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SWIMSWAM
Jan. 19, 2021—
Former U.S. National Champion and USA Swimming National Team member Bobby Brewer was named head coach of River City Aquatics in December. Over the past seven years, Brewer, who won the men’s 100 backstroke at the 1998 U.S. Spring National Championships, has been the owner of bdouble Consulting, an aquatic marketing and management firm. “I’m really excited about the opportunity to work with this team and help continue the championship tradition of River City Aquatics,” Brewer said in a team press release. “River City Aquatics has been a pillar of this community for years and I look fo ...
SWIMSWAM
Jan. 7, 2021—
The award is given to athletes who were seniors, or who exhausted their athletic eligiblity, last year. This year’s honors featured two swimming and diving athletes, Texas’ Alison Gibson and Kentucky’s Asia Seidt. The two, along with the other 8 honorees, will be recognized at the virtual Honors Celebration, held on January 13th.
@SwimXps Congrats Alison Gibson and Asia Seidt. Earn NCAA honors #swimming #diving
@GoodbyeChlorine Alison Gibson and Asia Seidt earn NCAA Honors. #swimming #diving
USMS.ORG
Jan. 6, 2021—
When he learned about the 1st Annual National Masters Swimming Championship, Ted Haartz figured he and a few of his friends could be competitive at the 1971 version of the meet.
@SwimXps Ted Haartz passes at age 92, longtime masters #swimming volunteer
@GoodbyeChlorine RIP Ted Haartz, longtime master #swimming volunteer and Hall of Famer
SWIMSWAM
Jan. 6, 2021—
The SEC has confirmed a plan to split their men’s and women’s meets for 2021 in an effort to mitigate the risks of an ongoing coronavirus pandemic. First reported by SwimSwam in November , the SEC will hold separate meets on different weekends. Each meet will be condensed from the usual 5-day SEC Championship schedule to the more traditional 4-day conference championship schedule. The meets will be held in separate locations on separate weekends; in addition, the diving meet will be held separately from either swim meet. Traditionally, the combined-gender SEC Championship meet is typ ...
@SwimXps SEC Champs will be split into 3 separate meets. #swimming and #diving
@GoodbyeChlorine SEC Champs will be split into 3 separate meets. #swimming #diving
SWIMSWAM
Sept. 8, 2020—
John Hayes , a 3-time individual high school state champion in Kentucky, has verbally committed to Alabama. A high school junior, Hayes is expected to arrive in the fall of 2022. He is the 16th-ranked recruit in the boy’s high school class of 2022 . I’m excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my studies and swimming career at the University of Alabama. ROLL TIDE🔴🐘 A post shared by John M.Hayes (@john_mhayes) on Sep 4, 2020 at 4:45pm PDT He is the 3rd top-20 boys’ recruit to have announced his verbal commitment so far, following Lance Norris and Michael Cotter , who commi ...
@SwimXps John Hayes Commits to Alabama #swimming
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
Sept. 7, 2020—
NEW COMMITS: Distance ace Stella Grace Watts of Tallahassee, Fla. has handed the University of Alabama their first verbal commitment for the fall of 2022. Regarding her commitment, she said: “I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to attend the University Of Alabama to pursue my academic and swimming career! Couldn’t have of done it with out the love and support from my coaches, family, and friends! Can’t wait to start this new journey! Roll tide!🐘❤️” A Junior National qualifier, Watts swims year-round with Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club and placed sixth in the mile and 10th ...
@SwimXps Stella Grace Watts Commits to Alabama #swimming
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
July 18, 2020—
Noah Beladi has opted to stay in the Lone Star State for his college career after verbally committing to Texas A&M University. He is the Aggies’ sixth verbal pledge for their Class of 2025, and all of them hail from Texas: Clayton Conklin , Seth Reno , Trey Dickey , Munzy Kabbara and Tyler Hulet will join Beladi in College Station. Regarding his commitment, he said: “I am excited to announce my commitment to continue my academic and swimming career at Texas A&M University in the fall of 2021.
@SwimXps Noah Beladi Commits to Texas A&M #swimming
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
July 17, 2020—
The NCAA Sport Science Institute has released guidelines to help schools with navigating a return to fall sports this upcoming school year, according to a release from the NCAA and a report from ESPN. The guidelines include daily self-heath checks as well as testing athletes within 72 hours of competition in high contact risk sports. Fall sports have been in danger the last few weeks of not being played, and several conferences across all three divisions, including the Ivy League and NESCAC among others, have already indicated their schools will not be competing in fall sports, which ...
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
July 16, 2020—
The University of Florida men’s swimming and diving team and head coach Anthony Nesty has officially announced the addition of Mateusz Dubas , who will join the Gators for the 2020-21 season. Dubas, a native of Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland, heads to Gainesville after achieving various success in international and national competition as a member and representative of the Poland Junior National Team. Over the course of his career, he has won multiple Polish Junior Championships and medals in both the breaststroke and IM events, as well as finishing as a semifinalist at the European Ju ...
