2025 Swim Recruits

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LegoBear
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Noticed she was visiting at one of the football games. Amazing class and hopefully Durden has led us past the McKeever ugliness.

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https://swimswam.com/2-recruit-in-class-of-2025-teagan-odell-chooses-cal-golden-bears-grab-1-2-3-in-the-class/
Dream Team 2
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https://swimswam.com/cals-womens-class-of-2025-is-shaping-up-as-one-of-the-best-in-history/

Title says it all. Exciting times ahead!
OBear073akaSMFan
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..and the comment section the writer thinks Cal has another top-20 lined up. ..And the beat goes on..
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Schroeder71
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Fantastic news! The class of 2025 brings back memories when Cal & Stanford landed the top five swimmers in the nation. GO BEARS!
LegoBear
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The assistant coach Joshua Huger posted that they were not done either so hopefully.

OBear073akaSMFan said:

..and the comment section the writer thinks Cal has another top-20 lined up. ..And the beat goes on..
philbert
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so glad that McKeever is gone
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philbert said:

so glad that McKeever is gone


Her departure should had happened long ago! 10 years ago when we recruited the fab four & won the ncaa their freshmen year & I believe coach Teri was soon the Olympic coach, with all these accolades we should had been signing recruits like mad. Nada. We did get some single outstanding recruits here & there but nothing like 10 yrs ago. Think there were lots of negative recruiting going on with coach Teri. It's great to see us return to glory!
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OBear073akaSMFan said:

philbert said:

so glad that McKeever is gone


Her departure should had happened long ago! 10 years ago when we recruited the fab four & won the ncaa their freshmen year & I believe coach Teri was soon the Olympic coach, with all these accolades we should had been signing recruits like mad. Nada. We did get some single outstanding recruits here & there but nothing like 10 yrs ago. Think there were lots of negative recruiting going on with coach Teri. It's great to see us return to glory!
I didn't realize you were Nostradamus. You would have fired her after one of the greatest recruiting classes in history-really?
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CAL WOMEN HIT AGAIN: #7 ANNIE JIA COMMITS TO GOLDEN BEARS FOR FALL 2025

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The Cal women have hit again on their historic class of 2025, with the 7th-ranked recruit in the country Annie Jia announcing her verbal commitment to the Golden Bears. This gives Cal commitments from the #1, #2, #3, #7, #13, and a handful of "Best of the Rest" ranked recruits.


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CAL WOMEN HIT AGAIN: #7 ANNIE JIA COMMITS TO GOLDEN BEARS FOR FALL 2025

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The Cal women have hit again on their historic class of 2025, with the 7th-ranked recruit in the country Annie Jia announcing her verbal commitment to the Golden Bears. This gives Cal commitments from the #1, #2, #3, #7, #13, and a handful of "Best of the Rest" ranked recruits.
Wow!


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coachdeke said:

OBear073akaSMFan said:

philbert said:

so glad that McKeever is gone


Her departure should had happened long ago! 10 years ago when we recruited the fab four & won the ncaa their freshmen year & I believe coach Teri was soon the Olympic coach, with all these accolades we should had been signing recruits like mad. Nada. We did get some single outstanding recruits here & there but nothing like 10 yrs ago. Think there were lots of negative recruiting going on with coach Teri. It's great to see us return to glory!
I didn't realize you were Nostradamus. You would have fired her after one of the greatest recruiting classes in history-really?
No way I was saying to fire coach Teri. There were lots of positives during this time period of the these recruits, which included recruiting the fab4, winning the NCAAs in prior year, & even Teri becoming head & assist Olympic coach but the recruiting seem to hit a snag for those 10 after the fab 4. Yes we did get recruits & there were exceptional ie.Stadden, Ivey but IMO there were some reasons why many more higher ranked recruits were going else where. I did question this in previous threads about negative recruiting against coach Teri which I think was the reason why are recruiting stalled. I think the University should had (yes..shoulda, woulda, & coulda) investigated earlier and not let some investigative news reporter start the ball rolling 10 years later.
Schroeder71
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How many are members of the talented 2025 recruit class? Is there a maximum for women's swimming?
GO BEARS!
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Schroeder71 said:

