High School

Czech Junior National Finalist Daniel Mitka Pledges 2027 Verbal to Georgia Tech NEW COMMIT: The Georgia Institute of Technology has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season from Daniel Mitka of Denver, Colorado. Mitka is a Junior National qualifier who excels in breaststroke and IM. ...

European Junior Semifinalist Maari Randvali Verbally Commits to Michigan for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Michigan has added another international verbal commitment for Fall 2027, this time from Maari Randvali of Tallinn, Estonia. She will join Wui Kiu Man and Sofia Szymanowski in Ann Arbor as...

Virginia Tech Snags 2027 Verbal From Turkish Standout Alisa Enercan NEW COMMIT: Virginia Tech has secured a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Alisa Enercan of Istanbul, Turkey. Enercan excels in mid-distance freestyle and butterfly. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I am be...

North Florida Dives into High School Water Polo By Alex Ellison The first high school water polo league in Tallahassee, Florida, began with a simple realization. College students at Florida State University understood that if the sport was going to survive and grow in North Florida, somebody had to ...

Northwestern Lands 2027 Verbal From CIF State Champion Bella Parker NEW COMMIT: Northwestern University has received a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Bella Parker of Irvine, Calif. Parker specializes in sprint backstroke and sprint freestyle, and she is a Junior Nationa...

Blue Devils Pick Up 2027 Verbal From Junior National Qualifier Aiden Yeo NEW COMMIT: Duke University has secured a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Aiden Yeo of Pleasanton, Calif. Yeo is a Junior National qualifier who excels in butterfly and IM. He will join Grant O'Mara in Durham as a memb...

Washington State Earns 2027 Verbal From Oregon 6A State Champ Tessa Aberle NEW COMMIT: Washington State University has secured a verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Tessa Aberle of Clackamas, Oregon. Aberle is a Futures qualifier who excels in sprint freestyle and backstroke. Regarding her commitme...

FSU Gains 2027 Verbal From Juniors West Bronze Medalist Nicolas Lee NEW COMMIT: Florida State University has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Nicholas Lee of Hillsboro, Oregon. Lee is a Junior National qualifier who excels in backstroke, freestyle and IM. He w...

Local Standout Rainie Moran Verbals to Hometown Utah Utes for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Utah has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from local standout and Utah native Rainie Moran of Salt Lake City. Moran is a Junior National qualifier. She will join Ella B...

Junior National Qualifier Isaac Yeung Sends 2027 Verbal to Army West Point NEW COMMIT: The United States Military Academy at West Point has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Isaac Yeung of Bellevue, Washington. Yeung is a Junior National qualifier who excels in f...

Yale Secures 2027 Verbal Pledge From Junior National Qualifier Fin McLane NEW COMMIT: Kensington, New Hampshire native Fin McLane has announced his verbal commitment* to Yale University beginning in Fall 2027. McLane is a Junior National qualifier specializing in breaststroke and IM. Regarding his c...

Does Long Course Swimming Matter for College Recruiting? For many swimmers navigating the college recruiting process, one question comes up again and again: does long course performance really matter? Many swimmers think that because they are going to swim short course in college and don’t have plan...

School is Out: Surviving Summer Doubles and Maximizing Your Swim Training For many swimmers, the final school bell has rung, backpacks have been tossed aside, and summer has officially arrived. While friends are sleeping in, heading to the beach, or enjoying carefree afternoons, competitive swimmers...

Texas State Champ Brooklyn Poole Verbally Commits to TCU for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Texas Christian University has scored a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from in-state standout Brooklyn Poole of College Station, Texas. Poole is a Junior National qualifier who excels in breaststroke. ...

Texas Lands 2027 Verbal From Hungarian Olympian Vivien Jackl NEW COMMIT: The University of Texas has scored a big verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Budapest, Hungary native Vivien Jackl. A versatile swimmer who especially excels in distance freestyle and IM, Jackl competed at ...

Every Swimming Journey is a Little Different: Focus On Your Own Path Comparison can be one of the fastest ways to lose joy in swimming.  It can happen in a single practice. You may look at your teammate in the next lane holding faster paces; you may see someone your age dropping time every meet whil...

New Mexico Scores 2027 Verbal From South Carolina State Champion Peighton Johnson NEW COMMIT: The University of New Mexico has scored a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Peighton Johnson of Elgin, South Carolina. A Futures qualifier, Johnson is a talented sprint freestyler. Re...

Oregon State Champion Brecken Egeland Lends 2027 Verbal to Arizona NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Brecken Egeland of Bend, Oregon, has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Arizona beginning in Fall 2027. Egeland is a talented freestyler and butterflyer. Regarding his commitmen...

Shareef Elaydi Just Misses Michael Andrew NAG in 100-Yard Breaststroke While racing at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Championships in Fresno, Archbishop Mitty junior Shareef Elaydi just missed the National Age Group (NAG) record in the 100-yard breaststroke for the 15-16 classifica...

Army West Point Adds Futures Qualifier Kalyn O’Hara To Class of 2031 NEW COMMIT: Futures qualifier Kalyn O’Hara of Annandale, Virginia, 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 Jordyn Kendler and Ame...