University of Tennessee Athletics
November 11, 2026 | Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Following signing the No. 2 recruiting class for the Class of 2026, Tennessee swimming and diving welcomes another group of heralded swimmers for the Class of 2027.
Once again bringing in one of the top classes in the country, the Lady Vols welcome two swimmers ranked in the nation's top ten. The Vols' 2027 class features the nation's top ranked diver, as well as three recruits ranked in the top 20.
The No. 5 ranked swimmer in the class of 2027 by SwimSwam, Biegler anchors a strong class for the Lady Vols. A five-time Minnesota High School record-holder, Biegler has captured six individual Minnesota state championships. She captured the silver medal in the 50 free at the 2024 U.S. Open Championships. Biegler took the top spot in the 100 free at the 2026 Speedo Junior National Championships. Biegler also brought home three medals at the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships, including silver medals in both the 50 and 100 free.
Top Times: 50 Free (22.16), 100 Free (48.18), 200 Free (1:46.48), 100 Back (54.15), 100 Fly (53.04)
Alyssa Ton - Free/IM - Fountain Valley, Calif. - Irvine Novaquatics
Holding the fastest 200 free time in the class of 2027, Ton ranks as the No. 6 recruit by SwimSwam. Ton won the 200 free at the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships. A multi-time CIF Southern Section Division 1 Champion, Ton has won the 200 free three times and the 500 free twice. Ton has been a member of the U.S. Junior National Team and was named the 2026 Orange County Register Swimmer of the Year
Top Times: 200 Free (1:44.12), 500 Free (4:43.39), 200 IM (1:57.87), 400 IM (4:12.35)
Kaidy Stout - Breast/IM - Lewisville, N.C. - GSA
Coming in as the No. 19 overall recruit by SwimSwam, Stout brings international experience to the Tennessee roster. Stout represented the United States at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Championships, winning bronze in the 200 breast. She also swam for the USA at the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, earning fourth place in the 200 breast. Stout has twice medaled in the 200 breast at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships, taking silver in 2025 and bronze in 2024. At the 2024 U.S. Open Championships, Stout captured second place in the 200 breast.
Top Times: 100 Breast (1:09.57), 200 Breast (2:08.72), 200 IM (2:03.39), 400 IM (4:19.72)
Sloane Whelehan - Free/Back - Cary, N.C. - Tac Titans
An honorable mention on SwimSwam top 20 recruit list for the Class of 2027, Whelehan has won five individual state championships. Whelehan has qualified for USA Junior Nationals five times and was named the State MVP in 2025 and 2026. At the 2025 Speedo Sectionals, Whelehan claimed five individual top three finishes, including first place finishes in the 100 free, 200 free and 100 back.
Top Times: 50 Free (22.81), 100 Free (49.42), 200 Free (1:45.74), 100 Back (54.19). 200 Back (1:55.86)
Ella Busquets - Back/Free/Fly - Diablo, Calif. - Orinda Aquatics
Busquets comes to Rocky Top with international experience. She has represented Puerto Rico internationally, including at the 2026 Youth Central American and Caribbean Games, where she won bronze as a member of the 400 medley relay team. She finished top three in three events at the 2026 Puerto Rico International Open, doing so in the 50 back (first), 50 fly (second) and 50 free (third). Busquets has twice medaled in the 100 back at the California State Championships, winning silver in 2024 and bronze in 2025,
She becomes the third member of her family to swim for Tennessee. Her father, Ricky Busquets, was a NCAA Champion on the Tennessee 200 medley relay team in 1996 and represented Puerto Rico at four Olympic Games. Her mother, Emily Plummer, was a two-time All-American for the Lady Vols and won a U.S. National title in the 400 free relay.
Top Times: 50 Free (23.08), 100 Free (50.75), 100 Back (53.31), 200 Back (1:56.97), 100 Fly (54.37)
Ranked as the No. 2 athlete in the 2027 class by SwimSwam, Holgerson comes in as one of the breaststrokers in the high school class. He won three individual events at the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships, taking the gold in the 100 back, 200 back and 100 breast. Holgerson holds three Tennessee High School State Records and has twice been named the Tennessee State Swimmer of the Year. Holgerson is a four-time Tennessee State Champion, winning the 200 IM in consecutive years.
