Articles by Anne Lepesant

RMSC Seniors Alaniz, Munson, Richter Make College Commitments

Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club teammates Griffin Alaniz, Alex Munson, and Audrey Richter celebrated their college commitments this week.

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East Carolina Pirates Land Australian Freestyler Stefanie Scherwitzel

Stefanie Scherwitzel from Trinity College in Adelaide, Australia, has committed to swim for East Carolina University beginning in 2016-17.

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Texas Freestyler Rachel Morrow Commits to Nebraska-Omaha

For more commitment articles, be sure to check out SwimSwam’s College Recruiting channel. Rachel Morrow of Katy Aquatics has committed…

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Missy Franklin will race in the championship final of the women’s 100 meter backstroke tonight.

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2015 Arena PSS Minneapolis: No Day 2 Scratches for Phelps and Ledecky

Katie Ledecky, who qualified for the A final in the 50 free and the 400 free, will race both events in tonight’s final session. Likewise, Michael Phelps will contest both the 100 back and 200 fly.

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

2015 ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES MINNEAPOLIS Thursday, November 12th – Saturday, November 14th University of Minnesota Aquatic Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota…

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3 Best Friends Commit to 3 Different Universities

West Michigan Swimmers teammates Paige Hoeve, Jacklyn VandePoel, and Janise Everest have all committed to swim in college. Best friends at the pool and out of the pool, they will spend the next four years apart; each has chosen a different school to call home in the fall of 2016.

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Maya DiRado Scratches 400 IM Final on Day 1 of PSS – Minneapolis

We’re getting ready for an exciting final session on Day One of the Arena Pro Swim Series at Minneapolis. Both Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky will contest two finals each; Phelps is swimming the 200 free and 100 fly, Ledecky, the 200 free and 400 IM.

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Towson Picks Up GAAC Mid-Distance Freestyler Tommy Whitman

Tommy Whitman, from Abington, Pennsylvania, has signed an NLI to swim for Towson University. Whitman swims for Germantown Academy and Germantown Academy Aquatic Club.

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Signing Day: The SwimSwam Index of Class of 2016 College Commitments

November 11, 2015 opens the weeklong Early Signing Period, whereby swimmers and divers are invited to sign the National Letter of Intent (NLI) to finalize their college recruiting process.

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Nice Quartet Breaks French National Record in 4×100 Free at Interclubs

Charlotte Bonnet, Cloe Hache, Marie Wattel, and Anna Santamans, of Olympic Natation Nice, broke the French national record in the 4×100 SCM free at the season-opening interclub championships over the weekend.

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FINA Issues Statement on Russian Athletics Doping Scandal

Two days after the release of the WADA Independent Commission’s report on systematic doping and cover-ups by the Russian Athletics Federation, FINA sought to reassure the public regarding the integrity of its anti-doping control policy.

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Photo Vault: Jim Carlin Memorial Swim Meet

Former Bloomsburg University assistant swim coach (and Bloomsburg swimmer), Jim Carlin ’71, was remembered Friday, November 6 at the pool…

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Pitt Adds Verbal from Backstroker Shannon Hochkeppel

Shannon Hochkeppel, from Elllicott City, Maryland, has committed to swim for the University of Pittsburgh class of 2020

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Last of SwimSwam’s Top 20 Commits; #4 True Sweetser Announces Decision

Nicholas “True” Sweetser (shown here with his idol, a young Arnold Schwarzenegger), number 4 on SwimSwam’s top 20 list for the high school class of 2016, and the last to announce his intention, has made a verbal commitment to Stanford University for 2016-17.

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