@SwimXps Mateusz Dubas Commits to Florida Gators #swimming
SWIMSWAM
July 15, 2020—
The Florida Gators have picked up Polish breaststroker/IMer Mateusz Dubas for the 2020-21 season. Dubas has competed internationally with Poland’s junior national team. “I chose the University of Florida because I am sure that the program will take my career to the highest level and develop my life skills.” Dubas raced for Team Poland at the 2018 and 2019 editions of the European Summer Junior Champs. In 2018, Dubas finished 20th in the 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM. In 2019, he qualified for the 200 breast semifinals and finished 10th overall with a lifetime best 2:15.50 while touch ...
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
July 12, 2020—
The University of Tennessee has received a new verbal pledge for their growing class of 2025 from Jordan Crooks of George Town, Cayman Islands. He will join current Carmel Swim Club teammates and in Knoxville in the fall of 2021. He told A talented sprinter, Crooks does his club swimming with Camana Bay Aquatic Club and most recently won six events at the Cayman Island National Championships. Swimming in his future home pool, he finaled in two events at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville back in January.
@SwimXps Jordan Crooks Commits to #Tennessee #swimming
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
July 11, 2020—
Georgia Bates has opted to stay close to home for her college career, verbally committing to the University of Florida for the 2021-22 season. She’ll be reunited with her older sister, Talia Bates , who is a rising sophomore All-American for the Gators. She will join Ekaterina Nikonova , Olivia Peoples , Anna Auld , Mary Kate Kelley , Micayla Cronk , and Brooke Zettel in Gainesville as a member of the class of 2025.
@SwimXps Georgia Bates commits to Florida #swimming
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
July 9, 2020—
The University of Florida has recently gained a big verbal commitment for the fall of 2021 from Ekaterina Nikonova of Novosibirsk, Russia. She will join Olivia Peoples , Anna Auld , Mary Kate Kelley , Micayla Cronk , Brooke Zettel , and Georgia Bates in Gainesville as a member of the class of 2025. Regarding her commitment, she said: Nikonova is a talented sprint freestyler who represents the Russian Swimming Federation internationally.
SWIMSWAM
June 30, 2020—
A3 Performance is excited to announce the addition of Georgia Bulldog post-grad Veronica Burchill to our team of elite athletes training for Tokyo 2021. Burchill is a two-time World University Games Gold Medalist, two-time World Championship Gold Medalist, SEC Champion, and 20-time NCAA All-American at the University of Georgia. This past season, Burchill capped off a very successful collegiate career at the University of Georgia with an individual SEC Championship in the 200 freestyle. Although COVID-19 put an unexpected end to Burchill’s season prior to the NCAA Championships, she ...
@SwimXps Veronica Burchill now training with A3 Performance #swimming ...
SWIMSWAM
May 2, 2020—
Sarah Holt from the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana and Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana has verbally committed to Texas A&M University. A high school junior, Holt is scheduled to join the Aggies in the fall of 2021. As a younger swimmer, Holt attended the Texas A&M swim camp (the school is located only 4 hours from her home) and has posted pictures on social media attending a Texas A&M football game as a high school freshman. In November, at the Louisiana 3A High School State Championship meet, Holt went a perfect 4-for-4 in state titles. That means that in 3 seasons, sh ...
@SwimXps Sarah Holt commits to Texas A&M #swimming
SWIMSWAM
April 11, 2020—
Seth Reno from League City, Texas, has made a verbal commitment to Texas A&M University’s class of 2025. Reno is a junior at Clear Falls High School. He swims year-round for South Shore Sails. Reno placed 3rd in the 100 free (44.57) and 5th in the 50 free (20.70) at this year’s Texas UIL 6A State Swimming and Diving Meet after having won both events at Districts and Regionals. Two weeks later he competed at College Station Sectionals (SCY in prelims, LCM in finals) and notched PBs in the SCY 200 free, 100 back, and 100 fly and the LCM 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, and 100 fly. Reno sw ...
@SwimXps Seth Reno commits to Texas A&M #swimming
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ATHLETICS
April 10, 2020—
Asia Seidt earned the second-fastest time in the nation and an automatic qualification to the 2020 NCAA Championships, swimming the 200-yard backstroke in 1:48.86, a season best.
SWIMSWAM
April 4, 2020—
Cory Shanks from League City, Texas has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Tennessee’s class of 2025, joining Amber Myers , Asia Minnes , Josephine Fuller , Kate McCarville , Lauren Wetherell , Sara Stotler , Summer Eaker , and Summer Smith . Shanks is a junior at Clear Creek High School. She swims year-round for the club team South Shore Sails. She began swimming a few weeks before her 10th birthday and within 8 months was competing at the State age group meet. By 12, she had 4 Sectional cuts. At 14, she had qualified for the NCSA Championship in 4 events. Today at ...
@SwimXps Cory Shanks commits to Tennessee #swimming
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
April 3, 2020—
When the NCAA cancelled its winter championships last month due to the coronavirus that has affected the entire world, it was a huge blow to all involved. Coaches and athletes would miss out on seeing their hard work pay off, left to wonder what could have been. Fans of swimming missed out on seeing records, a tight team race – all the things that make the NCAAs so enjoyable. Florida sophomore Kieran Smith was an athlete who many were itching to see. In February at the SEC Championships, Smith broke the American record in the 500 freestyle with a 4:06.32. The night before, he led off ...
HOMETOWN NEWS LP
March 31, 2020—
Bridgette Alexander is ready for her next chapter in swim.
@SwimXps Bridgette Alexander begins career as swim coach.
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