     
    View this post on Instagram
     
    A post shared by Calvin Fry (@calvin_fry)Here we go…
    Super excited to say I’ve committed to be a longhorn in 2025. Massive thanks to @coach_bowman , @erik_posegay and @coachmai
  • CSCAA Announces Division III Hall of Fame Class of 2025

    CSCAA Announces Division III Hall of Fame Class of 2025
    By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
    The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) announced a 20-strong Division III Hall of Fame class of 2025. This is the second Hall of Fame class for Division III, after the inaugural class of 38 was inducted earlier this year.
    “Congratulations to the Division III Hall of Fame Class of 2025,” CSCAA Executive Director Samantha Barany wrote in the organization’s press release. “This Hall of Fame celebrates the extraordinary caree
  • Max Garbacz Shines At MAC A3 Performance Invite, Moves Up Boys 13-14 Rankings In Four Events

    Max Garbacz Shines At MAC A3 Performance Invite, Moves Up Boys 13-14 Rankings In Four Events
    By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
    WI MAC A3 Performance November Invite
    November 1-3, 2024
    Pleasant Prairie, WI
    25 Yards (SCY)
    Results: “2024 MAC A3 Performance November Invitational” on MeetMobileMadison Aquatic Club’s Max Garbacz had himself a weekend at the team’s A3 Performance November Invite. The 14-year-old swam seven lifetime bests and moved up in the boys’ 13-14 top 100 age group rankings in four events. He’s been improving rapidly over the last 18 months
  • Sara Curtis Shines In The 100m Free: At 18, She Inches Closer to Pellegrini’s National Record

    Sara Curtis Shines In The 100m Free: At 18, She Inches Closer to Pellegrini’s National Record
    By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam
    At the Italian Short Course Open Championships in Riccione, Sara Curtis, just 18 years old, made history with a remarkable personal best of 52.37 in the women’s 100-meter freestyle. This performance places her as the second-fastest Italian woman of all time, just 0.27 behind the national record of Federica Pellegrini (52.10), set in Riccione back in 2019.
    Italy’s Top Performers in Women’s 100m Freestyle (Short Course)Federica Pellegrini – 52.10
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  • Gabi Brito, Kayla Han & Eli Siniak Hit Top 10 All-Time Age Group Swims At Kevin Perry Invite

    Gabi Brito, Kayla Han & Eli Siniak Hit Top 10 All-Time Age Group Swims At Kevin Perry Invite
    By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
    2024 Kevin Perry Senior InvitationalNovember 7-10, 2024
    La Mirada, California
    SCY (25 yards)
    Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Legends of Coaching Series-Kevin Perry”A trio of swimmers cracked the top 10 all-time in their respective age group rankings last weekend at the Kevin Perry Senior Invitational in La Mirada, Calif., a meet that featured the #2 ranked recruits in both the girls’ high school class of 2025 and 2026.
    Teagan O’Dell, who was
  • NCSA Finalist Maria Webb Commits to Georgia Tech For Fall 2025

    NCSA Finalist Maria Webb Commits to Georgia Tech For Fall 2025
    By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwamFitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
    Maria Webb from Gaithersburg, Maryland has announced her commitment to study and swim at the Georgia Institute of Technology, beginning in the fall
  • Brantmeier v. NCAA Prize Money Case Scaled Back To Just Tennis

    By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
    Brantmeier v. NCAA, a case that deals with student-athletes being able to keep prize money earned from competition, has been scaled back from all individual sports to just tennis.
    The named plaintiff in the class action suit, Reese Brantmeier, is a tennis player for the University of North Carolina. She earned tens of thousands of dollars in prize money in several tournaments before arriving on campus.
    The NCAA only allows athletes to keep up to $10,000 of prize money
  • Coll Marti Qualifies for Worlds & Breaks Meet Record On Night 1 of Spanish Champs

    Coll Marti Qualifies for Worlds & Breaks Meet Record On Night 1 of Spanish Champs
    By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
    2024 Spanish Winter National ChampionshipsNovember 14-17, 2024
    Prelims at 9:30 local time (3:30 AM EST)/Finals at 6:00 local(noon EST)
    Centro de Natación M-86, Madrid, Spain
    SCM (25 meters)
    Meet central
    Psych sheet
    Day 1 resultsThe Spanish Winter National Championships wrapped up its first finals session last night. Two swimmers punched their tickets to Short Course Worlds, two swimmers already on the roster added events, and two championship records fell.
    The n
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  • All-American Jordan Tiffany Signs to Grad-Transfer to Arizona State for 2025-2026 Season

