Notre Dame’s men’s swimming and diving team now has four commits for the class of 2026. This became official after Michael Flynn of Brookfield, Illinois, made the following announcement:
“I am extremely humbled to announce my commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Notre Dame. I would like to thank all my coaches, teammates, friends, and family who have helped me get to where I am today. Go Irish ☘️”
Flynn, who swims for Fenwick and Lyons Aquatics, has joined the group of junior commits that already featured Jack Anderson, Tate Bacon and Dillon Edge. He specializes in freestyle events as evidenced by his third-place finish in the 500-meter freestyle (4 minutes, 29.06 seconds) and ninth-place finish in the 200 (1:40.63) at the Illinois state meet. He also competes in the breaststroke and individual medley.
Flynn will be a freshman at Notre Dame at the same time current Irish swimmer Liam Hutchinson is a senior. Like Flynn, Hutchinson hails from Fenwick and also specializes in the freestyle and individual medley. He placed third in the 500 freestyle four times in 2019-20.