Futures Qualifier Grace Dunn (2022) Announces Verbal Commitment to Columbia
Grace Dunn from Scottsdale Aquatic Club has announced her verbal commitment to the application process at Columbia for 2022-23.
A Closer Look at ‘Honest Effort’
Miriam Guevara was recently disqualified at the Women’s Big Ten championships under the “honest effort” rule. Was what she did really that egregious?
NCAA Confirms Dramatic Changes to D1 Swimming & Diving Championships for 2021
With timed finals relays only, 4 relays per heat, no spectators, and quick exits, this year’s NCAA Championship meet will feel much different.
Swim England Junior National Teamer Caroline Lewitt Sends Verbal to Princeton
English and Scottish Open Nationals medalist Caroline Lewitt has committed to Princeton University’s application process for 2022.
Columbia Adds IMer Caleb Apodaca for Fall 2021
He raced at the 2019 Winter Junior Championships – West, where he hit lifetime bests in both butterfly and both IM events, making the 400 IM B-final.
Jamie Holder Declines Offer to Return to Dartmouth as Head Swimming Coach
Dartmouth College offered the head coaches of all its cut programs the opportunity to return after reinstatement. Head swimming & diving coach Jamie Holder declined.
NCAA D1 Council Extends Ban on In-Person Recruiting Through May 31
The NCAA Division I Council has committed to have a plan to transition back to in-person recruiting after the current dead period expires on June 1.
Eason Jones Follows Older Siblings Raime, Jed to Yale (2022)
At the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West, Jones had a high finish in the 400 IM, taking 29th with a lifetime best 4:23.89.
NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships Will Retain Full Field Sizes
The NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships have been confirmed with the usual field size, though we could see other changes coming to the event.
Minnesota HS 100 Back Runner-Up Katelin Phelps Commits to Brown (2021)
At the 2019 Minnesota HS Class A State Championships, Phelps finished runner-up in the 100 back (55.67) as well as fifth in the 200 free (1:52.87).
2021 NCAA Swimming Conference Championships Primer – Division I
The 2021 NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships will get underway next week, with a more spread-out schedule than normal.
The Ivy League to Allow Current Seniors to Compete as Grad Students Next Year
The Ivy League Council of Presidents voted to allow a one-year exemption to the League’s rule barring graduate students from competing on athletic teams.
CSCAA Releases Revised Diving All-American Criteria
The CSCAA released revised criteria for diving All-American honors in the event that a championship meet at any level is canceled
Dartmouth AD Harry Sheehy Will Retire Following Title IX Misstep
The news comes less than two weeks after Dartmouth announced it would be reinstating the five programs that were cut due to failing to be Title IX compliant.
Germantown Sprinter Jack Maketa Verbals to Yale (2022)
At the 2020 Easterns, Maketa finished ninth in the 100 fly (50.28) and 17th in the 200 free (1:42.39).