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Justice Department Finds UMBC Failed To Address Sexual Abuse Allegations of Former Swim Coach

The Department found the university to be in violation of Title IX after failing to respond to sexual abuse allegations of former head coach Chad Cradock.

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2023-24 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: Final Edition

Josephine Fuller and the Tennessee Volunteers vaulted up the power rankings after SECs as they aim to hit their taper and take 4th at NCAAs.

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2024 NCAA Zone C Diving: Indiana Sweeps, Qualifies Four Women & Three Men For NCAAs

Indiana’s Carson Tyler swept the men’s events at the Zone C Championships, leading a group of seven Hoosiers to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Walsh’s World In 400 IM

Alex Walsh has a third straight national title in the 400 IM well within her grasp, with no one in the field within two seconds of her best time of 3:57.24.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick 1650 Free As Most Wide Open Event At Women’s NCAAs

Georgia’s Abby McCulloh leads a wide-open field in the 1650 free at the Women’s NCAA Championships, coming off a big PB of 15:40.96 at SECs.

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arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Julie Mishler Cracks All-Time Top 10 With 25.1 50 Free

Mishler dropped nearly half a second in the LCM 50 free in a time of 25.12, launching her to #8 all-time in the girls’ 15-16 age group.

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2024 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Gretchen and Alex Walsh will feature prominently at the Women’s NCAA Championships, as both are favored to sweep their individual events.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Can Sims Keep The Freshman Streak Alive In 200 Back?

First-year swimmers have won the 200 back in three straight seasons, and Bella Sims is in position to extend that run over some experienced names.

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2024 NCAA Zone E Diving: Cal Men Qualify Two Divers, UCLA’s Hallaselka Leads Women’s Field

Finnish native and UCLA freshman Lauren Hallaselka dominated the women’s springboard events at the Zone E Championships to punch her first NCAA ticket.

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2024 Zone D Diving: Texas Qualifies Six Men, Four Women For NCAAs

The Longhorns qualified a total of 10 divers for NCAAs, led by 2023 NCAA ‘A’ finalists Hailey Hernandez, Jordan Skilken, Nicholas Harris and Noah Duperre.

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2024 NCAA Zone A Diving: Pitt, Princeton Men Qualify Four Divers; UVA’s Kaye Leads Women

Dylan Reed and Cameron Cash were two of four Pitt divers to qualify for men’s NCAAs at the Zone A Championships.

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2024 NCAA Zone B Diving: Florida Qualifies Four Men, Two Women For NCAAs

The Florida men qualified four divers—Peyton Donald, Conor Gesing, Anton Svirskyi and Skip Donald—for the NCAA Championships at the Zone B competition.

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Official Psych Sheets Released For 2024 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships

Hubert Kos holds the top seed in three of the 12 events in which Arizona State is ranked #1 coming into the Men’s NCAA Championships at the end of the month.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/13/2024

Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.

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Shima Taghavi Resets Canadian 11-12 NAG Record With 2:32.99 200 Breast, Would Be #1 In U.S.

Taghavi’s time of 2:32.99 in the 200 breast is more than a second faster than the current U.S. NAG record for 11-12 girls.

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