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South Dakota’s Gens, Hertting Sweep Divers of the Week

South Dakota’s Dustin Gens and Greysen Hertting were named the Men’s and Women’s Divers of the Week for their performances Nov. 12-18.

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USA Water Polo Names John Abdou High Performance Director

John Abdou, a veteran collegiate and national team coach, has been named High Performance Director for USA Water Polo. In…

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Balance between swimming and studying helped Brown

That’s why Brown was impressed when the coaching staff at the University of British Columbia/National Swim Centre – Vancouver made the effort to adapt his training schedule to fit both his academic and competitive needs.

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Virginia Competes at Ohio State Invite This Weekend

The Virginia men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams travel to Columbus, Ohio, this weekend (Nov. 22-24) to take part…

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Junior diver claims fourth Horizon League Diver of the Week honor

Junior diver Tricia Grant was named the Horizon League Diver of the Week today (Nov. 19), earning the accolade for the fourth…

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UI Women’s Swimming and Diving Grilli Named B1G Diver of the Week

University of Iowa redshirt junior Abby Grilli was named Big Ten Diver of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. Grilli…

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Gophers Leave Bison Behind in Notching First 2013-14 Win

First-place performances by Nicole Craver (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove Area) in the 200-yard freestyle, the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke helped Goucher pick up its first victory of the season this afternoon in the von Borries Aquatics Center.

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Stanford Women Add Seven Recruits, Top Class in the Country

The Stanford women’s swimming and diving team received committments from seven recruits for 2014-15, head coach Greg Meehan announced today. The recruits consist of six swimmers and one diver, hailing from five states.

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Schiellerup Claims Second Title at Denmark Nationals

Freshman Andreas Schiellerup captured his second Danish National title in as many days on Friday at the Denmark National Short Course Meter Championships.

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Lessons From Legends: Coach Ray Bussard, An Independent Mind

Is your approach to competitive swimming as a coach, athlete or parent out of the mainstream? Do you think differently…outside the box? Then consider your perspective to what Coach Ray Bussard injected into the sport during his relatively short, 21-year coaching career.

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CSU’s Shepard named Mountain West Women’s Swimmer of the Week

Colorado State sophomore Jessica Shepard has been named this week’s Mountain West Women’s Swimmer of the Week. The conference made the announcement Wednesday…

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Penn Season Opener Psych Up Video

Video is courtesy of Zoe Gan, a UPenn Junior on the women’s team. Zoe produced this video to promote the Penn men’s first home swim meet against Columbia on Friday, Nov 15th.

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Schiellerup Captures 50 Free National Title in Denmark, 22.12

A native of Birkerod, Denmark, Schiellerup swam a time of 22.12 to capture the event in the senior final. He was one of 16 swimmers to reach the final, after completing the preliminaries with the fifth fastest time among 64 swimmers at 22.78.

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Race Video: Morozov wins 50 Free, Beijing World Cup, 20.91

Race video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam Partner.

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Race Video: Godsoe wins 200 Back, Beijing World Cup, 1:51.29

Race video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam Partner.

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