Articles by Kyle Haflich
Move with Confidence!
Want to Switch Schools? Here are 5 Common Questions About the Transfer Process to Help You Out
By Kyle Haflich|May 31, 2022
Transferring is no easy task. You have a lot of decisions to make, and usually it's in a time crunch–you don't get the multi-year recruiting process you did in high...
recruiting
Why didn’t Gauge Creech go Division I (Even Though He Could Have)?
By Kyle Haflich|May 11, 2022
Athlete/Coach Interviews are posted every Thursday/Monday for recruiting advice, what to look for, and more. Gauge Creech is a junior on the Franklin College Men's Swimming and Diving team. He...
Watch out!
Don’t Make These 5 Common Recruiting Mistakes
By Kyle Haflich|May 11, 2022
The recruiting process can be daunting, and it seems like there can be mistakes made at every turn. Of course there are small mistakes like not responding to a coach...
Swim Away From Your Fears!
10 Ways to Calm Your Nerves at a Swim Meet
By Kyle Haflich|May 11, 2022
Swim meets can be very stressful at any level of competition. Here are 10 ways that you can calm down and focus on your races. Meditate This tactic does not...
Recruiting Advice For Coaches
How Involved Should High School Coaches Be In the Recruiting Process?
By Kyle Haflich|May 10, 2022
The recruiting process has many different shapes and forms depending on athlete, sport, division and more. The beauty of it is that no one's recruiting process is the same. So...
Just Keep Swimming!
Swimming Upstream: How Tulane University Swim Coach, Leah Stancil, Pushes Through Obstacles
By Kyle Haflich|May 9, 2022
Athlete/Coach Interviews are posted every Monday for recruiting advice, what to look for, and more. Leah Stancil has had no easy run to make it where she is today. She...
Give Back to Your Community!
7 Ways Busy College Athletes Can Get Involved on Campus
By Kyle Haflich|April 21, 2022
As an athlete in college, you are constantly practicing. Weight room workouts, conditioning,, and even training room drills–you do it all. On top of that, depending on the program, you...
Stay on Top of Your Game
5 Ways Swimmers Can Train in Off Season
By Kyle Haflich|April 7, 2022
Depending on your program, off season training will look different for everyone. You may have a certain amount of hours that you need to hit, or you won't have practice...
College Swimming Explained
The Vocab of Swimming: 26 Terms You Need to Know
By Kyle Haflich|April 1, 2022
The men's and women's NCAA swimming seasons have just concluded with their national championships meets being held in Atlanta. To get ready for next season, here are some vocabulary terms...
Swim and Dive Recruiting
10 Questions to Ask a College Swimming and Diving Coach
By Kyle Haflich|March 23, 2022
Picture this, you're on a phone call with a collegiate swimming and diving coach, and at the end, they ask “Do you have any questions for me?” Of course, I...
Declining Sports in the NCAA
The Decline of Men’s Swimming and Diving in the NCAA
By Kyle Haflich|March 21, 2022
It seems like every week you see another NCAA team getting cut. There is one common attribute with every sport that gets cut in the NCAA: the fact that it...
Different Divisions = Different Scholarships
Swimming and Diving Scholarships by Division
By Kyle Haflich|March 17, 2022
When going through the recruiting process, it is important to know the different divisions that are offered for swimming and diving in college. There is NCAA Division I, II, III,...