As reported by Swimming World Magazine:

Less than 48 hours after the University of Texas men’s team secured its 15th national championship, coach Eddie Reese announced his retirement after 43 years. The news came as a surprise to the swimming community, and even those in Reese’s near orbit did not know until days before. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said Monday that Reese called him from Greensboro, a few hours before the Longhorns secured their national championship, and it was during that meet that Reese told his assistant coach, Wyatt Collins.

“Eddie told me at NCAAs. He pulled me aside during the meet, and we had a conversation,” Collins said. “Despite my best attempts to throw some Eddie-isms at him or get him to reconsider or to postpone, at least, for a couple days or a couple weeks and think about it some more, he was pretty adamant about it. He told me that he and (his wife) Elinor had spoken on and off for a few weeks. He felt like it was time.

“At that point, I broke down crying, as I think a lot of people in that situation would have done. He has meant a heck of a lot to me. I wouldn’t be where I am in life without him.”

The Texas swimmers learned of Reese’s decision in a 3 p.m. meeting on Monday that also included postgraduate swimmers training in Austin, support staff and former Texas assistant coach Kris Kubik. “It was emotional,” Collins said. “It was extremely emotional. A lot of tears were shed. Kris Kubik was there, and he opened things up and talked about their time together. It was a powerful meeting. Eddie said a lot of great things in a way that only Eddie can. I don’t know if there was a dry eye in the room. It was a lot to comprehend.”

Collins swam one year for Texas after transferring from Boston University, and he became the volunteer assistant coach for the team in 2013. After three seasons in that role, he was promoted to assistant coach when Kris Kubik retired after the 2016 Olympic Trials. Texas’ press release on Monday announced that Collins would become interim head coach following this year’s Olympic Trials, but until then, nothing about the day-to-day operation of the program will change. In particular, Collins has led the Longhorns’ recruiting efforts for the last five years, and he will continue to direct that area.

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As reported by Swim Swam:

Ryan Maierle of Fordham Preparatory School and Badger Swim Club in Larchmont, New York, has delivered his verbal commitment to attend and swim for Binghamton University for the fall of 2019. A versatile freestyler that can swim all distances, Maierle will bring career-best times in the 200-500-1650 yard freestyles that would have ranked him within the top 4 of the America East Conference for the 2018-2019 season and the fastest contested time for the Bearcats last season.

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Each fall, USA Swimming brings 96 of the top USA Swimming member athletes in the nation for a once-in-a-lifetime camp experience. Swimmers are selected from the SWIMS database of top times. During the camp, these swimmers will learn about post race recovery, drug and supplement rules, psychological training skills, nutrition, race strategy and more.

Badger Swim Club would like to congratulate Noelle Kaufmann and Hunter Kim for being selected to the 2018 USA Swimming National Select Camp.

As reported by Swimming World: Kim Jogis, Grace Tramack Send Verbals to William and Mary

Jogis, a native of Larchmont, N.Y., swims year-round with Badger Swim Club. At the Metropolitan Senior LCM Championships over the summer, she finished second in the 400m IM (5:01.41) and recorded two new lifetime bests. She also competed at Winter Juniors East and was a three-time finalist at the Metropolitan Senior SCY Championships in February.

Also competing for Mamaroneck High School, Jogis is a five-time New York Federation Championships finalist. The USA Swimming Scholastic All-American has qualified for six finals at the NYSPHSAA Section I meet as well, finishing second in the 200 IM (2:09.19) and fifth in the 500 free (5:03.13) as a junior.

She told Swimming World: “I am proud to be joining an incredible program at the College of William and Mary under such a strong coaching staff. The combination of athletics and academics was exactly what I was looking for and I am very excited for the opportunity. Thank you to all of my family, coaches, teammates and friends for their support throughout this journey, Go Tribe!”

Her best times include:

500 free – 4:58.05
1000 free – 10:19.89
1650 free – 17:00.03
200 fly – 2:09.70
200 IM – 2:06.89
400 IM – 4:27.19

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Photo Courtesy: Taylor Brien

As reported by Swimming World Magazine:

Lessons with the Legends: John Collins
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Swimming World continues a series in which top coaches share some of the secrets of their success. The September issue of Swimming World Magazine highlights the many accomplishments of Coach John Collins.

A lawyer by education and well-versed in modern aquatic training methods, Collins is well into his fourth decade as a decorated swim coach. As such, he has been a mentor to more than a dozen Olympians, world and national champions such as Rick Carey, Lea Loveless, Tobie Smith, Cristina Teuscher, Jenny Thompson and Cody Miller. He also directed NCAA D-III Manhattanville College aquatics for 22 years.

Coached by his father and schooled by Doc Counsilman at Indiana, Collins became an NCAA butterfly All-American and USA national team member before earning a J.D. from Fordham University. Law degree aside, Collins followed his father into the swim coaching business. For years, he ran workouts from a six-lane pool in Larchmont, N.Y., home base for the team established by his mother and father in 1945.

In 2018, he still advocates eight to 12 workouts per week. The addition of Lehman College’s 50-meter indoor pool, coupled with Badger’s “blue jewel” 50-yard outdoor facility guarantees longcourse training year-round.

Collins was a U.S. national team coach from 1984-2007 and head coach for the 1995 Pan American Games, 1997 Pan Pacific Championships and the 2001 and 2007 World Championships. He was also named 1983 ASCA Coach of the Year and has been inducted into the Metropolitan Swimming, Westchester County Sports and ASCA halls of fame.

To learn more about Collins and his many accomplishments, check out the September 2018 issue of Swimming World Magazine, available now!

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As reported by Swim Swam:

Nick Torres from Eastchester, New York has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Notre Dame for 2019-20. He will join Cason Wilburn, Jack Hoagland, Topher Stensby, and Will Barao in the Fighting Irish’s class of 2023.

“I am proud to announce my commitment to the University of Notre Dame. I am extremely thankful for this opportunity, and it couldn’t have been done without my family, friends, teammates, and coaches. Special shoutout to @yugo.tsukikawa who has been my training partner for 9 years. ND ‘95 -> ND ‘23 #legacy”

Torres is a senior at Fordham Preparatory School, whom he represented at the 2018 NYSPHSAA Federation Championship. There, he was runner-up in the 200 IM (1:51.07) and fourth in the 100 back (51.12). He also contributed to FP’s 3rd-place medley relay and 6th-place 400 free relay.

Torres swims year-round for Badger Swim Club in Larchmont, New York. A USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, he competed at 2018 Speedo Summer Juniors in Irvine, swimming the 200 free, 100/200 back and 200 IM. He also earned a PB in the 100 free leading off the 400 free relay. Torres had an excellent junior year; he updated his PBs in every event.

Top SCY times:

200 IM – 1:49.27
400 IM – 3:58.11
50 back – 23.59
100 back – 50.21
200 back – 1:49.44
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