Florida Adds Spanish National Team Diver Valeria Antolino Pacheco for 2021-22
Spanish National Team diver Valeria Antolino Pacheco is the latest addition to the University of Florida women’s swimming and diving class of 2025.
MN Sprinter Ezra Dickerson Joins LSU Class of 2025
At the 2020 Minnesota HS AA State Championships, Dickerson was an A-finalist in the 100 backstroke, finishing eighth.
After Going Bests in 12 Events Since October, Chloe Brede Verbals to Arkansas
In the 200 butterfly, Brede would’ve been Arkansas’s top swimmer in 2019-20 by over three seconds with her lifetime best (2:00.24).
Sprinter James Calvin Huenefeld Stays In-State, Verbals to LSU (2022)
At the 2020 Louisiana HS D2 State Championships in November, Huenefeld won the 200 free (1:40.26) and 100 fly (50.32) titles.
Sprinter Marin McKee Adds 23.4 50 Freestyle to Kentucky’s Class of 2022
The Kentucky women have one of the biggest early recruiting classes among current high school juniors, and have added some pieces to help address sprint problems from last season.
LSU Picks Up Georgia 6A Champ #19 Roman Valdez (2022)
Valdez joins a sprint group that has been revitalized by sophomore Brooks Curry, who has quickly developed into one of the best sprinters in the NCAA.
FSU Men Roll Past LSU; Seminoles, Tigers Fight To Draw In Women’s Meet
FSU junior Maddie McDonald was one of three women that won two individual events during Friday’s dual.
Auburn Downs Georgia Tech Men and Women, Unlu Hits 1:36 200 Free
Auburn junior Emily Hetzer won the 200 free and 500 free as the Tigers won all but the 200 butterfly in Atlanta.
Texas 5A State Champion Connor Foote (2022) Sends Verbal to Texas A&M
Connor Foote has given Texas A&M men’s swimming and diving team its first verbal commitment for the class of 2026.
Two Swimming and Diving Athletes Among NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award Winners
Kentucky’s Asia Seidt, a four-time SEC champion, was one of two recent swimming and diving graduates to be recognized in the NCAA’s Today’s Top 10 list.
SEC Confirms Plan to Split Swimming & Diving Championship into 3 Meets
As SwimSwam first reported in November, the SEC has announced a plan to split the 2021 SEC Swimming & Diving Championship meet into 3 separate events.
Iowa HS Runner-Up Grace Frericks Verbals to Kentucky (2022)
At the 2020 Iowa HS State Championships, Frericks finished runner-up in the 50 free (23.56) and was third in the 100 back (55.42).
Kentucky Adds York YMCA Breaststroker Logan Smith for 2022
Smith hit his lifetime best in the 100 breast (55.93) at the 2020 Pennsylvania HS AAA Championships, where he placed third.
After Gap Year, Boise YMCA’s Paul Shutt to Join Mizzou’s Class of 2025
Shutt won five Idaho 5A titles in high school, and he holds every individual school record at Capital High School.
2020 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year
Though we did not get NCAAs, U.S. Olympic Trials, or the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games we were still fortunate to see some blazing fast swims in 2020.