Top Times: 100 Back (51.75), 200 Back (1:39.74), 100 Breast (51.75), 200 Breast (1:53.63), 200 IM (1:43.23)
Hayden Vicknair - Free/Fly/IM - Chattanooga, Tenn. - Baylor Swim Club
The Tennessee state recordholder in the 100 free, Vicknair joins Tennessee as the sixth-ranked recruit by SwimSwam. He was named to the 2026-27 U.S. National Junior Team, selected to compete in the 100 fly. At the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships, Vicknair took gold in the 200 fly. He is also the defending Tennessee High School State Champion in both the 100 fly and 200 free.
Top Times: 50 Free (19.65), 100 Free (43.14), 200 Free (1:34.24), 100 Fly (46.69), 200 Fly (1:43.06), 200 IM (1:45.83)
Brayden Capen - Back/IM - Lisle, Ill. - Academy Bullets Swim Club
A two-time U.S. Junior National Team member, Capen checks in as the 18th-ranked recruit in the 2027 class by SwimSwam. Capen represented the U.S. at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Championships, competing in the 400 IM. Capen took the top spot in both the 500 free and 200 IM at the 2026 Illinois State Championships. The Lisle, Illinois, native placed third in the 400 IM at the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships and finished second overall in the event at the 61st Mel Zajac International. While competing at the 2026 NCSA Spring Championships, Capen finished first in the 400 IM, while adding second place in the 200 IM and third 200 Back.
Top Times: 100 Back (48.81), 200 Back (1:43.55), 200 IM (1:45.77), 400 IM (3:44.39)
Jake Mannarino - Diving - Orlando, Fla. - Orlando Dive Academy
The top-ranked prep diver in 2027, Mannarino brings domestic and international experience to the diving well. Mannarino won the platform event for the United States at the 2024 Roma Junior Diving Cup. He is a two-time junior national champion, winning in platform in 2025 and 1-meter in 2026. Recently, Mannarino won the Florida High School State Championship in the 1-meter and broke the state record in the event with a score of 683.80.
Once again bringing in one of the top classes in the country, the Lady Vols welcome two swimmers ranked in the nation's top ten. The Vols' 2027 class features the nation's top ranked diver, as well as three recruits ranked in the top 20.
Lady Vol Signing Class
Adalynn Biegler - Free/Fly/Back - Monticello, Minn. - Edina Swim ClubThe No. 5 ranked swimmer in the class of 2027 by SwimSwam, Biegler anchors a strong class for the Lady Vols. A five-time Minnesota High School record-holder, Biegler has captured six individual Minnesota state championships. She captured the silver medal in the 50 free at the 2024 U.S. Open Championships. Biegler took the top spot in the 100 free at the 2026 Speedo Junior National Championships. Biegler also brought home three medals at the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships, including silver medals in both the 50 and 100 free.
Top Times: 50 Free (22.16), 100 Free (48.18), 200 Free (1:46.48), 100 Back (54.15), 100 Fly (53.04)
Alyssa Ton - Free/IM - Fountain Valley, Calif. - Irvine Novaquatics
Holding the fastest 200 free time in the class of 2027, Ton ranks as the No. 6 recruit by SwimSwam. Ton won the 200 free at the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships. A multi-time CIF Southern Section Division 1 Champion, Ton has won the 200 free three times and the 500 free twice. Ton has been a member of the U.S. Junior National Team and was named the 2026 Orange County Register Swimmer of the Year
Top Times: 200 Free (1:44.12), 500 Free (4:43.39), 200 IM (1:57.87), 400 IM (4:12.35)
Kaidy Stout - Breast/IM - Lewisville, N.C. - GSA
Coming in as the No. 19 overall recruit by SwimSwam, Stout brings international experience to the Tennessee roster. Stout represented the United States at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Championships, winning bronze in the 200 breast. She also swam for the USA at the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, earning fourth place in the 200 breast. Stout has twice medaled in the 200 breast at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships, taking silver in 2025 and bronze in 2024. At the 2024 U.S. Open Championships, Stout captured second place in the 200 breast.
