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Anthony Bruno Named New Head Swimming & Diving Coach At Towson

Bruno comes to Towson after spending the last five seasons as the head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs at Fairfield University.

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Kameron Chastain Named Associate Coach At Notre Dame, Reuniting With Lindauer

Newly-named UND head coach Chris Lindauer hires Chastain after spending the last seven seasons alongside him at the University of Louisville.

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Klepikova, Bogomolova & Filipets Highlight 2022 Russian Junior Championships

Daria Klepikova (pictured right) won four events at the Russian Junior Championships in Penz, setting a trio of lifetime best times.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Ken O’Reilly

O’Reilly, the longtime head coach at Scarlet, led several of his athletes to impressive swims at the Martha McKee Open in Charlotte.

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Lia Thomas Speaks For First Time Since NCAAs, Says She’s Not Done Competing

Despite facing backlash regarding her NCAA performances, Thomas has her eyes on racing at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Rex Maurer

After qualifying for the Junior Pan Pac team in late April, Maurer had a phenomenal finish to his short course campaign in the CIF postseason.

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arena Swim of the Week: Audrey Derivaux Swims Fastest Girls’ 11-12 200 Fly Since 2012

Derivaux’s time of 2:18.75 is the age group’s fastest since Cassidy Bayer set the 11-12 NAG record of 2:15.02 in July 2012.

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Claire Curzan Hits 200 Free Best Time At 2022 TAC Spring Invitational

Curzan produced a time of 2:00.36 to knock nearly two seconds off her previous best of 2:02.27.

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Kenyan Swimming Federation Banned Indefinitely By FINA

The country has been under temporary suspension for the past two years after failing to meet two deadlines for elections in 2020.

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Brandon Anand, Alex Parent Climb Age Group Ranks At Martha McKee Charlotte Open

Some of the top age group swimmers in the Charlotte area were in action last weekend at the 2022 Martha McKee Open.

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Cal Hires Law Firm To Investigate Head Swim Coach Teri McKeever

The firm was hired by the school one day after UC Berkeley put the longtime head coach on administrative leave after allegations of abuse surfaced Tuesday.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 44% Think 200 Breast Has Biggest Disparity From SCY To LCM

Readers believe that the breaststroke is the 200 event that changes the most from short course yards to long course meters.

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Former Cal Swimmer Anna Kalandadze Details McKeever Abuse That Led To Transfer

Kalandadze details the experiences with McKeever that led to her quitting the team and ultimately transferring to Penn.

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NCAA Champion Paige McKenna Opens Up On Mental Health Struggles

The 19-year-old posted a lengthy statement on Instagram detailing her battles with mental health over the past number of years.

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NCAA Qualifier Daniel Matheson Transfers To Arizona State After One Year At USC

Matheson will return to his home state next season and joined a Sun Devil program that’s on the rise after finishing sixth at the 2022 NCAAs.

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