Mountain View Swimmer Commits to Saint Mary's
Austin Conover, a senior at Mountain View High School, has verbally committed to swim for Saint Mary's College of California starting in fall 2027.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Swimming
Austin Conover has verbally committed to swim for Saint Mary's College of California beginning fall 2027. The senior at Mountain View High School has been on the varsity swimming and diving team for three years.
Why it matters
Saint Mary's is in its inaugural Division I season, and Conover's commitment adds a swimmer with recent lifetime-best performances to its program. The commitment also places a Mountain View athlete on a Division I roster.
Conover won the 100 back in 52.29 at the 2025 PASA Winter Frolic Meet and placed 4th in the 200 back (1:51.39) at the 2026 CAST Presidents' Day Senior meet. At the 2026 Futures Championship, he placed 14th in the 200 back in 2:12.02 (LCM), and the source does not say how that result compares with his earlier times.
The players
Austin Conover
A senior swimmer at Mountain View High School who has verbally committed to Saint Mary's College of California.
Saint Mary's College of California
A private Catholic college in Moraga that is in its inaugural season as a Division I program and joined the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
The details
Conover trains year-round with Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics and posted multiple personal bests across meets in the 2025-2026 season, including a 200 back at the Far Western Championships in April 2026 that placed 8th. He was a finalist at the 2026 Futures Championship in Sacramento. Kyle Kaufert and Kolby Martin are also set to join Saint Mary's next fall.
Timeline
December 2025: Conover wins the 100 back at the PASA Winter Frolic Meet.
February 2026: Conover posts top performances at the CAST Presidents' Day Senior meet.
April 2026: Conover posts lifetime bests at the Far Western Championships.
Summer 2026: Conover competes at the 2026 Futures Championship in Sacramento.
Fall 2027: Conover is scheduled to begin swimming for Saint Mary's.
Season Trajectory
Saint Mary's joined the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation before its inaugural Division I season, and its recruiting class, including Conover, Kyle Kaufert and Kolby Martin, is building the roster for that debut. Conover's commitment is one step in the program's effort to field a competitive swimming team in its first Division I years.
For Mountain View swimming fans tracking local recruits, Conover's commitment means a known Mountain View athlete will swim in Division I starting fall 2027. The 200 back and 400 IM results from this season give a measurable baseline for his event fit at the college level.
The takeaway
Verbal commitments in swimming often reflect a swimmer's recent progress, and Conover's lifetime bests this season give a concrete picture of the times he brings to Saint Mary's. Readers following local recruiting can track how those times develop once he begins competing in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
What happens next
Conover is scheduled to begin swimming for Saint Mary's in fall 2027.
Further reading
Explore more Swimming coverage for context on the college recruiting landscape.
Source note: This article includes information reported by SwimSwam.
