WTRC Coach Banned After Sex Abuse, Phone Threat Charges
John ‘Jay’ Smith, a former swim coach for the WTRC Sharks swim team, has been permanently banned by USA Swimming as he faces legal charges of sexual imposition, disorderly conduct and phone threats.
Way Too Early NCAA Recruit Ranks: Boys High School Class of 2020
The Foster brothers complete a sweep of our top recruiting slots, with younger brother Carson leading the Class of 2020 after older brother Jake led our 2019 recruits.
World Championships Gold Medalist Zach Apple Transferring From Auburn To Indiana
World Champs team member and 13-time NCAA All-American Zach Apple will transfer to Indiana University for his final year of collegiate eligibility after three at Auburn.
Way Too Early NCAA Recruit Ranks: Girls High School Class of 2020
The high school Class of 2020 is the best recruiting class we’ve seen since the historic 2015 crew, led by World Juniors champ Regan Smith.
Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits in the Boys High School Class of 2019
The Class of 2019 isn’t an immediate-impact class on the men’s side, but it’s loaded with fast-rising talents.
Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits in the Girls High School Class of 2019
This year’s #1 is among the best in her class in all four strokes.
TCU To Hire George Washington’s James Winchester As New Head Coach
TCU will fill its swim coaching vacancy by pulling James Winchester from Atlantic 10 power George Washington University. Winchester tweeted a goodbye letter today to his George Washington team, and sources say he will be announced as the new TCU coach shortly.
Top Candidates For Florida Head Coaching Job(s)
We pass along the whispers we’ve heard about the future of the Gator swim and dive programs – both frontrunners in the coaching hire and some big rumblings we’ve heard about a major structural change to the program.
Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Marwan el-Kamash
The mid-distance freestyle events on this year’s Pro Swim Series have been owned by Zane Grothe. But in Mesa this month, Marwan el-Kamash changed that.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Jack Bauerle, Georgia
Georgia Bulldog-affiliated swimmers crossed the country to dominate the Mesa stop of the Pro Swim Series, with 5 of the Athens Bulldog postgrads winning 9 events.
TCU Banquet Canceled, Team Reportedly Suspended For Rest of Semester
There’s no news yet on the new coach of the TCU swimming & diving programs, but a local newspaper reports that the team’s banquet was canceled, and sources tell SwimSwam that the team has been suspended for the remainder of the semester.
SwimSwam Pulse: Nearly 60% Predict Lopez As Next Auburn Skipper
Nearly 60% of voters predicted that current assistant Sergio Lopez would be the next head coach at Auburn University.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Kolesnikov Cracks WJR… Again
It’s becoming a common headline around these parts: Kliment Kolesnikov breaks World Junior Record.
Northwestern Plans To Combine Men’s, Women’s Programs With New Coach
Northwestern University will combine its men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs under one new coach. A job opening for “Director of Swimming and Diving (Men’s/Women’s) is already listed on the school’s site.
Matthew Elliott Added To USA Swimming Lifetime Ban List After 2-Year Ban
Matthew Elliott, the former Virginia club coach handed a two-year ban by USA Swimming earlier this year, has been moved up to the federation’s lifetime ban list as of April 2018.