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Categories: SPORTS

US college swimming recruiting

Entities: Florida International University · Cecelia Russell · Georgetown University · Maria Alvestad · Randy Horner

Overview

In early July, Georgetown and Kentucky announced plans to add international swimmers to their upcoming recruiting classes, signaling a growing focus on attracting talent from abroad.

By the end of July, FIU detailed its 2026‑27 signing class, which includes 14 athletes such as Norwegian backstroker Maria Alvestad and other international swimmers, while Georgetown secured a verbal commitment from Virginia‑based sprint freestyler and butterfly specialist Cecelia Russell for the 2027 season. The later update provides specific names and achievements, showing the transition from preliminary recruiting intentions to concrete roster additions across multiple U.S. college programs.

Timeline

  1. 8 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    FIU and Georgetown Spotlight 2026 College Swimming Recruiting

    FIU adds 14 swimmers/divers for 2026‑27, while Virginia junior‑nationals qualifier Cecelia Russell verbally commits to Georgetown for fall 2027.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Georgetown and Kentucky Add International Swimmers to Upcoming Recruiting Classes

    Georgetown secures US distance‑freestyle recruit Maxx Vazirani for 2027, while Kentucky signs Latvian record‑holder Nikolass Deicmans for 2026, expanding both programs' international talent pools.

Sources

cdn.swimswam.com · swimswam.com