    All-American Jordan Tiffany Signs to Grad-Transfer to Arizona State for 2025-2026 Season
    By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
    All-American swimmer Jordan Tiffany has signed to use his final season of eligibility at Arizona State in the 2025-2026 season while pursuing an MBA. ASU will be Tiffany’s third school after beginning his career at Tennessee in the 2020-2021 season.
    Tiffany is currently in the midst of his second season on the varsity team at BYU in his home state of Utah. He began training with the team in the middle of the 2022-2023 season, but didn’t represent the
  • Italian Stars Ceccon (Australia) and Martinenghi (Verona) Declare Their New Training Homes

    Italian Stars Ceccon (Australia) and Martinenghi (Verona) Declare Their New Training Homes
    By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam
    The careers of two of Italy’s brightest swimming talents, Thomas Ceccon and Nicolo Martinenghi, are undergoing significant transformations as they prepare for future challenges. These pivotal changes mark an important moment in the national swimming landscape.
    Ceccon in Australia at St. Peter’s: A Strategic Pause for Growth
    Thomas Ceccon, Olympic champion in men’s 100m backstroke, has announced a bold move: a six-to-seven-month training stint in Aust
  • Lorenzo Mora Clocks Budapest-Worthy 50 Back On Day 2 Of Italian SC Championships

    Lorenzo Mora Clocks Budapest-Worthy 50 Back On Day 2 Of Italian SC Championships
    By Retta Race on SwimSwam
    2024 ITALIAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, November 14th – Saturday, November 16th
    Riccione, Italy
    SCM (25m)
    Entries
    SwimSwam Preview
    SwimSwam Italy Coverage
    Day 1 Recap
    Live ResultsDay 2 of the 2024 Italian Short Course Championships brought about additional qualifications for next month’s Short Course World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
    Lorenzo Mora got it done in the men’s 50m back, registering the sole time of the field under the 23-sec
  • SwimSwam Pulse: 66.8% Think Chris Guiliano Makes Texas NCAA Favorites

    SwimSwam Pulse: 66.8% Think Chris Guiliano Makes Texas NCAA Favorites
    By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
    SwimSwam Pulse is a recurring feature tracking and analyzing the results of our periodic A3 Performance Polls. You can cast your vote in our newest poll on the SwimSwam homepage, about halfway down the page on the right side.
    Our most recent poll asked SwimSwam readers if the addition of Chris Guiliano makes the Texas men favorites for NCAAs this March:
    Question: Does adding Chris Guiliano put the Texas men over the top for the 2025 NCAA title?
    RESULTSYe
  • Young Canadian Swimmers Gain Valuable Open Water Experience In Barbados

    Young Canadian Swimmers Gain Valuable Open Water Experience In Barbados
    By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
    Courtesy: Swimming Canada
    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Fifteen young swimmers from across Canada took part in a Pan Provincial Open Water camp in Bridgetown, Barbados, from Nov. 3-11. The seven-day camp, in partnership with provincial swimming organizations, was followed by two days of competitive racing. This annual camp provides a valuable Next Gen opportunity for young athletes to develop essential open water skills, followed by a chance to apply what they’ve lea
  • Elliot Rijnovean Shines at Holland Fall Invite

    Elliot Rijnovean Shines at Holland Fall Invite
    By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
    2024 Holland Fall InviteNovember 1-3, 2024
    Holland, Michigan
    SCY (25 yards)
    Results on Meet Mobile “2024 Holland Fall Invite”
    Meet ResultsThe first weekend of November, the Michigan Lakeshore Aquatics hosted their annual Fall Invite in Holland Michigan. Indiana commit and Atlantis Swimming member Elliot Rijnovean highlighted the action with five personal best times.
    Rijnovean started the meet with almost a full second drop in his 100 backstroke. The 16-
  • Rutgers Women Set To Host Princeton In Annual Battle For The Cannon Trophy

    By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
    Courtesy: Rutgers Athletics
    PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers women’s swimming & diving team hosts Princeton on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Rutgers Aquatics Center at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center in the fifth annual Battle For The Cannon Trophy. Meet begins at 11 a.m and admission is free.
    ABOUT THE CANNON WARRutgers and Princeton will be swimming and diving for the Cannon Trophy, named in honor of the Rutgers-Princeton Cannon War.
    The origin of the Rutge
  • Shareef Elaydi Cracks 15-16 Top 30 All-Time in Fly Events at Folsom Classic