How many are members of the talented 2025 recruit class? Is there a maximum for women's swimming?
GO BEARS!
This website says 14 for division 1. Scholarships
Polodad
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No max on numbers. The constraint is always on scholly $ available.
swimmer19
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On the men's side, SwimSwam #11 Ryan Erisman and HM Julien Rousseau -> Cal

Erisman is on the US National Junior Team and a mid-distance standout from Florida, Rousseau is the top CA recruit and a distance standout out of San Diego.
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On the men's side, SwimSwam #11 Ryan Erisman and HM Julien Rousseau -> Cal

Erisman is on the US National Junior Team and a mid-distance standout from Florida, Rousseau is the top CA recruit and a distance standout out of San Diego.
Couldn't find any announcement on Ryan Erisman's commitment. Saw Julien's but is Ryan for sure?
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Erisman

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz1j2Yepfpi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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Thanks
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couple of recent 2025 recruits

Dar Lavrenko from Mountain View, Ca. Rated #11 in CA. Sprinter 50-100


https://swimswam.com/cal-commit-dar-lavrenko-spooks-cif-central-coast-100-fr-section-record-at-43-97-in-prelims/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter


Italian Butterflyer Matteo Palmisani who attends High school in Texas. He is rated #87 by swimcloud



https://swimswam.com/italian-butterflyer-matteo-palmisani-2025-sends-verbal-commitment-to-cal/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

Here is the recap of the men swimming recruits listed on swimswam now.

Cal is putting together a strong class of 2029, with verbal commitments from Norvin Clontz (#7), Ryan Erisman (#11), Caiden Bowers (#15), Kenneth Barnicle (#20), Ian Platts-Mills (best of the rest), Julien Rousseau (honorable mention), Andrew Shackell, and Dar Lavrenko, in addition to Palmisani.
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OBear073akaSMFan said:



Cal is putting together a strong class of 2029, with verbal commitments from Norvin Clontz (#7), Ryan Erisman (#11), Caiden Bowers (#15), Kenneth Barnicle (#20), Ian Platts-Mills (best of the rest), Julien Rousseau (honorable mention), Andrew Shackell, and Dar Lavrenko, in addition to Palmisani.

Looks like Brother Andrew is now following Alex to Texas. I guess money talk! Hope sister still on board with Cal.

https://swimswam.com/andrew-shackell-2025-flips-verbal-commitment-from-cal-to-texas/
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OBear073akaSMFan said:

OBear073akaSMFan said:



Cal is putting together a strong class of 2029, with verbal commitments from Norvin Clontz (#7), Ryan Erisman (#11), Caiden Bowers (#15), Kenneth Barnicle (#20), Ian Platts-Mills (best of the rest), Julien Rousseau (honorable mention), Andrew Shackell, and Dar Lavrenko, in addition to Palmisani.

Looks like Brother Andrew is now following Alex to Texas. I guess money talk! Hope sister still on board with Cal.

https://swimswam.com/andrew-shackell-2025-flips-verbal-commitment-from-cal-to-texas/

Good luck to Andrew following his brother to Texas, and I can understand the attraction for Andrew of swimming with his brother, and training with the Texas mid-distance freestyle group. While I would be surprised if NIL money was a factor, certainly Texas can offer a lower tuition cost and generous financial support.

So what does this mean for sister Alex ? I certainly don't know any of the Shackell's, but I understand Alex is very close to Claire Weinstein and Teagan O'Dell, and I have no reason to believe they are interested in swimming under Carol Capitani, the women's head coach at Texas.
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swan said:

OBear073akaSMFan said:

OBear073akaSMFan said:



Cal is putting together a strong class of 2029, with verbal commitments from Norvin Clontz (#7), Ryan Erisman (#11), Caiden Bowers (#15), Kenneth Barnicle (#20), Ian Platts-Mills (best of the rest), Julien Rousseau (honorable mention), Andrew Shackell, and Dar Lavrenko, in addition to Palmisani.

