Reports: NCAA ‘Power 5’ Conferences on the Verge of Canceling Fall 2020 Season
The Big Ten Conference is reportedly leading the way in a conversation among the top level of college athletics to postpone the fall athletics season until 2021.
Winter Juniors-Qualifying Backstroker Norah Hay Verbally Commits to Utah
Winter Jrs qualifier Norah Hay has announced her intention to swim for the Utah Utes in 2021-22. Her best backstroke times would already score at Pac-12s.
Stanford Women Pick Up 2x Iowa HS Champion Aurora Roghair for 2021
Roghair is coming off of a very successful Iowa high school state championships, where she won state titles in the 200 free (1:48.85) and 500 free (4:50.87).
Pac-12 Plans Loan Program That Could Help Cover Losses If Football Is Canceled
The Pac-12 conference is planning a loan program where schools could borrow up to $83 million each to cover losses in the event of a canceled football season.
Oregon HS State Finalist Emma Matous Sends Verbal to UCLA Bruins for 2021
At the 2020 Oregon 6A high school state championships, Matous finished third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 breast.
NCAA Addresses Pac-12 Boycott Demands For Opt-Out Scholarships & Medical Costs
After Pac-12 football players threatened to boycott a season this week, the NCAA has addressed three of the players’ key demands.
Arizona Picks Up TX Distance Specialist Beck Parnham for 2021
At the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West, Parnham clocked a 15:26.39 lifetime best in the 1650 free to touch 13th overall.
SwimSwam Podcast: Jeremy Kipp Recalls Epic Practice Stories From Salo-led USC
Kipp reminisced on some of the distance practices he coached during his 1st stint with the trojans, with famed Olympians like Ous Mellouli and Larsen Jensen.
NCAA Sets August 21 Deadline to Determine if Fall 2020 Championships Will Occur
The NCAA Board of Governors unveiled a new set of guidelines on Wednesday designed to “safeguard student-athlete well-being, scholarships and…
Brea Aquatics Butterflier Vincent Cheng Verbals to USC for 2021
At the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West, Cheng made waves with a sixth-place finish in the 200 fly (1:45.79).
Pac-12 Football Players Threaten Season Boycott If Demands Aren’t Met
The players threaten to jeopardize the 2020 Pac-12 football season if demands related to matters of player health, financial reform, and social justice…
Backstroker Kate Luft Transfers from South Carolina to UCLA
In her freshman season with the Gamecocks, Luft improved marginally in the 50 and 100 back while taking over five seconds off her old best in the 200 back.
Washington State Will Go Fully Online This Fall; Swimming Still on Track
(Above) Washington State’s 2020-2021 captains). The Cougars are expecting to resume their season as normal this fall, though school will be online only.
SwimSwam Podcast: Bob Bowman Responds to SwimSwam’s ASU Redshirt Comments
Bowman was open and honest about his reasonings and was happy to answer a lot of the major questions that commenters had.
Wesson, Siebert, Valasek Round Out Cal Men’s 2020-21 Incoming Class to 13
With the addition of Tavis Siebert, Max Valasek and Tyler Wesson, the Cal men’s swimming & diving program will start the 2020-21 season with 13 newcomers.