Jan. 22, 2021
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A scaled-down Shamrock Invite takes on a different format this year, as the timed finals meet will see a total of six sessions over three days. The men swam morning and afternoon sessions yesterday, then wrapped up with a morning session today, and then women will swim this afternoon and tomorrow. Instead of the normal bevy of teams, this iteration of the annual invite featured only the hosts Notre Dame and Missouri State on the men’s side, with the Fighting Irish completing a clean sweep and winning 268-86. With still almost a month to go until ACCs, Notre Dame got some big performa ...
Jan. 19, 2021
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Stanford redshirt senior Grant Shoults posted a thread to Twitter over the weekend , detailing the physical and mental recovery processs after his second shoulder surgery since 2019. Shoults, who has been quiet on social media for a while, had surgery in July 2020 on his left shoulder to repair a damaged labrum; it’s his second surgery since starting at Stanford, following labrum surgery on his right shoulder in January 2019. On Twitter, he also offered a peek into his recent performance, highlighted by an 8:44 1000 free in practice, as well as a 1:50.2 in the 200 free in long course ...
1000 yard suited practice swimSplits:23.3226.15(49.47)26.2826.57(1:42.32)26.83(2:09.15)26.5026.4226.4326.3626.39(4:21.25)26.2226.2826.6126.3926.4326.5726.612...
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Grant Shoults in good form after shoulder surgery ...
Jan. 17, 2021
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Manning Haskal from Encino, California has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Texas for the 2022-23 school year and beyond. “I couldn’t be happier to announce my verbal commitment to continue my swimming and academics at the University of Texas! This incredible opportunity wouldn’t be possible without the support of all my coaches, teammates, family, and friends. The outstanding UT coaching and team camaraderie is a dream come true and I can’t wait to contribute in every way possible to my future longhorn family! Hook ‘em🤠🤘” Haskal is a junior at The Buckley School ...
Jan. 10, 2021
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The Southern Methodist men’s team won their first meet in close to two months in decisive fashion on Saturday afternoon, defeating Incarnate Word 196-104 on the road. The Mustangs won 12 of 16 events in the dual. Leading the way for SMU was junior Connor Dalbo , who picked up three individual victories for the day. Dalbo, 21, first won the 100 breaststroke in 55.10, going 1-2 with senior teammate Caleb Rhodenbaugh (56.30). Dalbo followed that up by claiming the 200 breast in 2:01.29, over four seconds clear of the field, and rounded out the day by topping the 200 IM field in 1:50.39. ...
Sept. 9, 2020
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NEW COMMITS: Cleveland State University has received their first verbal commitments for the 2021-22 season from Oswego, Ill. native Mackenzie Lipnick and Holly White of Liverpool, Great Britain. Photo Courtesy: Mackenzie Lipnick Regarding her commitment, she said: “I am beyond excited to announce that I have verbally committed to continue my academic and swimming career at Cleveland State University!!! I’d like to thank my family, friends, coaches, teammates, and teachers for helping me through this process and for their continued support. Can’t wait to be a part of such an amazing p ...
Sept. 8, 2020
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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 ...
Sept. 7, 2020
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Aubrey Bowles , a native of Richmond, Virginia, has announced his verbal commitment to swim for Villanova University after his graduation in the spring. Bowles swims for Nova of Virginia Aquatics as well as for his high school, St. Christopher’s School. “I am extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to further my academic and athletic careers at Villanova University! Thank you to my family and coaches for their unending support. #GoWildcats #AllGloryToHim” Bowles was a two-event finalist at the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Swimming and Diving St ...
Sept. 7, 2020
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Bucknell University has received a pair of verbal commitments for the 2021-22 season from Rockville, Md. native Sarah Culkin and Rylie Giles of Ridgefield, Conn. Photo Courtesy: Sarah Culkin via CollegeSwimming Regarding her commitment, she said: “I’m so excited to finally announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Bucknell University! I would like to thank to my family, friends, coaches, and teammates who have helped me get to this point. Go Bison!! 💙🧡” Culkin swims year-round with Rockville Montgomery Swim Club and most recently raced ...
Sept. 7, 2020
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Springfield, Va. native Patrick Andrews and Jackson Cotter of Albuquerque, New Mexico have both handed their verbal commitments to Northern Michigan University. Both talented swimmers will join Nathan True , Dean Ramsbottom , and Ezra Billings in Marquette, Mich. as members of the Wildcats’ class of 2025. Photo Courtesy: Patrick Andrews via CollegeSwimming Regarding his commitment, he said: “I am beyond excited to announce my commitment to further my academic and athletic career at Northern Michigan University! I want to thank my family, coaches, teammates, & friends for ...
Sept. 5, 2020
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Rising high school senior Jibran Himsieh from Arlington, Texas has verbally committed to the University of Missouri. Representing Arlington’s Lamar High School, Himsieh was the Texas Class 6A Region 1 High School Champion in both the 200 free (1:40.79) and 500 free (4:35.41) in January as a junior. 2 weeks later, at the Texas high school state championship meet, he finished 13th in the 200 free in 1:40.89, almost exactly matching his Regionals swim. In the 500 free, he dropped 3.5 seconds in prelims and another 2 in finals to swim 4:29.67 for 11th place. The longer the races get, the ...
