Articles by Anne Lepesant

IOC Retroactively Disqualifies European Champion Olga Beresnyeva from 2012 London Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that it had retroactively disqualified Olga Beresnyeva from the 2012 Olympic Games in…

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Manaudou Drops a 21.68 in 50 Free; Bousquet and Gilot Make Waves in Melun

Florent Manaudou swam the 3rd-fastest 50 free so far this year at the 5th Annual Meeting of Melun, a regional meet just outside of Paris.

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Video Interview: TSM head coach Dave Kelsheimer on training in a redshirt year

Team Santa Monica head coach Dave Kelsheimer talks about what’s planned for the redshirt year of Jordan Wilimovsky and Brendan Casey, who are coming back to train with him in preparation for 2016 Olympic Trials.

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Video Interview: Wilimovsky and Casey discuss redshirt year plans

Brendan Casey (left) and Jordan Wilimovsky (right) of Team Santa Monica talk about their decision to redshirt next season while preparing for 2016 Olympic Trials.

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TSM’s Wilimovsky and Casey Take Olympic Redshirt Year

TSM distance stars Brendan Casey (left) and Jordan Wilimovsky (right) have elected to take a redshirt year to prepare for 2016 Olympic Trials with their club coach, Dave Kelsheimer.

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AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/3/2015

It’s just the beginning of long course season and already we’re seeing some fast swims. Here are the AgonSwim Weekly Wonders for May 29-31, 2015.

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Junior National Qualifier Neirton Oliveira Commits to D3 Linfield College

Brazil native Neirton Oliveira has committed to swim for Linfield College starting in the fall of 2015.

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Israeli Junior Champion Lior Grubert Signs with Seton Hall

Lior Grubert of Yehud-Monosson, Israel, has signed an NLI and will be swimming at Seton Hall University beginning in the…

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Plano Freestyler Laura Brasier Signs with D2 Powerhouse Drury University

Plano, Texas-native Laura Brasier has signed on to swim at Drury University starting with the 2015-16 season. “Drury has an…

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Over 1000 College Swimming Commits in 2015, see the list here

Between the more-than-850 commit stories we have written and press releases sent to us by colleges, SwimSwam has compiled a list of over 1000 members of the high school class of 2015. See where they come from and where we will find them next year.

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West Virginia Wesleyan to Add 3 Women, 7 Men to The Class of 2019

West Virginia Wesleyan announces the addition of 3 women and 7 men for the 2015-16 season.

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MAX Aquatics’ Lilly Helmuth-Malone to Join UCSB Gauchos in 2015-16

Pasadena, California’s Lilly Helmuth-Malone signed with UC Santa Barbara for the 2015-16 season.

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7 Swimmers and 1 Diver to Join Lehigh University’s Men’s Team in the Fall

The Lehigh men’s swimming and diving team, which finished fourth at the 2015 Patriot League Championships, has put together a strong class of 2019. Seven swimmers and one diver will join the Mountain Hawks in the fall of 2015.

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Tualatin Hills Breaststroker Tiffany Zhao to Swim for Brown in 2015-16

Tiffany Zhao, who swims for Westview High School and Tualatin Hills Swim Club, has elected to swim at Brown University…

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#SwimMomMonday: A Conversation with Deirdre Twichell

SwimSwam proudly presents a new series, called SwimMomMonday in which “ordinary” swim mom Anne Lepesant talks to “extraordinary” swim moms…

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