Auburn Downs Georgia Tech Men and Women, Unlu Hits 1:36 200 Free
Auburn junior Emily Hetzer won the 200 free and 500 free as the Tigers won all but the 200 butterfly in Atlanta.
Texas 5A State Champion Connor Foote (2022) Sends Verbal to Texas A&M
Connor Foote has given Texas A&M men’s swimming and diving team its first verbal commitment for the class of 2026.
Two Swimming and Diving Athletes Among NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award Winners
Kentucky’s Asia Seidt, a four-time SEC champion, was one of two recent swimming and diving graduates to be recognized in the NCAA’s Today’s Top 10 list.
SEC Confirms Plan to Split Swimming & Diving Championship into 3 Meets
As SwimSwam first reported in November, the SEC has announced a plan to split the 2021 SEC Swimming & Diving Championship meet into 3 separate events.
Iowa HS Runner-Up Grace Frericks Verbals to Kentucky (2022)
At the 2020 Iowa HS State Championships, Frericks finished runner-up in the 50 free (23.56) and was third in the 100 back (55.42).
Kentucky Adds York YMCA Breaststroker Logan Smith for 2022
Smith hit his lifetime best in the 100 breast (55.93) at the 2020 Pennsylvania HS AAA Championships, where he placed third.
After Gap Year, Boise YMCA’s Paul Shutt to Join Mizzou’s Class of 2025
Shutt won five Idaho 5A titles in high school, and he holds every individual school record at Capital High School.
2020 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year
Though we did not get NCAAs, U.S. Olympic Trials, or the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games we were still fortunate to see some blazing fast swims in 2020.
Olivia Della Torre Will Follow in Her Sister’s Footsteps as a Georgia Bulldog
Olivia Della Torre, who won 3 Georgia state titles last year as a sophomore, will join the same Georgia team where her older sister Danielle is a senior.
2020 Swammy Awards: Men’s NCAA Coach of the Year – Anthony Nesty
Florida head coach Anthony Nesty guided two Gator men to become the fastest in history, earning the 2020 Swammy Award for Men’s NCAA Coach of the Year.
2020 NCAA Qualifier Harry Homans Transfers from Georgia to USC Trojans
At the 2020 SEC Championships, Homans placed third in the 200 fly and sixth in the 200 back in an impressive last-day double.
Coley Stickels Leaves Alabama after 18 Months; Will be Replaced by Margo Geer
Coley Stickels has resigned as head coach of the men’s and women’s program at Alabama. He will be replaced by Margo Geer after the Tokyo Olympics.
2020 Swammy Awards: NCAA Female Swimmer of the Year, Erika Brown
Erika Brown was the only woman to break an American Record in the yards pool in 2020, and she climbed to 2nd on the all-time list in two more races.
Arkansas Building Sprint Group’s 2nd Act with 2022 Commit Delaney Harrison
After the graduation of Anna Hopkin, one of the country’s best sprint freestylers, Arkansas’s coaching staff has been building off that success in recruiting.
Cam Abaqueta, One of 2022’s Most Versatile Swimmers, Commits to Florida
Rated as “Best of the Rest” in the backstrokes, Cam Abaqueta has emerged from the pandemic as arguably a better breaststroker than backstroker.