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Penn State Earns 2028 Verbal Pledge From Distance Ace Adam Giersch NEW COMMIT: Penn State University has received its second public verbal commitment for its Class of 2032 from Adam Giersch of Virginia Beach, Va. Giersch is a Junior National qualifier who excels in distance freestyle. He will join L...

NC State Splashes Into 2028 Recruiting With Verbal From CARIFTA Champion Jaden Mills NEW COMMIT: North Carolina State University has earned its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028, as Jaden Mills announced his verbal commitment. Hailing from Chattanooga, Tenn., Mills is a Junior National qu...

Indiana Lands First 2028 Verbal Commitment From Freestyler Sawyer Wilson NEW COMMIT: Indiana University has officially opened its Class of 2032 recruiting, landing a verbal commitment from Sawyer Wilson of Lexington, Ky. Wilson is a Junior National qualifier who excels in sprint freestyle. He will a...

Warrior Swimming's Brynlee Yoder Verbals to Army for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Futures qualifier Brynlee Yoder of New Paris, Indiana, has announced her verbal commitment to the United States Military Academy at West Point and will arrive on campus in Fall 2027. She will join Kalyn O'Hara, Jordyn Kendler and ...

Cornell Lands 2027 Verbal From Burlingame Aquatic Club's Alexa Chang NEW COMMIT: Cornell University has scored a new verbal commitment* for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Alexa Chang of Burlingame, Calif. Chang is a Junior National qualifier who specializes in backstroke and butterfly. She will ...

Breaststroker Ashlyn Anderson Lends 2027 Verbal to Rice NEW COMMIT: Rice University has scored a new in-state verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Ashlyn Anderson of Keller, Texas. Anderson is a Junior National qualifier who excels in breaststroke. She will join Lily Hineman in H...

Earning Your Ducks: A Summer Coach's Playbook for Teaching Young Swimmers a Positive Mindset Standing in the ice-cold water and ready to coach, I am watching kids splash and laugh around me. It's practice before a big home meet. The coaches want swimmers focused on the strokes they are going to race...

National Age Group Record Holder Shareef Elaydi Verbals to Texas for 2027 NEW COMMIT: One of the top recruits in his class, Shareef Elaydi has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Texas for Fall 2027. Elaydi of Santa Clara, Calif., is a National Age Group record holder. Regarding his...

Blue Devils Snag 2027 Verbal From Sprinter Teddy O’Donnell NEW COMMIT: Duke University has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Teddy O’Donnell of Wilmette, Ill. O'Donnell is a Junior National qualifier who excels in sprint events. He will join Aiden Yeo and Grant O’...

How to Balance the Transition to the Fall Season By this point in the year, many high schools have begun their fall semesters. The summer heat begins to dwindle, classes pick up and swimming kicks off its next season. Although it’s a transition many swimmers have experienced for years, it can still ...

Boston College Scores 2027 Verbal From Germantown Academy's Oliver Ritchey NEW COMMIT: Boston College has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Oliver Ritchey of Hellertown, Pa. Ritchey is a Junior National qualifier who excels in freestyle and IM. He will join Seth B...

Fox Valley Swim Team's Sofia Piater Chooses Wisconsin For 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Wisconsin has received a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Sofia Piater of Naperville, Ill. Piater is a Junior National qualifier who excels in backstroke and freestyle. She will j...

Pitt Scores 2027 Verbal From Junior National Qualifier Sammy DaJusta NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Sammy DaJusta of Columbus, Ohio, has pledged his verbal commitment to the University of Pittsburgh for Fall 2027. DaJusta is a sprint freestyler. He will join Kian Grabar in Pittsburgh as a mem...

Carmel Swim Club's Jack Street Verbals to Purdue for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Purdue University has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from in-state standout Jack Street of Carmel, Indiana. Street is a Junior National qualifier who is very versatile. Regarding his commitment...

Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Swimmer of the Year Sydney LaBaugh Chooses LSU for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Louisiana State University has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Sydney LaBaugh of Coplay, Pa. LaBaugh is a versatile swimmer who is a Junior National qualifier. Sh...

Junior National Qualifier Hana Sungail Selects Southern Methodist for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Southern Methodist University has recorded a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Hana Sungail of Altamonte Springs, Fla. Sungail is a Junior National qualifier who excels in freestyle and ...

Distance Ace Avery Heron Selects Penn State for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Penn State University has scored a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Avery Heron of Hanover, Md. Heron is a talented freestyler who has earned Junior National qualifying times. Regarding his commitment, he said: "I am extremely ...

Pitt Secures 2027 Verbal From Local Distance Freestyler Olivia George NEW COMMIT: The University of Pittsburgh has scored a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from local standout Olivia George, who hails from about 30 minutes southeast of Pittsburgh in Irwin, Pa. George is a Junior National qualifi...

YMCA National Finalist Brayden Hale Sends 2027 Verbal to WVU Mountaineers  NEW COMMIT: West Virginia University has received a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Brayden Hale of Wallingford, Conn. Hale is a Junior National qualifier who excels in IM. Regarding his commitmen...

NCAA Recruiting Periods for Swimmers: What Are Dead Periods and Recruiting Shutdowns? College recruiting is in full swing, with the class of 2028 now able to speak in person with NCAA coaches, schedule visits, and receive offers. As high school juniors and seniors approach the first recruiting shutd...