Yale Captain Andrew Heymann: 5 Reasons “Athletics” is Most Important College Class
Andrew Heymann, the recently-graduated captain of Yale men’s swimming and diving team, delivered a thoughtful reflection on what he got out of four years as a student-athlete in New Haven, in a speech he gave at the annual Senior Student-Athlete Reception.
Missy Franklin Named NCAA DI Academic All-American Of The Year By CoSIDA
he College Sports Information Directors of America, CoSIDA, recently published their 2015 Capital One Academic All-America team, naming Franklin the Academic All-American of the Year.
SwimSpray Unveils Larger Bottle, 50% More at a New Lower Price
100% natural and safe, SwimSpray solves the longest-standing problem associated with swimming — the side-effects of chlorine.
Over 1000 College Swimming Commits in 2015, see the list here
Between the more-than-850 commit stories we have written and press releases sent to us by colleges, SwimSwam has compiled a list of over 1000 members of the high school class of 2015. See where they come from and where we will find them next year.
Tualatin Hills Breaststroker Tiffany Zhao to Swim for Brown in 2015-16
Tiffany Zhao, who swims for Westview High School and Tualatin Hills Swim Club, has elected to swim at Brown University…
Breaststroker Ally Donahue transferring from Florida to Brown
The Bears of Brown University will get a big addition to their roster this fall, nabbing outgoing Florida transfer Ally Donahue.
Brown Women Add Eight Swimmers And One Diver
The Brown University Women’s Swimming and Diving program will welcome eight swimmers and one diver to the team this coming fall, as Head Coach Kate Kovenock begins her second season at the helm. Below are brief biographies of each athlete.
Columbia Lions Pick Up Memphis Backstroker Lynley Matthews
Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club’s Lynley Matthews will swim at Columbia beginning in the fall of 2015.
Olympic Trials Qualifier Mark Andrew Commits to University of Pennsylvania
Greater Miami Valley YMCA’s Mark Andrew will join the University of Pennsylvania Quakers in the fall.
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.
Yale’s Aaron Greenberg Redshirting Junior Year to Try to Make Israeli Olympic Team
Yale’s Aaron Greenberg is taking an Olympic redshirt year to try to make the 2016 Israeli Olympic Team.
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.
Yale Women’s Swimming and Diving Add 9 to Class of 2019
The Yale women’s swimming and diving team will welcome seven new swimmers and two new divers in the incoming Class…
Cornell’s Joe Lucia Announces Retirement; Assistants Newman and Gallagher To Take Reins of Newly Separated Programs
Joe Lucia, the Philip H. Bartels Head Coach of Swimming at Cornell University, has announced he will be stepping down…