Hanz Palattao Breaks 20-Year-Old Meet Record at Summer Far Westerns
Hanz Palattao, 12, erased a 20-year-old meet record in the 100 backstroke, breaking Shayne Fleming’s mark of 1:04.57 from 2004 with a winning time of 1:04.23.
14-Year-Old Tanishi Gupta Climbs NAG Rankings With 1:01.26 100 Fly at Novato Sectionals
Tanishi Gupta triumphed in the 100 fly with a personal-best 1:01.26, approaching the Pacific 13-14 LSC record of 1:00.51 set by Marissa Neel in 2009.
Anthony Dornoff Becomes One of the Fastest 15-Year-Old Americans in 400 IM (4:20.65)
Only Sean Grieshop (4:20.25), Maximus Williamson (4:17.58), and Michael Phelps (4:15.20) have been faster at 15 years old than Dornoff’s 4:20.65 on Friday.
Crow Canyon Sharks Sweep Women’s Events in Dominant Opening Night of Novato Sectionals
Notre Dame commit (’25) Ellie Butler won the women’s 200 fly in Novato on Thursday, one of five Crow Canyon Country Club Sharks swimmers to earn victories.
Kate Simon to continue family legacy at Notre Dame (2025)
Simon, a Michigan division 3 state champion in the 100 and 200 free, will follow her parents’ footsteps, as both her parents were once Notre Dame athletes.
UCSD Commit Maddie O’Connell and Luka Mijatovic’s Double Wins Highlight 2024 CIF-NCS Finals
Carondelet senior Maddie O’Connell was the only girl to win two events (100 free/back) while Foothill first-year Luka Mijatovic swept the boys 200/500 free.
Rising Stars Luka Mijatovic, Tim Wu Climb Age-Group Rankings at EBAL Championships
Luka Mijatovic raced for the first time since turning 15, taking home EBAL titles in the 500 free and 200 IM to kick off his first high school playoff run.
Winter U.S. Open Qualifier Ellie Butler Commits to Notre Dame for 2025-26
Winter U.S. Open qualifier Ellie Butler from Crow Canyon Sharks will swim for the Fighting Irish beginning in 2025-26.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Tess Heavner Commits To Notre Dame For 2025
Heavner swims for Club Wolverine out of Michigan and won two Michigan Division II High School state titles last month.
Lakeside Wins Boys, Co-ed Meets; Small Crow Canyon Crew Wins Girls Title At Winter Jrs West
Cooper Lucas, Maximus Williamson, and the Lakeside Aquatic Club boys overcame a relay DQ to win a pair of team titles at this weekend’s Winter Juniors – West meet.
2023 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Combined East/West Results – Day 1
Alex Shackell led off Carmel Swim Club’s 800 free relay with 1:42.28 to help Carmel post the fastest time (6:59.52) of the combined East/West meets.
U.S. Open Qualifier Becky Rentz (2025) Makes Verbal Pledge to Notre Dame
“Best of the Rest” butterflyer Becky Rentz has announced her intention to swim for the Fighting Irish beginning in the fall of 2025.
Verbal from #4 Nathan Szobota Gives Notre Dame A Huge Jump Start in 2025 Recruiting
#4 Nathan Szobota, the top 1000 freestyler in the class of 2025, has selected the University of Notre Dame for his future collegiate career.
Summer Nationals Qualifier Ava Pape Gives Notre Dame 1st Verbal Commitment for 2025-26
Texas Ford’s Ava Pape, a 2023 National Select Camp invitee, gave the University of Notre Dame their first verbal commitment from the class of 2025.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Joe Natina
Natina led the Crow Canyon Country Club Sharks to a standout showing at U.S. Junior Nationals, with the girls’ team finishing 2nd overall.