Illinois State Record Holder Brady Johnson Bringing Backstroke Talents to Arizona State
Brady Johnson’s best times would have placed 3rd in the 200 back, 4th in the 100 back, and 6th in the 100 free at the 2024 Big 12 Championships in February.
High School Class of 2026 Recruiting Kicks off June 15
It’s June 15th! That means it’s Opening Day of recruiting for the rising high school juniors in the class of 2026.
Arizona State Hires USA Swimming Data Scientist Corey Manley as Assistant Coach
USA Swimming data scientist Corey Manley is Herbie Behm’s second hire since being promoted to head coach in April following Bob Bowman’s departure to Texas.
Utah Adds Sprinter Layton Sealman For 2024-2025
Sealman hails from Boulder, Colorado, where he attends Fairview High School and trains year-round with Elevation Aquatics.
USC Associate Head Coach Peter Richardson Returning to Arizona
Peter Richardson is Ben Loorz’s first hire since the longtime UNLV coach took over last month for Augie Busch, who was fired in early May
Erik Posegay Will Be One of the Highest-Paid Assistants in the Country at Texas
Erik Posegay (right) will be reunited with Bob Bowman (left) at Texas as one of the highest-paid swimming coaching duos in the country.
2024 NCAA Champion Zalan Sarkany Verbally Commits To Transfer To NC State
The reigning NCAA champion in the 1650 freestyle will join the impressive distance culture developed at NC State, led by coach Mark Bernardino.
Georgia Southern Graduate Assistant Emily Hetzer Joins Cincinnati As Assistant Coach
Hetzer swam at Auburn for five years and graduated in 2022 and 2023. She spent this past season with Georgia Southern as a graduate assistant.
Sun Devils Split: Which Swimmers Went Where After Bob Bowman Left Arizona State for Texas
Paige Madden, Drew Kibler, and Ryan Held swam under the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) banner this month after coach Bob Bowman left ASU for Texas in March.
Ryan Held Swims 9.57 SCM 25 Free, Wins Four-Round Tournament at Arizona State
Ryan Held, a 28-year-old Olympic champion back in Rio, posted a 9.63 in the championship round of ASU’s SCM 25 free tournament to beat Jack Dolan (9.70).
WVU Announces Xavier’s Brent MacDonald As New Head Swim & Dive Coach
MacDonald comes to WVU from Xavier, where he’s been on staff for 18 years, including the last 16 seasons as the head coach (one as interim).
Ben Loorz Speaks for First Time as Head Coach of Arizona
Loorz is coming from UNLV, where he was the head coach for 8 seasons and produced NCAA qualifiers in all of them.
Cincinnati Bearcats Score Commitment from YMCA Champion J.R. Taylor for 2024-25
J.R. Taylor will head to Cincinnati in the fall with times that would rank top-10 all-time for the Bearcats in the 100/200 breast and 200 IM.
University of Arizona Names Ben Loorz New Head Swim & Dive Coach
Loorz heads to Tucson after a successful eight seasons with the Rebels that included four straight men’s WAC titles and the 2021 women’s Mountain West crown.
Futures Qualifier Tanith Mueller Sends Verbal To Houston (2025)
Mueller is primarily a butterfly specialist, but has also recently dipped into middle-distance to distance freestyle and IM.