Theobold, Leberfinger Bestowed B1G Outstanding Sportsmanship Award
Senior Greta Leberfinger (Chatham, N.J.) of Rutgers swimming and diving was honored by the Big Ten Conference as Rutgers University’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners, announced Wednesday.
Sprint Flyer George Pappas Commits To Ohio State
Ohio State’s most recent commitment comes from George Pappas of Lane Four Aquatics in Iowa. As a sprint butterflier and freestyler,…
Minnesota’s Plant Earns Big Ten Medal of Honor
Minnesota seniors Jessica Plant (women’s swimming and diving) and Kyle Rau (men’s hockey) have been named recipients of this year’s Big Ten Medal of Honor, given annually to the top male and female student-athlete at each conference institution.
Happy ‘Gopher Women’s Swimming & Diving Big Ten Champions Day,’ swimming fans!
Today’s the first day of June, but SwimSwam readers might not know that it’s also a swimming-related holiday.
Illinois High School 50 Free Runner-Up Mossimo Chavez Commits to Ohio State
Mossimo Chavez of Whitney Young High School and Swift Aquatics will join the Ohio State Buckeyes for the 2015-16 season….
UNC hires former Rutgers head coach Phil Spiniello as new Tar Heel assistant
The University of North Carolina Tar Heels have filled their assistant coach opening with one of the bigger names on the market, former Rutgers head coach Phil Spiniello.
800 College Swimming Commits so far in 2015, see the list here
SwimSwam has covered 800-and-counting commit stories, which when taken together tell a story about the high school class of 2015 and where we will find them next year.
43 Division I Swim & Dive programs earn perfect APR scores from the NCAA for 2013-2014
20 women’s teams and 13 men’s teams earned perfect scores of 1000 for the 2013-2014 season, including women’s NCAA runners-up Georgia.
Maryland backstroker Jake Lamparella commits to Wisconsin Badgers for 2015 season
Maryland backstroker Jake Lamparella (pictured with his coach and parents) has verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin, and will join the Badgers starting in the fall of 2015.
Former Florida High School Champion Logan Samuelson Transferring from Auburn to Iowa
Distance freestyler Logan Samuelson will transfer to the University of Iowa after one season at Auburn, he tells SwimSwam on Thursday….
Records, Stereotypes Fall in LGBTQ Movement
Proud to Play: Where the Gay and Athletic Communities Intersect by Oliver Goodman | [email protected] “Stereotypes are like records,” Jack…
Northwestern Hires Nevada’s Abby Steketee As New Women’s Head Coach
The Northwestern women’s swimming & diving team has hired Abby Steketee as their new head coach to replace the outgoing…
NCAA Champs Missy Franklin, Ryan Murphy, Kevin Cordes Headline CoSIDA Academic Teams
Missy Franklin, with a 3.58 GPA in Psychology, has been named to the 2015 CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-District Team.
Eight Swimmers Awarded Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarships
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference office announced its annual postgraduate scholarship recipients on Thursday, with $15,000 awarded to…
A3 Performance Inks Badger Sprint Queen Ivy Martin
“I really trust A3’s vision. I feel very comfortable racing and training in their gear and I believe their support will contribute to my success,” said Martin.