Looks like Brother Andrew is now following Alex to Texas. I guess money talk! Hope sister still on board with Cal.

https://swimswam.com/andrew-shackell-2025-flips-verbal-commitment-from-cal-to-texas/

Good luck to Andrew following his brother to Texas, and I can understand the attraction for Andrew of swimming with his brother, and training with the Texas mid-distance freestyle group. While I would be surprised if NIL money was a factor, certainly Texas can offer a lower tuition cost and generous financial support.

So what does this mean for sister Alex ? I certainly don't know any of the Shackell's, but I understand Alex is very close to Claire Weinstein and Teagan O'Dell, and I have no reason to believe they are interested in swimming under Carol Capitani, the women's head coach at Texas.
Per Abby Weitzel from Ann Killion's column:

Two of her young teammates in Paris will be part of Cal's lauded incoming 2025 class. Claire Weinstein, from Las Vegas, finished second behind Ledecky in the 100 free, and Alex Shackell finished second to Smith in the 200 fly. Shackell's older brother Aaron, who also made the Olympic team, left Cal last spring after one year to transfer to Texas. But his decision didn't change his sister's choice.

"I'm super excited for them to be wearing a Cal cap after me," Weitzeil said. "Cal's my home. Best decision I ever made was coming to Cal. People don't want to leave here."
The pipeline from the Bay Area to the Olympic swim venue keeps on producing.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/bay-area-keeps-producing-olympic-swimmers-19550257.php



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Philbert,
It was very disappointing to learn about Aaron Shackell's decision to leave the program, but sister Alex is the crown jewel in the 2025 women's class. Thanks for posting the update from Abby via Killion.
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+1000
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swan said:


Philbert,
It was very disappointing to learn about Aaron Shackell's decision to leave the program, but sister Alex is the crown jewel in the 2025 women's class. Thanks for posting the update from Abby via Killion.

Swimswam has published a revised rank of the top swim prospects in the women's 2025 NCAA recruiting class.

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*ORIGINAL ranking* (Aug 28, 2024)


WAY TOO EARLY RECRUIT RANKS: GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2025

Top 20 (5):
#1 Alex Shackell, #2 Teagan O'Dell, #3 Claire Weinstein, #7 Annie Jia, #13 Elle Scott

Honorable Mention (0)

Best of the rest (3):
Ella Cosgrove, Alexa McDevitt, Gracyn Aquino

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*UPDATED ranking* (July 17, 2024)

TOP 20 NCAA SWIMMING RECRUITS IN THE GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2025

Top 20 (6):
#1 Alex Shackell, #2 Teagan O'Dell, #3 Claire Weinstein, #8 Annie Jia, #9 Elle Scott*, #19 Ella Cosgrove*

Honorable Mention (1):
Alexa McDevitt*

Best of the rest (0):
Not sure why Gracyn Aquino is no longer ranked here, as Aquino's improvements this past 2024 season include a 50.32 to 49.95 (100 Free), and a 22.68 to 22.65 (50 Free). Maybe the others on the list have achieved more significant time drops?


* = rank upgrade

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Taking a quick peek beyond 2025, my way too early hopes are for prospective top recruits Rylee Erisman (brother Ryan's coming to Cal in 2025) & Kayla Han (used to swim for Alex's swim club, Carmel). Molly Sweeney (also from Carmel) would also be an invaluable asset. Charlotte Crush from Lakeside Swim will surely be on every recruiter's wishlist.

"RYLEE ERISMAN, WOMEN'S 50 FREESTYLE 24.62


Rylee Erisman became the 2nd-fastest performer in the girl's 15-16 age group at the 2024 US Olympic Trials in the women's 50 freestyle, finishing 5th in a time of 24.62.

