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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The 2023 Winter Juniors – East meet gets underway with a night of relay timed finals (200 medley relay, 800 free relay) in Columbus, Ohio.

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Marvin Johnson Outduels Johnny Crush In 100 Free At McCallie Invitational

Navy commit Johnny Crush set a new best time in the 100 free (43.86), finishing 2nd to Marvin Johnson, a top recruit in the class of 2025.

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Top Class Of 2025 Recruiting Storylines (So Far)

#1 Thomas Heilman was one of the four top-20 ranked boys to announce their verbal commitments to Virginia on the same day in October.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 75.5% Think Virginia’s 2025 Recruiting Class Is Better Than Cal’s

Thomas Heilman heads up a talent-stacked recruiting class for the Virginia Cavaliers in the fall of 2025.

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One Day, Four Top 20, Five Commits, What. Just. Happened for the Virginia Men

The Virginia men had five commitment announcements today, with four of them in our top 20 recruits, including #1 Heilman and #2 Williamson.

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Thomas Heilman, The No. 1 Recruit In High School Class Of 2025, Commits To Virginia

Heilman, arguably one of the greatest high school recruits ever, made the huge decision to stay in-state and follow his older brother to Charlotesville.

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Grant Murphy, the Maryland LSC Champion in the 400 IM, Commits to Virginia

Grant Murphy, an IMer and middle-distance swimmer from the Annapolis Swim Club, has joined Virginia’s historic recruiting class.

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Thomas Mercer, The No. 8 Recruit in High School Class of 2025, Commits to Virginia

Mercer already would make an ACC final in both IMs. Mercer already has numerous 2024 US Olympic Trials qualifying times.

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Josh Howat, The No. 12 Recruit in High School Class of 2025, Commits to Virginia

Josh Howat swam best times in both the 50 and 100 freestyles in both LCM and SCY in the last year and will head to Virginia.

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Way Too Early Recruit Ranks: Boys High School Class Of 2025

Thomas Heilman (pictured) leads this class, and is arguably one of the best male recruits in the history of American swimming.

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Landon D’Ariano And Thomas Mercer Close NCSAs With 200 IM Olympic Trials Cuts

Both D’Ariano (above) and Mercer had already qualified for Olympic Trials in the 400 IM but now added the 200 IM to their lineup.

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Lilla Bognar Adds 200 IM To Her List of Trials Cuts With PB 2:15.16 (NCSAs Day 5)

16 year old Lilla Bognar adds the 200 back to her Trials cut resume after already qualifying in the 200 back and 400 IM.

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Madison Smith Earns First Olympic Trials Cut With 4:12.80 400 Free (Night 4 NCSAs)

Madison Smith had a huge drop in finals, earning her first Olympic Trials Cut by over two and a half seconds as she won the 400 free.

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Charlotte Crush Swims 1:00.07 100 Back on Night 3 of NCSAs, 12th All-Time for 15-16

Charlotte Crush threw down a new PB in the 100 backstroke, swimming a 1:00.07 to move to 12th all-time in the US rankings for the 15-16 age-group.

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13-Year-Old Wilson York Swims Another All-Timer in the 200 Breast

13-Year-Old Wilson York now ranks among the fastest 13-14 swimmers in both breaststrokes, even with more than a year to go.

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