After 3-Second 200 BK Drop, Sam Tenhulzen Commits To Utah For 2021
Sam Tenhulzen dropped three seconds in his 200 back as a junior. Now he’s verbally committed to the University of Utah for next fall.
USC Women Pick Up Kiwi Butterflier Alice Waldow for 2021
Waldow won three New Zealand Age Group Championship titles in 2019, taking wins in the 50 back, 100 back and 100 fly.
Mission Viejo D-Freestyler Stella Copeland Commits to Arizona
Copeland, who is a Winter Junior Nationals qualifier in the 500 free, joins an Arizona distance group that graduated a lot after the 2019-2020 season.
Alameda County, California Reopens Pools on Friday after 25 Weeks
Alameda County, California, which includes the cities of Oakland (above), Berkeley, and Pleasanton, allowed the reopening of pools on Friday.
Stanford Men Land 20.0 Sprinter Avery Voss from Ohio for Fall 2021
At the 2020 Ohio HS Championships, Voss split a 19.78 on Upper Arlington’s 200 free relay and 44.70 on their state runner-up 400 free relay.
Cal Men Add Roman Willets As Volunteer Assistant Coach
The Cal men have added Roman Willets to their coaching staff, bringing on the area club coach and Michigan alum as a volunteer assistant.
Worlds Silver Medalist Andrei Minakov Won’t Travel to Stanford This Year
Andrei Minakov, the defending World Championships silver medalist in the 100 fly, will defer the start of his training at Stanford University.
SwimSwam Podcast: Zach Yeadon Explains Transfer to Cal
Yeadon explains that without COVID, he would have stayed at Notre Dame. However, increasing uncertainty around pool time is a reality now
Last Top-20 Recruit from Class of 2021, Hayden Zheng Chooses Stanford
Hayden Zheng has verbally committed to Stanford men’s swimming and diving for 2021-22. His 100/200 breast times are already A final-ready for Pac-12s.
Summer Juniors Qualifier Reed Broaders Sends Verbal Commitment to Cal
Reed Broaders told News-Gazette, “I want to show other African-American females and African-Americans as a whole that you can do this.”
Washington State Swimming Adds Former ECU Coach Kate Moore to Coaching Staff
During Moore’s decade as an ECU coach, the Pirates won 4 American Athletic Conference team titles.
NCAA Division I Council Formally Recommends Delaying Fall Sports Championships
The Division I Council reiterated that their priority was championships in winter and spring sports, where teams lost their 2020 championships.
Texas UIL 6A Finalist Taylor Schababerle Verbally Commits to Washington State
Taylor Schababerle from Houston’s Taylor High School and Katy Aquatics has announced her intention to swim at Washington State in 2021-22.
Stanford Nabs #10 Matt Fenlon, 2019 Winter Jrs East 200 FL Champ, for Fall 2021
Fenlon is the #2 200 butterflier in the class, and his fly speed adds even more strength to a Stanford team with a huge class of flyers incoming.
Taylor Ruck Will Remain in Toronto for Fall 2020 Semester
Taylor Ruck, who scored 50 points at the 2019 NCAA Championship meet, will stay in Canada for the fall semester, and is taking things “month to month” she says.