NCAA Will Only Reduce D1 Championship Size if Less than 50% of Teams Compete
Based on current participation numbers, this implies that the NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships will be full-steam ahead in 2021.
Seniors Shine As Houston Sweeps All 14 Events Against Rice
Houston fourth-year Ioanna Sacha had a standout performance on Senior Day, winning three individual events while swimming on the victorious 200 medley relay.
SMU’s Dalbo, Cincinnati’s Exton Named AAC Swimmers of the Week
Connor Dalbo won three events during SMU’s dual meet with Missouri, taking the top spot in the 100 breast (54.70), 200 breast (1:58.17) and 200 IM (1:49.38).
Turkish 50 Fly National Champion Olcaytu Hatipoglu Verbals to Tulane (2022)
In the 50m fly at the 2020 Turkish National Championships last march, Hatipoglu won the national title with her lifetime best 27.82.
Spanish Backstroker Marta Beesmans Barquero Joins Houston Class of 2025
Barquero looks like an immediate impact swimmer for the Cougars; for some context, her 100m back lifetime best is under the US Olympic Trials cut (Wave I).
Houston Picks Up 59.8 LCM Butterflier Adelaide Meuter of France for 2021
Meuter competed at the 2020 French Elite Nationals in December, where she touched third in the 100 fly behind only Marie Wattel and Beryl Gastaldello.
The NCAA Anticipates Almost $1 Billion in Television Revenue by 2025
Despite losses of $800 million last year, the NCAA has taken measures to remain fiscally healthy during the coronavirus pandemic
Houston Snags Romanian National Champion Henrietta Fangli for 2021
Romanian breaststroker Henrietta Fangli plans to swim for the University of Houston beginning in the 2021-22 school year.
Tulane Secures 2022 Verbal Commitment from Sydney Mullin
Freestyler and IMer Sydney Mullin of Jersey Wahoos has announced her intention to swim at Tulane University in the class of 2026.
SMU’s Ohlhauser, Stevens Sweep AAC Weekly Swimming & Diving Awards
Alex Stevens swept the women’s 50 and 100 freestyle events against the Aggies and conference opponent Tulane.
College Sports Leaders Raise Questions About Upcoming NCAA Championships
Recent reports bring into question the likelihood of the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships and NCAA Basketball Tournament happening
VHSL Class 5 Finalists Kemper John and Maggie Dominick Headed to Cincinnati
Kemper John (pictured above) and Maggie Dominick have committed to the Bearcats’ women’s team and will move to Cincinnati in the fall of 2021.
UConn Adds New Hampshire HS Div. 2 Champion Alexis Martino (2022)
Martino is the reigning New Hampshire HS Div. 2 State champion in the 200 IM (2:03.32) and 100 fly (56.00); she also won the 200 IM in 2019, as a freshman.
After Iowa Cuts Swimming & Diving, Poland’s Julia Koluch Transfers to Houston
Polish backstroker Julia Koluch will transfer to the University of Houston with 3 years of eligibility left, after Iowa program cuts.
Freshmen and Veterans Lead Pitt to Top West Virginia in Annual Backyard Brawl
The Pitt men and women both came out on top against the visiting West Virginia Mountaineers in this year’s edition of the annual Backyard Brawl.