Articles by Anne Lepesant

Lacourt-Stravius Matchup Headlines Day Two of French Nationals in Chartres

Camille Lacourt won the much-anticipated men’s 100 back at the 2014 French Long Course National Championship in Chartres.

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French Long Course Nationals in Chartres: Day One Wrap-Up

A view of the competition pool at the 2014 French Long Course Championships in Chartres.

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French Long Course Nationals in Chartres: Fan Guide Part 2 – Whom to Watch

All eyes will be on this guy, French superstar Yannick Agnel, who has been training under Bob Bowman at NBAC for the last year. This will be Agnel’s first major meet since moving to Baltimore and everyone will be keen to see how the “American” version of their superstar does in Chartres.

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French Long Course Nationals in Chartres: Fan Guide Part 1 – Setting the Stage

Quiet before the storm: the French national championships get underway tomorrow morning in Chartres, France. Among the top international stars who will be competing are Yannick Agnel, Camille Muffat, Florent Manaudou, Jérémy Stravius, and Camille Lacourt.

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SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 4/2/2014

It’s crossover season! Short-course is ending, long-course is getting started, and we’ve got notable swims from both. See the Daring Dozen for March 25-27, 2014.

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SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/26/2014

Short course season is wrapping up all over the country. Here are our Weekly Wonders for the weekend of March 21-23, 2014.

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2014 M. NCAA Picks: 200 Fly – Anyone’s Game. Really.

Top-seeded Michigan sophomore Dylan Bosch will be looking to improve on his third-place finish of 2013. He will be joined by a large group of talented 200-flyers, any one of whom just could give us a new NCAA record this year.

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2014 M. NCAA Picks: 400 IM – Florida and Michigan Both Hoping For Momentum Swing

Sophomore Chase Kalisz of Georgia is the favorite to win the 400 IM, and he has a shot at taking down the NCAA record while he’s at it.

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2014 M. NCAA Picks: 200 Back – When Did 1:41 Become Ho-Hum?

Cal freshman Ryan Murphy is one of the favorites in a crowded field of superstars contending for the 200 back title at this year’s NCAAs.

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2014 W. NCAA PICKS: 1650 Free – A Great Opportunity for Georgia

Georgia sophomore Brittany MacLean comes in with the time to beat in the mile, but there are a lot of veterans who are looking to take the crown.

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SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/19/2014

With Speedo Championship Series Sectional meets going on in North Carolina, Florida and Washington states and season-ending age group state…

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2014 W. NCAA PICKS: 500 Free – Big Names, Big Event; Great Way to Start the Meet

It’s a star-studded event, the top six or seven coming in with practically interchangeable seed times. We give the nod to Cal’s Missy Franklin, on whom the Bears will be counting for big points in this event. Somehow we expect that will make her even better.

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SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/12/2014

The short course season is winding down in most parts of the country and many LSCs held their age-group championships this past weekend. Read about our Daring Dozen here.

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St. Mary’s Women, SCAD Men Earn Top Scholar All-America Team Awards for NAIA/NJCAA

The SCAD Savannah men’s and women’s teams pictured at NAIA Nationals in Oklahoma City. Both teams were named CSCAA Scholar All-American Teams.

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2014 NAIA National Championships – Men – Final Wrap-up: OBU Gets Three-Peat; ONU 2nd by 5 Points

As went the 400 free relay, so went the 2014 NAIA National Championships. Oklahoma Baptist (center) finished first; Olivet Nazarene (left) took second; SCAD Savannah (right), third.

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