Top Times: 100 Breast (1:09.57), 200 Breast (2:08.72), 200 IM (2:03.39), 400 IM (4:19.72)
Sloane Whelehan - Free/Back - Cary, N.C. - Tac Titans
An honorable mention on SwimSwam top 20 recruit list for the Class of 2027, Whelehan has won five individual state championships. Whelehan has qualified for USA Junior Nationals five times and was named the State MVP in 2025 and 2026. At the 2025 Speedo Sectionals, Whelehan claimed five individual top three finishes, including first place finishes in the 100 free, 200 free and 100 back.
Top Times: 50 Free (22.81), 100 Free (49.42), 200 Free (1:45.74), 100 Back (54.19). 200 Back (1:55.86)
Ella Busquets - Back/Free/Fly - Diablo, Calif. - Orinda Aquatics
Busquets comes to Rocky Top with international experience. She has represented Puerto Rico internationally, including at the 2026 Youth Central American and Caribbean Games, where she won bronze as a member of the 400 medley relay team. She finished top three in three events at the 2026 Puerto Rico International Open, doing so in the 50 back (first), 50 fly (second) and 50 free (third). Busquets has twice medaled in the 100 back at the California State Championships, winning silver in 2024 and bronze in 2025,
She becomes the third member of her family to swim for Tennessee. Her father, Ricky Busquets, was a NCAA Champion on the Tennessee 200 medley relay team in 1996 and represented Puerto Rico at four Olympic Games. Her mother, Emily Plummer, was a two-time All-American for the Lady Vols and won a U.S. National title in the 400 free relay.
Top Times: 50 Free (23.08), 100 Free (50.75), 100 Back (53.31), 200 Back (1:56.97), 100 Fly (54.37)
Vol Signing Class
Collin Holgerson - Back/Breast/IM - Milton, Ga. - Swim AtlantaRanked as the No. 2 athlete in the 2027 class by SwimSwam, Holgerson comes in as one of the breaststrokers in the high school class. He won three individual events at the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships, taking the gold in the 100 back, 200 back and 100 breast. Holgerson holds three Tennessee High School State Records and has twice been named the Tennessee State Swimmer of the Year. Holgerson is a four-time Tennessee State Champion, winning the 200 IM in consecutive years.
Top Times: 100 Back (51.75), 200 Back (1:39.74), 100 Breast (51.75), 200 Breast (1:53.63), 200 IM (1:43.23)
Hayden Vicknair - Free/Fly/IM - Chattanooga, Tenn. - Baylor Swim Club
The Tennessee state recordholder in the 100 free, Vicknair joins Tennessee as the sixth-ranked recruit by SwimSwam. He was named to the 2026-27 U.S. National Junior Team, selected to compete in the 100 fly. At the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships, Vicknair took gold in the 200 fly. He is also the defending Tennessee High School State Champion in both the 100 fly and 200 free.
Top Times: 50 Free (19.65), 100 Free (43.14), 200 Free (1:34.24), 100 Fly (46.69), 200 Fly (1:43.06), 200 IM (1:45.83)
Brayden Capen - Back/IM - Lisle, Ill. - Academy Bullets Swim Club
A two-time U.S. Junior National Team member, Capen checks in as the 18th-ranked recruit in the 2027 class by SwimSwam. Capen represented the U.S. at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Championships, competing in the 400 IM. Capen took the top spot in both the 500 free and 200 IM at the 2026 Illinois State Championships. The Lisle, Illinois, native placed third in the 400 IM at the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships and finished second overall in the event at the 61st Mel Zajac International. While competing at the 2026 NCSA Spring Championships, Capen finished first in the 400 IM, while adding second place in the 200 IM and third 200 Back.
Top Times: 100 Back (48.81), 200 Back (1:43.55), 200 IM (1:45.77), 400 IM (3:44.39)
Jake Mannarino - Diving - Orlando, Fla. - Orlando Dive Academy
The top-ranked prep diver in 2027, Mannarino brings domestic and international experience to the diving well. Mannarino won the platform event for the United States at the 2024 Roma Junior Diving Cup. He is a two-time junior national champion, winning in platform in 2025 and 1-meter in 2026. Recently, Mannarino won the Florida High School State Championship in the 1-meter and broke the state record in the event with a score of 683.80.
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