Erisman set the NCSA Spring Championships on fire when she blasted a 13-14 NAG Record time of 24.98, shattering the 15-year-old mark set by Missy Franklin in 2009 at 25.23. In the interim to the 2024 US Olympic Trials, Erisman aged up and now competes for 15-16 NAG Records. While she hasn't yet cracked one of thosethough she's close and has plenty of timeher performances in the 50 freestyle in Indy were nothing short of outstanding"

https://swimswam.com/the-top-10-swims-from-the-2024-u-s-olympic-team-trials/

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"Han had a rollercoaster of an opening day in Indianapolis. After finishing just nine-hundredths shy of the top eight in the 400 free, two scratches ahead of her earned her a night swim. She capitalized on that opportunity, dropping over a second from her entry time and ultimately finishing 4th after coming in seeded 16th"

https://swimswam.com/how-did-the-doha-roster-perform-at-u-s-olympic-trials/

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Teagan O'Dell & Elle Scott (2025 verbals) are on the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships U.S. Roster (as are 2017 rising stars Rylee Erisman & Audrey Derivaux and 2016 Kayla Han), plus Canadians Mia West (2024 commit) & Ella Cosgrove (2025 verbal), to be held in Canberra, Australia this August:

https://websitedevsa.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/national-junior-teamdocuments/rosters/2024-junior-pan-pacs.pdf?sfvrsn=ed900632_2

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The Bear's will have a terrific class in 2025 if all of the verbal commits show up in Sept 2025.
The incoming class of 2024 lacks the star power and depth of the 2025 class, but features several high ranking international talents including two swimmers who will be representing France in the 2024 Olympic Games, butterflyer Lilou Ressencourt and sprint backstroker Mary-Ambre Moluh.
Of note, Katie Grimes. the top recruit in the 2024 class has yet to reveal her colligiate plans. I expect Cal to be in the mix for her talents, but I understand her handlers are looking for significant NIL $.
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What about the men's recruiting class ? Seems like they are not in the top tier of recruits? What happened?
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3Cats4CAL said:

What about the men's recruiting class ? Seems like they are not in the top tier of recruits? What happened?

The men's 2024 recruiting class is potentially one of the best if all of our international recruits (Tomac, Okadome and Mazellier) actually show up for classes this coming September. If Coach Durden is able to get Lasco, Rose, Jensen and Seeliger to return for their Covid 5th year of eligibility, and Mewan Tomac's issue with his ISL participation is successfully resolved, the 2024-2025 Bears probably have their best chance for another NCAA championship in March 2025 in Tacoma. Our NCAA prospects for the men get somewhat more cloudy for 2025 and beyond.

Cal's 2025 class features several of the best young distance freestylers in Norvin Clontz, Ryan Erisman and Julien Rousseau, but missing out in the Heilman/Williamson sweepstakes is unfortunate, to state the obvious.
I do not see the 2025 class being able to offset the NCAA scoring loss of Lasco, Rose, Jensen , Seeliger and 2024 seniors Alexy, Hanson and Jett.

The Bowman/Texas combo has already reaped dividends with the transfers of prized recuits Aaron Shackell and .Rex Maurer. I expect the Horns to have very strong recruiting classes as long as Bowman remains their coach.I can only imagine the pressure and $$$ being used to get Max Williamson to decommit from Virginia.
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HBear said:

Kenny Barnicle (#20 per SwimSwam) announced his commitment to Cal. Same club team as both Alexy brothers. Go Bears!

#20 KENNETH BARNICLE (2025) ADDS HIS VERBAL COMMITMENT TO CAL'S GROWING CLASS OF 2029
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OBear073akaSMFan said:

HBear said:

Distance swimmer Norvin Clontz joins the 2025 class on the men's side. #7 recruit, also from North Carolina / SwimMAC.
Big time get! Needed to add to our distance crew! Looks like 200-400 free & the 800 relay. Think that's what NCstate didn't want Cal or the Furds in the ACC
#7 NORVIN CLONTZ OF SWIMMAC GIVES CAL THEIR 3RD TOP-20 VERBAL COMMITMENT FOR 2025-26