    Shareef Elaydi Cracks 15-16 Top 30 All-Time in Fly Events at Folsom Classic
    By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
    2024 Folsom ClassicNovember 9-11, 2024
    Folsom, California
    SCY (25 Yards)
    Results on Meet Mobile “Folsom Classic 2024”
    Meet ResultsAfter being the youngest Olympic Trials qualifier on the men’s side this year, Santa Clara Swim Club’s Shareef Elaydi continues to excel in the butterfly events. He swam at the Folsom Classic last weekend for one of his first short course meets as a 15-year-old. 
    Elaydi clocked a personal best time in the 100
  • 2025 Recruits Are Being Hit Hard By New NCAA Swimming Roster Limits

    2025 Recruits Are Being Hit Hard By New NCAA Swimming Roster Limits
    By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
    The impact of pending NCAA roster limitations are beginning to be felt in a big way. In the leadup to Wednesday’s national signing day, there was a slew of athletes being told that the promised spots on teams were no longer available.
    The best analogy for what swimming is experiencing right now is college baseball. In baseball, athletes are commonly drafted out of high school amid a massive draft that runs 20 standard rounds plus a further five special roun
  • Despite Brain Tumors, Archie Goodburn Set To Race For GBR In Budapest

    Despite Brain Tumors, Archie Goodburn Set To Race For GBR In Budapest
    By Retta Race on SwimSwam
    2024 SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSDecember 10th – December 15th
    Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
    SCM (25m)
    Meet CentralThe 2024 Short Course World Championships are slated for next month in Budapest and we now know who has been nominated to represent Great Britain at the prestigious event.
    An 11-strong lineup is ready to take on the world, headed up by Olympic silver medalist Ben Proud.
    He’ll be joined by Paris teammates Freya Anderson, Angharad Ev
  • arena Swim of the Week: Alabama’s Leonardo Alcantara Breaks 15-Year-Old School Record

    arena Swim of the Week: Alabama’s Leonardo Alcantara Breaks 15-Year-Old School Record
    By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
    Swim of the Week is brought to you by arena, a SwimSwam partner.
    Disclaimer: Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of the week, but rather one Featured Swim to be explored in deeper detail. The Swim of the Week is an opportunity to take a closer look at the context of one of the many fast swims this week, perhaps a swim that slipped through the cracks as others grabbed the headlines, or a race we didn’t get
  • 2024-25 NCAA Digest: Standouts and Surprises As We Prepare For Mid-Season Invites

    2024-25 NCAA Digest: Standouts and Surprises As We Prepare For Mid-Season Invites
    By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
    Welcome back for another edition of the NCAA digest and happy (now one day later) Moby Dick publication day to all who celebrate. It has been a damp and drizzly November but rather than taking to the sea as soon as I can, I’m taking heart from the fact that we’re just one week away from the heart of mid-season invitationals.
    Up until this point, teams have had varied schedules. Some have raced a lot, while others have maybe had two official NCAA competit
  • University of Hawaii Hires Lauren Sale And Alum Tim Gallagher As Assistant Coaches

    By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
    First-year head coach Steve Allnutt has grown his staff at the University of Hawaii, announcing last month that he hired Lauren Sale and Tim Gallagher as assistant coaches. The Rainbow Warriors will now have four assistant coaches as Chris Grimmet-Norris and Justin Lisoway are also on staff.
    Most recently, Sale was a volunteer coach at the University of South Carolina and a Lad Age Group Coach and Gamecock Aquatics. Before assuming those roles, she served as a gradu
  • Sandpoint High School Sweeps 2024 Idaho 5A Championships

    Sandpoint High School Sweeps 2024 Idaho 5A Championships
    By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
    2024 Idaho High School 5A ChampionshipsNovember 8-9, 2024
    Boise City Aquatic Center — Boise, ID
    25 Yards (SCY)
    Full ResultsGirls’ MeetSandpoint won the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and relied on their depth in the individual events to win the 2024 Girls’ 5A Idaho High School State Championship. The Sandpoint girls’ depth helped them pull ahead of Wood River and Idaho Falls, which tied for second, and win the title with 192 points.
    Sandpoint c
  • Junior Nationals Qualifier Marley Barnard Commits To Navy For Fall 2025

