Articles by Anya Pelshaw

NCAA Relay All-American Ekaterina Nikonova Transferring From Florida To Northwestern

Nikonova would have earned an individual NCAA invite this past season in the 200 freestyle and would have had the fastest 50, 100, and 200 frees on the team.

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2023 NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Paige Hetrick Returning to Louisville For COVID-19 Fifth Year

Hetrick made an A final and a B final in 2023 and two B finals in 2024 at NCAAs. She also swam on three relays this past season at NCAAs.

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Siobhan Haughey, Tomoru Honda Highlight Updated Names For 2024 Mare Nostrum Monaco

Haughey swept the 200 freestyle last year winning the event at all three stops. 15 total swimmers were added to the list of initial names for Monaco.

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China Contributes Almost An Extra $2 Million Over Requirement To WADA In 2018 And 2019

China pledged almost an additional million dollars in both 2018 and 2019 more than their required contributions to WADA.

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Canadian National Teammer Abby Dunford Receives “Complete Release” From NLI With Michigan

A complete release allows for an athlete to sign with another school and compete this fall, rather than having to wait a season.

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Who Was A Part Of The 23 Positive Swimmers From China And Who Was Not?

See the full list of 23 swimmers who tested positive here along with members of the 2020 Tokyo roster who did not test positive.

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Australian Coach Denis Cotterell Defends China Amid Doping Scandal

Cotterell has been with the Chinese Swimming Association for the last two years and has ties with Sun Yang who is in the middle of a four-year ban.

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NCAA Record Holder Alex Walsh Announces Return To Virginia For COVID-19 Fifth Year

Walsh returns after going 3 for 3 in individual NCAA titles this past season, helping lead Virginia to their 4th straight NCAA title.

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US Olympic Medalists React To Chinese Doping Scandal “Frustration In The System”

Lilly King posted on her Instagram story saying, “No words. Complete heartbreak for our clean athletes and frustration in the system that has failed them.”

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Germany And Canada React To Chinese Doping Scandal

The governing bodies of swimming Germany (DSV) and Canada (Swimming Canada) react to the news reports from the last 48 hours.

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Wild Speculation: Who Will Take Over For Vic Riggs At West Virginia?

Who will lead West Virginia next season as Vic Riggs resigned after 17 years? See the wild speculation here.

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2024 NCAA Qualifier Tristen Ulett Returning To Louisville For COVID-19 Fifth Year

Ulett has made three NCAA ‘B’ finals over the course of her undergraduate career and has also had numerous relay contributions for the Cardinals.

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UTRGV To Remain Affliated Member Of Western Athletic Conference For Women’s Swim And Dive

UTRGV will be in its first season for women’s swimming and diving this fall and will remain in the WAC after the school moved to the Southland Conference.

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NAIA William Carey Will Train At Hattiesburg (Main) Campus In Inaugural Season This Fall

The team was originally planned to begin on its Biloxi (Tradition) campus, which is a 53 minute drive away from its Hattiesburg (Main) Campus.

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2024 NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Jordan Tiffany Of BYU Enters Transfer Portal For 2025-2026

Tiffany began his career during the 2020-2021 COVID year with Tennessee, took time off with the sport, became a sprinter and made two NCAA B finals last month

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