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On the men's side, SwimSwam #11 Ryan Erisman and HM Julien Rousseau -> Cal

Erisman is on the US National Junior Team and a mid-distance standout from Florida, Rousseau is the top CA recruit and a distance standout out of San Diego.
OBear073akaSMFan said:

couple of recent 2025 recruits

Dar Lavrenko from Mountain View, Ca. Rated #11 in CA. Sprinter 50-100

https://swimswam.com/cal-commit-dar-lavrenko-spooks-cif-central-coast-100-fr-section-record-at-43-97-in-prelims/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter


Italian Butterflyer Matteo Palmisani who attends High school in Texas. He is rated #87 by swimcloud

https://swimswam.com/italian-butterflyer-matteo-palmisani-2025-sends-verbal-commitment-to-cal/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

Here is the recap of the men swimming recruits listed on swimswam now.

Cal is putting together a strong class of 2029, with verbal commitments from Norvin Clontz (#7), Ryan Erisman (#11), Caiden Bowers (#15), Kenneth Barnicle (#20), Ian Platts-Mills (best of the rest), Julien Rousseau (honorable mention), Andrew Shackell, and Dar Lavrenko, in addition to Palmisani.
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Looks like Brother Andrew is now following Alex to Texas. I guess money talk! Hope sister still on board with Cal.

https://swimswam.com/andrew-shackell-2025-flips-verbal-commitment-from-cal-to-texas/
swan said:

3Cats4CAL said:

What about the men's recruiting class ? Seems like they are not in the top tier of recruits? What happened?

Our NCAA prospects for the men get somewhat more cloudy for 2025 and beyond.

Cal's 2025 class features several of the best young distance freestylers in Norvin Clontz, Ryan Erisman and Julien Rousseau, but missing out in the Heilman/Williamson sweepstakes is unfortunate, to state the obvious.
I do not see the 2025 class being able to offset the NCAA scoring loss of Lasco, Rose, Jensen , Seeliger and 2024 seniors Alexy, Hanson and Jett.

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(Swimswam's "Way Too Early" ranking of the top swim prospects in the men's 2025 NCAA recruiting class was originally published on Aug 29, 2023)

*UPDATED ranking* (July 16, 2024)

TOP 20 NCAA SWIMMING RECRUITS IN THE BOYS' CLASS OF 2025


Top 20 (1):
18. Caiden Bowers Eagle Swim Team McDonogh School Marriottsville, MD [url=https://swimswam.com/15-caiden-bowers-hands-verbal-commitment-to-cal-for-2025-26/][/url] (Previous Rank: 15) **


Honorable Mention (2):
Ryan Erisman Laker Swimming Windermere High School Windermere, FL (Previous Rank: 11) **

Norvin Clontz SwimMAC Carolina Charlotte Latin High School Charlotte, NC (Previous Rank: 7) **


Best of the rest (5):
Dar Lavrenko (Sprint Free) (Previous Rank: Unranked) *
Julien Rosseau (Distance Free) (Previous Rank: HM) **
Kenneth Barnicle (Backstroke) (Previous Rank: 20) **
Matteo Palmisani (Butterfly) (Previous Rank: Unranked) *
Ian Platts-Mills (IM)



* = rank upgrade
** = rank downgrade

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Swimswam's revised ratings for the boys' class of 2025 (https://swimswam.com/top-20-swimming-recruits-in-the-boys-class-of-2025/) underscores my concerns about the Bears' 2025 recruiting class. Only a single recruit is listed in the top 20. Caiden Bowers # 18 is the third best butterfler in the class. Ryan Erisman, formerly the #11 recruit is currently the 7th fastest in the 200 free. Norvin Clontz has the dubious honor of being "the biggest faller in this class he's been stagnant for the past two years, with both his 500 and 1650 free times being from 2022."

While this is by no measure a poor class, with 8 recruits being rated as either top twenty (1), honorable mention (2) and "best of the rest (5), and the Cal staff is known for their ability to develop talent. But we will likely need some help from international recruits or transfers to keep pace with Florida, Texas, Indiana, Virginia, NC State in 2025 and beyond.

