Alabama Swimming and Diving Adds 13 During Fall Signing Period

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A total of 13 swimmers have signed up to join the Alabama swimming and diving teams for the 2021-22 season, head coach Coley Stickels announced this week.

The Crimson Tide men added seven while the women added six during the fall signing period.

HEAD COACH COLEY STICKELS SAID

"This is a talented group that we feel like will give us a lot of options when it comes to putting together a lineup next year. We're not only excited about the speed they bring to the blocks right now, but about the potential they all have to improve once they get on campus. We are always looking for student-athletes who are dedicated to getting the most out of their abilities and are committed to being their best in all aspects of the collegiate experience, and that is certainly true of these young men and women. "

MEN (7)

Nick Bohn

Breaststroke & Individual Medley, 6-1, Cumming, Ga./Alliance Academy

USA Swimming Summer and Winter Junior National Championships qualifier
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and 2018 Bavarian 200 backstroke state champion
Coached by Mary Buzeta and former Alabama swimmer Brian Wrighton at Dynamo Swim Club

Jackson Dement

Freestyle, 6-0, Cypress, Texas/Bridgeland High School

All-American and USA Swimming Winter Junior Nationals finalist
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Coached by Tim Bauer, Tim Bailey and Bill Bailey at Katy Aquatic Team and by Robert Perkins and Christopher Oldham at Bridgeland High School

Charlie Hawke

Individual Medley, Butterfly & Freestyle, 6-4, Newcastle, Australia/St Francis Xavier's College

Four-time medalist at the 2018 Australian National Championships, including gold in the 100 and 200-meter butterfly
Silver medalist at the 2019 Australian National Championship in the 100-meter butterfly
Coached by Kerry Saunders and Shane Arnold at Hunter Swim Club

Ben Hines

Freestyle, Backstroke & Butterfly, 6-4, Nevada, Mo./Nevada High School

Won Missouri Class 1 State Championships titles in both the 50 and 100 freestyles
A two-time All-American, set the Missouri High School state record in the 50 freestyle
Coached by Shawn Klosterman at Berzerker Swimming and Clayton Wheeler at Nevada High School

Mateo Miceli

Backstroke & Butterfly, 6-4, Omaha, Neb./Millard West High School

USA Swimming Olympic Trials qualifier and USA Swimming Junior National Championships competitor in the 100 and 200 backstrokes and 100 butterfly
Won the 100 butterfly (47.01) and the 200 butterfly (1:44.86) at the 2020 Missouri Winter Championships
Coached by JB Barr and Julie Barr at Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics (PEAQ) and Jamie Bowcott at Millard West High School

Braden Rollins

Freestyle, 6-3, Newburgh, Ind./Boonville High School

2020 Indiana State Champion in the 50 and 100 freestyles
Posted career-best times at the 2019 Summer USA Junior Championships in the 100-meter freestyle and butterfly
Coached by Mike Chapman at both Boonville Aquatic Dolphins and Boonville High School

Will Watson

Butterfly, 6-0, High Point, N.C./Southwest Guilford High School

Four-year USA Swimming Junior National Championships qualifier
USA Swimming Scholastic All American and two-time Piedmont 3A Swimmer of the Year
Coached by Jay Dodson at Star Aquatics and Denis Byrd at Southwest Guilford High School

WOMEN (6)

Mela Delmenico

Freestyle & Individual Medley, 5-9, Sydney, Australia/Kambala Girls School

Three-year Australian National Age Championships qualifier with six top-ten finishes at 2019 Australian Age Nationals
2019 Australian School Sport Swimming Championships gold medalist in the 400-meter freestyle, silver medalist in the 200m freestyle and bronze medalist in the 200m individual medley
Coached by Bec Wheatley at City of Sydney Aquatic Club

Sophia Garrison

Breaststroke, Freestyle, Butterfly & Individual Medley, 5-7, Round Rock, Texas/Hill Country Christian School of Austin

2019 USA Swimming Junior National Championships finalist in the 100 breaststroke and five-time High School State Champion
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Coached by Flo Rudolph and former Alabama swimmer Dan Rozick at Nitro Swimming

Anna Ogren

Butterfly & Freestyle, 6-0, Rochester, Minn./John Marshall High School

Multiple state 100 butterfly titles and 2019 USA Junior National Championships finalist in the 200 butterfly
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Tom Walsh at Rochester Swim Club and Paul Bachman and Kendrick Bachman at John Marshall High School

Krista Wheeler

Backstroke & Freestyle, 5-10, Louisville, Ky./Louisville Collegiate School

2017 Junior National Champion in the 200 medley relay and the Kentucky state record holder in the 100 backstroke
All-American and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Coached by Joao De Lucca and Kevin Arakaki at Cardinal Aquatics and Manny Nieto and Paul Agustus at Louisville Collegiate School

Kailyn Winter

Freestyle & Butterfly, 5-10, Soquel, Calif./Soquel High School

A three-year All-American, she reached the championship final of the 100 butterfly at the 2019 USA Swimming Junior National Championships
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Coached by Lucas Salles-Cunha, Andre Salles-Cunha and Carrie Ann Miller Mox at Quicksilver Swimming and Jarret Winter at Soquel High School

Avery Wiseman

Breaststroke & Individual Medley, 5-8, Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada/Paul Kane High School

Represented the Canadian National Team at 2019 Junior World Championships in Budapest, Hungary where she was part of Team Canada's bronze medal winning 400 medley relay
A member of Team Canada's 2018 Youth Olympic Games team and 2018 Junior Pan Pacific squad, where she earned a bronze medal in 100-meter breaststroke
Coached by Lesley Serediak at Olympian Swim Club

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