Asia Seidt Wins 2020 CoSIDA D1 At-Large Academic All-American of the Year
37 NCAA swimmers were honored as CoSIDA Academic All-America team members, with Kentucky’s Asia Seidt winning Team Member of the Year.
Michigan Won’t Bring Swimming Programs Back to Campus in First 2 Phases
The University of Michigan has announced a 4-phase plan to return student-athletes to campus; swimming & diving wasn’t named in the first 2 phases.
Iowa Picks Up 2021 Verbal Commitment from Canada’s Catherine Minic
Canadian butterfly specialist Catherine Minic has committed to the Hawkeyes for 2021-22 and beyond.
PSU’s Jack, Murphy Named Members of Big Ten Anti-Hate & Anti-Racism Campaign
Olivia Jack and women’s swimming & diving head coach Tim Murphy were among the Penn State representatives announced.
Wisconsin Shuts Down Old Natatorium ahead of Schedule Amid Coronavirus Closure
The University of Wisconsin is now officially without a swimming pool after the school announced this week that it was…
Members of Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition Announced
In addition, the Big Ten Conference formally launched a Voter Registration Initiative that has been in the planning stages since February of 2020.
Monday Marks Opening Day for the Recruiting Class of 2022
Prospective student-athletes from the high school class of 2022 may begin to receive calls from college coaches beginning Monday, June 15, 2020.
Indiana’s Andrew Couchon and Kai Bathurst Enter NCAA Transfer Portal
More Indiana swimmers are on their way out as rising junior Andrew Couchon and rising sophomore Kai Bathurst have both entered the transfer portal.
#10 Recruit in Class of 2021 Lindsay Flynn Changes Commitment to Michigan
After originally committing to Indiana University, Flynn has now decided to enlist with another Big Ten program – Michigan.
Northwestern Tabs Associate Head Coach Katie Robinson to Lead Program
Robinson, now the second female coach of a men’s team in the Power 5, was the head women’s swimming and diving coach at Tulane University from 2012-17.
Michigan Names Auböck, MacNeil 2019-20 Athletes of the Year
Auböck is the eighth men’s swimmer to receive the award, while MacNeil is the sixth women’s swimmer to receive the award and first since 1997.
Big Ten Recognizes Spring and At-Large Sports Academic All-Big Ten Honorees
The Big Ten recognized a total of 2,055 students competing in spring and at-large sports who have been named to the Academic All-Conference team.
Moldovan Record-Holder Nichita Bortnicov Sends Verbal to Indiana for 2021
Bortnicov’s 200 fly NR in short course meters is a 2:01.30, which converts to a 1:49.27 in yards. He’s also part of two NR relays.
Italian Freestyler Ilaria Murzilli Commits to Nebraska
Ilaria Murzilli will join Nebraska’s strongest group, their distance freestyle group, when she arrives in Lincoln in the fall of 2021.
SwimSwam Podcast: Ray Looze on What Makes a Perfect Breaststroke
Looze talks about the ins and outs of learning how to coach breaststroke, what he looks for in potential recruits, and how to build up a great breaststroke