March 2025 in Tacoma hopefully will be Bear Territory.
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RollOnYouAll said:


Taking a quick peek beyond 2025, my way too early hopes are for prospective top recruits Rylee Erisman (brother Ryan's coming to Cal in 2025) & Kayla Han (used to swim for Alex's swim club, Carmel). Molly Sweeney (also from Carmel) would also be an invaluable asset. Charlotte Crush from Lakeside Swim will surely be on every recruiter's wishlist.

Way Too Early Recruit Rankings: Girls High School Class of 2026

1. Charlotte Crush Lakeside Swim Team Sacred Heart Academy Louisville, KY
The undisputed top swimmer in the class, Crush is already fast enough to be an NCAA 'A' finalist in three events and score in a fourth.
Last season, only Katharine Berkoff was faster than Crush' 100 back PB at the NCAA Championships, and Crush's PBs also would've placed 3rd in the 100 fly, 6th in the 200 back and 14th in the 50 free.

2. Kayla Han La Mirada Armada La Mirada, CA
Already fast enough to score in the NCAA in the 500 free, 400 IM and 1650 free, those three races figure to make up her future NCAA postseason schedule, and her versatility across every 200 makes her incredibly value for any program in dual meets. She's also a future member on the 800 free relay.

3. Molly Sweeney Carmel Swim Club Carmel High School Carmel, IN
An integral piece of Carmel High School's continued dominance in the IHSAA, Sweeney boasts NCAA scoring times in the 200 IM (1:54.58) and 200 breast (2:07.49)
She also set her elite best time in the 100 fly (52.24) there, and produced notable freestyle relay splits of 22.57/49.39/1:46.55. Sweeney is also the top 100 breaststroker in the class at 59.47
As a scoring breaststroker who can also contribute to the free relays, Sweeney's NCAA value can't be overstated.

4. Ava De Anda Riverside Aquatics Association Riverside Poly-tech High School Riverside, CA
De Anda is one of just two swimmers under the 49-second threshold in the 100 free, the most valuable event in college swimming, and will be flirting with the 48 barrier this season after ripping a 48.27 en route to winning the CIF state title in May. This class only has eight swimmers who have an NCAA cut from 2024, and De Anda's comes in the 100 free. The Riverside product won the 200 free with a PB at the same meet, going 1:45.98 to make her also one of two sub-1:46 swimmers in the class. She owns a blistering best time of 22.44 in the 50 free, and has split as fast as 22.06 with a flying startdrop-dead speed given she still has two seasons of high school left.

5. Kelsey Zhang Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics Saratoga High School Saratoga, CA
At this point in her young career, Zhang is faster in the 200 fly than the top-ranked recruit in the class of 2025, Alex Shackell, was last year. Shackell of course is coming off making the Olympic final in the event, so you can say Zhang is in good company. The reasoning behind the comparison is to illustrate how strong Zhang is in the event relative to most swimmers coming out of their sophomore year of high school. She's at 1:53.51, and the next-fastest in this class is…1:56-high. Zhang is more than a second quicker than the cut-off for the NCAA consolation final in 2024, and within striking distance of making the 'A' final. She's got three strong events with the 100 fly (52.08) and 200 IM (1:57.26) both just shy of the NCAA cutline, and her versatility is on full display with competitive bests in the 200 and 500 free and 100 breast.
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Way Too Early Recruit Rankings: Girls High School Class of 2026

TOP TIMES IN THE CLASS OF 2026

Event / Swimmer / Time
50 Free / Charlotte Crush / 21.88
100 Free / Charlotte Crush / 47.86
200 Free / Charlotte Crush / 1:45.33
500 Free / Kayla Han / 4:38.12
1000 Free / Kayla Han / 9:41.05
1650 Free / Kayla Han / 16:00.74
100 Back / Charlotte Crush / 49.53
200 Back / Charlotte Crush / 1:50.55
100 Breast / Molly Sweeney / 59.47
200 Breast / Molly Sweeney / 2:07.49
100 Fly / Charlotte Crush / 50.19
200 Fly / Kelsey Zhang / 1:53.51
200 IM / Molly Sweeney / 1:54.58
400 IM / Kayla Han / 4:06.20