    Junior Nationals Qualifier Marley Barnard Commits To Navy For Fall 2025
    By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
    Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
    Marley Barnard, a summer Junior Nationals qualifier, is headed to the U.S. Naval Academy where she will compete for the Midshipmen beginning in
  • Italian Stars Ceccon (Auastralia) and Martinenghi (Verona) Declare Their New Training Homes

    Italian Stars Ceccon (Auastralia) and Martinenghi (Verona) Declare Their New Training Homes
    By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam
    The careers of two of Italy’s brightest swimming talents, Thomas Ceccon and Nicolo Martinenghi, are undergoing significant transformations as they prepare for future challenges. These pivotal changes mark an important moment in the national swimming landscape.
    Ceccon in Australia at St. Peter’s: A Strategic Pause for Growth
    Thomas Ceccon, Olympic champion in men’s 100m backstroke, has announced a bold move: a six-to-seven-month training stint in Aust
  • 11 Division III Leading Times Established At The D3 Shootout

    11 Division III Leading Times Established At The D3 Shootout
    By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
    The Division III leaderboards were rewritten this weekend as swimmers at the Emory Fall Invite, Kenyon vs. Denison dual meet, and the D3 Shootout produced division-leading times. Many of those times came from Chicago’s D3 Shootout, which saw 11 DIII leading times swum during the two-day affair between some of the top nationally-ranked DIII teams in the country.
    Men’s Recap
    The Chicago men, the hosts of the meet, showed out, winning the meet for the fourt
  • World Aquatics Opens Interim Office in Budapest to Begin Relocation of Headquarters

    World Aquatics Opens Interim Office in Budapest to Begin Relocation of Headquarters
    By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
    World Aquatics unveiled its interim office in Budapest this week as the organization begins its process of relocating headquarters to the Hungarian city.
    World Aquatics’ President Husain Al-Musallam and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Péter Szijártó oversaw the grand opening of the new facility, which is expected to house 25 new staff members during the transitional period.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Szijjárt&
  • Daily Swim Coach Workout #974

    Daily Swim Coach Workout #974
    By Dan Dingman on SwimSwam
    SwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily swimming workouts have been written using Commit Swimming. The workouts themselves are not indicative of SwimSwam’s or Commit’s views on training. They strictly reflect the opinions of the author swim coach.Workout ContextPurpose:  Capacity (Base) Building
    Target age group:  13-14 years old, 15-18 years old
    Target
  • Boise and Mountain View High Tie For Boys Idaho 6A State Title, Bishop Kelly Wins Girls Crown

    Boise and Mountain View High Tie For Boys Idaho 6A State Title, Bishop Kelly Wins Girls Crown
    By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
    2024 Idaho High School 6A ChampionshipsNovember 8-9, 2024
    Boise City Aquatic Center — Boise, ID
    25 Yards (SCY)
    Full ResultsBoys’ MeetIt came down to the 400 freestyle relay to decide the winner of the 2024 Idaho 6A Boys’ Championship. Boise High School, intent on preserving their win streak, came into the final relay down by eight points to Mountain View High School’s bid for a first state title. Boise did what they needed to do and won the r
  • Anna Peplowski Looking for Back-to-Back Big Ten Team Titles in Last Season as a Hoosier

    Anna Peplowski Looking for Back-to-Back Big Ten Team Titles in Last Season as a Hoosier
    By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamAfter making the US Olympic team and winning a silver medal in the 4×2100 free relay, Indiana’s Anna Peplowski is trying to make the most of her senior season in Bloomington.
    Fueled by the Olympic environment surrounding her, as many of her IU teammates were also fellow participants in Paris, Peplowski is shooting for excellence in the NCAA. This means chasing another Big Ten conference championship title, which the Indiana women won by half a point last
  • A3 Performance Invite Day 1: SIU’s Herron Breaks Program and Pool Records with 1:57.21 200 IM

    By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
    2024 A3 PERFORMANCE INVITEThursday – Saturday, November 14 – 16, 2024
    Carbondale, IL
    SCY (25 Yards)
    DAY 1 RESULTSTEAM STANDINGS
    WOMENSouthern Illinois – 381
    Omaha – 208
    Bellarmine – 119
    Southern Indiana – 113
    Evansville – 92
    Eastern Illinois – 69
    Indiana State – 18MENSouthern Illinois – 342
    Omaha – 211
    Bellarmine – 138
    Southern Indiana – 130.5
    Evansville – 103.5
    Eastern Illinois &nd

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