Early Signing Day 2020: Over 830 Verbal Commitments from the Class of 2021
Aiden Hayes, the top-ranked boy from the high school class of 2021, will be able to sign a National Letter of Intent to swim at NC State beginning tomorrow.
Northwestern Adds Kentucky HS 200/500 Free Champion Mackenzie Lanning (2022)
Lanning is a junior at Sacred Heart Academy, which has won the Kentucky HS State Championships the last eight seasons straight.
Mason Hunter Splits 23.2 Breast, Freshman Chung Goes PRs at Michigan Intrasquad
Maggie MacNeil, meanwhile, hit 51’s in the 100 fly and back and led off the medley relay with a very quick 23.72.
Comerford, Miller Highlight Star-Studded Indianapolis Site of US Open
The Indianapolis site appears to be the biggest of all of the sites, with a large number of Olympians and National Team athletes slated to appear.
Minnesotan Nick Kale Will Join Purdue’s Breaststroke Tradition in Fall 2021
Nick Kale, who finished 4th in the 100 breaststroke at the 2020 Minnesota High School State Championship meet, has committed to Purdue.
Chandler Lipp (2021) Verbally Commits to In-state Boilermakers
Fort Wayne, Indiana’s Chandler Lipp will remain in-state to swim for the Purdue University Boilermakers in the class of 2025.
Iowa —>Iowa State: Maddie Ziegert Announces Short Transfer after Program Cut
Maddie Ziegert will transfer from Iowa to Iowa State next season. The two campuses are only about 120 miles apart in central Iowa.
Illinois High School Sectionals Champion Connor McCarthy Commits to Purdue
The Purdue men don’t often recruit from the neighboring state of Illinois, but they’ve added one neighbor, Connor McCarthy, to their class of 2021.
The First 100 Verbal Commitments from the High School Class of 2022
We have already written over 100 articles on verbal commitments from the high school class of 2022. See the list here.
Summer Juniors Qualifier Ryan Zerpa (2021) Sends Verbal Commitment to Purdue
Fly/back specialist Ryan Zerpa of Alpha Aquatics in Los Angeles has verbally committed to the Purdue class of 2025.
SSPC: Mariah Denigan Led a Whole OW Field Off Course… and Still Won Bronze
Denigan talked about her success in the pool and open water, from medaling at the world jr champs to the Pan American Games
European Junior Championships Medalist Gal Cohen Groumi Commits to Michigan
Gal Cohen Groumi, who was the fastest leg on Israel’s Olympic-qualifying 800 free relay, has committed to the University of Michigan.
Sources: Michigan State To Eliminate Women’s & Men’s Swimming & Diving Programs
Michigan State will eliminate its women’s and men’s swimming & diving programs, sources say. MSU would be the latest in a long line of college cuts this year.
Michigan Swimming Legend Frank Legacki Dies at the Age of 81
Michigan swimming legend and former American record holder Frank Legacki has died at the age of 81 due to complications with metastatic prostate cancer.
Michigan Nabs #12 Logan Zucker of SwimMAC for Fall 2022
Last summer, at the 2019 Speedo Junior Nationals, Zucker scored in the 1500 free (15:47.63) at 13th and the 400 IM (4:29.63) at 19th.