"Swimming media, being as fresh as it still is, can be a lonely space to operate in," Sockwell said. "Being recognized by an organization like the CSCAA for the work that I've done makes it feel a little less lonely. Proud to be a Sun Devil Swimming & Diving alum, proud to be part of this great sport, and proud to be given an award that many huge names in swimming have received before me."
The award is selected by CSCAA's board of directors and recognizes a swimming or diving graduate whose efforts and innovations best promote the integrity and advancement of the student-athlete ideal. Sockwell will be recognized for the award at the 63rd Annual CSCAA Annual Awards on May 6 in Indianapolis.
After graduating from ASU with a degree in Sociology, Sockwell resides in Austin, Texas and has been instrumental in elevating the coverage of collegiate swimming and all swimming across the world. Sockwell has a YouTube Channel posting the latest happenings in the swimming community with 34,000 subscribers and is also a contributor to the USA Swimming Network, a free video-on-demand destination for athlete lifestyle content, recent event highlights and exclusive training and nutrition videos. On his YouTube channel, Sockwell recaps meets and analyzes times, races and more.
Swimming Twitter, I have some news for y'all...
— Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) September 18, 2023
VIDEO: https://t.co/zWnA09EYuH pic.twitter.com/pCYyixtXRw
Sockwell swam for the Sun Devils from 2013-16 after swimming the first season of his collegiate career at George Mason. At the 2016 Pac-12 Championships in his senior year, he set a personal best in the 200 IM with a time of 1:48.19. He was an NCAA B qualifier in his first season with the Sun Devils.
LIFETIME BEST for Kyle Sockwell in the 400 IM. He finishes in heat 2 with a final time of 3:52.28. #Pac12Swim #ForksUp
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 4, 2016
Sockwell has built a following on Twitter and has over 43.5k followers and has had a positive impact on the growth of the sport of swimming on social media platforms. He provides coverage for all things swim, such as the 2024 World Aquatic Championships in Doha, Qatar and of collegiate dual meets. He also focuses on the growth of the sport as a whole, including the increase in attendance at dual meets. This year, Sockwell also began a solo podcast called The Sockwell Show, currently streaming on Spotify.
Through the YouTube content, social media content and all of the support he has shown for the swim community, it will continue for the years to come.
We just witnessed the greatest dual meet in NCAA Swimming History.
— Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) January 20, 2024
The top two men's teams in the country just fought it out, in the pouring rain, it came down to the LAST RELAY, and the meet ended in a tie.
ASU - 150
CAL - 150 pic.twitter.com/10pxw7y0DE
The "1,000 CLUB" is growing, y'all ??
— Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) October 11, 2023
South Carolina did it.
Texas did it.
Who's got next? pic.twitter.com/CjZdoxHEOb
Women's Swimming is unbelievably STACKED right now...
— Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) January 15, 2024
- Summer McIntosh
- Katie Ledecky
- Ariarne Titmus
- Kate Douglass
- Mollie O'Callaghan
- Kaylee McKeown
- Gretchen Walsh
- Alex Walsh
- Yu Yiting
- Sarah Sjostrom
- Torri Huske
- Zhang Yufei
- Maggie MacNeil
...and more ?? pic.twitter.com/XTWnCyAQZD
Zalan Sarkany just threw down a 14:28.09 in the 1650 freestyle in ASU's dual meet vs GCU ??
— Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) January 6, 2024
Would have won NCAAs last year ????? pic.twitter.com/W0iQO2pg1i