TOP TIMES IN THE CLASS OF 2025

Event / Swimmer / Time
50 Free / Alex Shackell / 21.71
100 Free / Alex Shackell / 47.44
200 Free / Alex Shackell / 1:42.28
500 Free / Claire Weinstein / 4:29.38
1000 Free / Claire Weinstein / 9:17.85
1650 Free / Claire Weinstein / 15:52.84
100 Back / Teagan O'Dell / 50.96
200 Back / Teagan O'Dell / 1:51.00
100 Breast / Addie Robillard / 59.33
200 Breast / Addie Robillard / 2:08.40
100 Fly / Alex Shackell / 49.49
200 Fly / Alex Shackell / 1:50.15
200 IM / Teagan O'Dell / 1:53.38
400 IM / Lilla Bognar / 4:05.50
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RollOnYouAll said:



Kinda off-topic for "2024 Women's Swim Recruiting", but I think it's worth mentioning that Claire Weinstein from the 2025 recruiting class has an even faster best time of 15:51.64, which would have placed 6th in the A final of the 1650 Free at 2024 NCAAs

Weinstein's best 500 Free time of 4:29.38 is actually 3 seconds faster than Bella Sims' winning time at this year's NCAAs, and would have topped Runge's #1 spot of 4:31.90 i on Cal's all-time list

And how about 2025 top recruit Alex Shackell's 1:50.15 which would have WON the 200 Fly title at 2024 NCAAs, not to mention surpassing Katie McLaughlin's #1 time of 1:51.09 on Cal's list (keeping fingers crossed that she will stick with her commitment)!

In the 100 Fly, Shackell's 49.49 also outdoes McLaughlin's 49.97 (top time on our All-Time list, and would have claimed the runner-up spot at NCAA Champs.

Shackell's best of 1:42.23 in the 200 Free would have earned 4th place at NCAAs this year

More goodies here:
https://swimswam.com/how-would-top-age-group-swimmers-stack-up-at-ncaas/

Stanford And Virginia Lead 2024 Paris Olympics Swimming Medal Count By NCAA Ties

Stanford leads the way with seven gold medals total, all from the women's side, while Virginia sits in 2nd with five golds, also all from the women's side.

[ol]
  • Future commits are considered despite not arriving at the school (see: Claire Weinstein and Alex Shackell under Cal).
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    Overall NCAA Medal Table
    ..... Gold / Silver / Bronze / Total
    Stanford / 7 / 8 / 1 / 16
    Virginia / 5 / 6 / 1 / 12
    Cal / 4 / 5 / 1 / 10
    Arizona State / 4 / 0 / 3 / 7
    Florida / 3 / 4 / 1 / 8
    Indiana / 2 / 2 / 0 / 4
    NC State / 2 / 0 / 1 / 3
    Texas / 1 / 4 / 4 / 9
    Georgia / 1 / 2 / 0 / 3
    Michigan / 1 / 1 / 2 / 4
    Notre Dame / 1 / 1 / 0 / 2
    Ohio State / 1 / 1 / 0 / 2
    Tennessee / 0 / 1 / 1 / 2
    LSU / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1
    Missouri / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

    Cal
    RollOnYouAll
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    RollOnYouAll said:


    Way Too Early Recruit Rankings: Girls High School Class of 2026

    Hoping a new topic will be started for 2026 Swim Recruits (male & female)?

    Perhaps even a "way too early" thread for the 2027 recruiting class lol - at least on the girls' side, a few early standouts are Rylee Erisman and Audrey Derivaux, both competing in the 2024 Junior Pan Pac Championships that's currently in progress...

    Meanwhile, as a placeholder:

    Way Too Early Recruit Rankings: Boys High School Class Of 2026


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