July 16, 2020
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The 29 Confessions of a Distance Swimmer By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern “I didn’t choose the distance life. The distance life chose me.” Well, not quite. Distance swimmers are all born the same way: we swam the 500 for the first time around age nine or 10 and didn’t do too badly, so our coaches put us in it again at the next meet. Then again. And again. And before we knew it, we were swimming the 1000. Then the dreaded day came when we had to swim the 1650. And here we are, many years later, still staring at the bottom of the pool, anxiously waiting for the red bl ...
July 14, 2020
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Brigham Young University has picked up a big verbal commitment from in-state standout Tanner Nelson of South Jordan, Utah, for the fall of 2021. Regarding his commitment, he said: “Excited to announce my verbal commitment to Brigham Young University! I would like to thank my friends, family, and coaches in helping me through this process! I can’t wait to be a cougar! GO COUGS!”
March 29, 2020
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All in all, Diehl broke seven state records in the nine events he raced at the 14-and-under Maryland Short Course Championship held at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, setting meet records in every event along the way. He was honored as the Maryland Short Course and the Maryland Long Course Swimmer of the Year at the competition for the second straight year.
Jan. 21, 2021
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Traditionally one of the biggest club meets in the country, this year’s rendition of the meet featured just the Dynamo Swim Club. In prior seasons, teams from across the country, such as the Sandpipers of Nevada, the Colorado Stars, and the Lakeside Swim Team in Kentucky, have made the trip to Georgia to compete, but the pandemic situation has added challenges to this meet, as it has to most daily life. Despite the lack of outside competition, the meet, which featured three sessions a day over three days, was packed with fast swimming. Winning six different events at the meet was 16- ...
Jan. 20, 2021
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In their first home dual meet of the season, the Auburn Tigers split with Florida State, winning over the women’s team and falling to the Seminole men. On the men’s side, it was Florida State’s first time beating Auburn in program history. WOMEN’S MEET The Auburn women handled the visiting FSU women, claiming the lion’s share of events today. The Tigers were out to a hot start, winning the 200 medley relay (1:40.35) and the first two individual events. Averee Preble won the 1000 free (10:01.71), followed by Emily Hetzer in the 200 free (1:49.59) as Auburn went 1-2 in both. Hetzer and ...
Jan. 20, 2021
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Australian Swimming legend Ian Thorpe believes that his sensational 1:44.06 World record over 200 metres freestyle in 2001 remains one off the three most competitive four-length swims of the past two decades because “everyone in the world is swimming the 200 freestyle wrong.” “You can’t swim 150 meters easy and then turn it into a sprint. You are going to limit what time you are going to do,” says Thorpe, Olympic 400m freestyle champion at Sydney 2000 and 200m and 400m gold medallist at Athens 2004. Now 37, he believes that the only way the swimmer who cannot match the rare backend s ...
Brett sits down with swimming prodigy, Ian Thorpe.What makes a champion?What is it like being a World Champion at 15 years old?The level of expectation and p...
Jan. 20, 2021
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Logan Robillard from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho has made a verbal commitment to Northern Michigan University and begin in the fall of 2022. “I am very excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim for Northern Michigan University. I am looking forward to furthering my education and continuing to swim at NMU. The coaching staff is amazing and the team is a great fit. I want to thank my family, current coaches and personal trainer for helping me get to this point. Go Wildcats!” Robillard is a junior at Lake City High School where he swims the 200/500 free distance double. He was runner-up ...
Jan. 17, 2021
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Team Scores Nebraska traveled to Iowa City on Saturday for a dual meet against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Wisconsin was also set to participate in the meet, however, like Michigan State, they had COVID issues among the roster, and had to withdraw from the meet for safety purposes. That left the Iowa men’s team without an opponent, so they competed yesterday as an intrasquad meet. Nebraska’s Autumn Haebig was triple event winner, taking the 100, 200, and 500 frees for the Huskers. Haebig posted a 50.11 in the 100 free, getting her hand on the wall first by over half a second. She swam a 1:46. ...
Jan. 17, 2021
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Team Scores Purdue was set to host Illinois and Michigan State for a tri-meet this weekend, however, Michigan State had to back out on Friday due to COVID-19 issues within the program. Without MSU, there was no other men’s team, so the Boilermaker men just swam an unscored intrasquad. In the women’s meet, Purdue won 11 of 16 events, tallying up 173 points to Illinois’ 122. Illinois did have a pair of double event winners in Cara Bognar and Abby Cabush . Bognar won the 200 fly in a very tight race with Purdue’s Evie Sierra. Sierra actually 150 mark in the lead, 1:31.13 to Bogner’s 1:3 ...
Jan. 17, 2021
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Team Scores The Utah Utes traveled to Pullman, WA to face off against conference opponent Washington State on Friday, January 15th. The Utes and Cougars each had 7 event wins apiece, but Utah won both relays, giving them an edge. In the process, the Gibb Pool record book was rewritten, with 5 pool records falling. 3 records came at the hands of the Utes, and the other 2 were broken by Washington State swimmers. Utah kicked off the meet with a pool record in the 200 medley relay. Emma Broome (25.51), Sadie Edwards (28.86), Emma Lawless (24.28), and Madeline Woznick (22.55) combined fo ...
