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JMU, Marshall, Rice & Tulane Earn Weekly American Conference Swim & Dive Honors

Rice senior Ella Dyson was named Swimmer of the Week after earning two individual wins at the Owl-A-Pooluza against Houston and TCU on October 10-11.

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Wall, Gridley & Pfaff Show Out As Duke Women Snap Four-Meet Losing Skid Against UNC In Split

Kaelyn Gridley was one of three Duke women to win two events as they topped UNC for the first time since 2019, while the Tar Heels cruised on the men’s side.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 71.9% Pick No ‘B’ Finals As Biggest Issue With New NCAA Format

If consolation finals weren’t apart of the last five NCAAs, 36% of women’s schools and 27% of men’s schools would lose their individual evening swims.

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arena Swim of the Week: Sander Sorensen Hits 1:44.17 200 Free (SCM) For Norwegian Record

The 18-year-old knocked one one-hundredth off the four-year-old Norwegian Record of 1:44.18 set by Tomoe Hvas in 2021.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Walsh Holds Off Douglass For World Cup Record In 100 IM

Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass won three events apiece at the Carmel World Cup, and the lone race where they went head-to-head was the 100 IM.

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Big Ten Nearing $2.4 Billion Private Capital Investment, But USC & Michigan Officials Opposed

The Big Ten is in talks with an investment fund of the University of California pension system about potentially infusing $2.4 billion into the conference.

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Sarah Ehekircher Reaches Settlement With USA Swimming, Scott MacFarland & MACs In Colorado

Ehekircher alleged that MacFarland sexually abused her when he was her coach in the 1980s.

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Convicted Cairns Swim Teacher Bill Evans’ Sentence To Be Appealed By Queensland AG

Bill Evans, a swim teacher in Cairns, pleaded guilty last month to eight child sex offenses, but avoided jail time. Now, his sentence is being appealed.

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Delaware Officials Seeking More Potential Victims of Swim Coach Charged With Sexual Abuse

A 56-year-old Dover man was arrested for inappropriately touching a boy he previously coached, and three more victims came forward shortly after the arrest.

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Summer McIntosh Drops Out of Remaining World Cup Stops Due To Undisclosed Illness

The 19-year-old withdrew from the opening leg of the series late last week, but now opts out of the remaining stops including her homecoming in Toronto.

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Australian High School Girls’ Swim Coach Charged With Three Child Sex Offenses

Jayden Brian, the head swimming coach at Methodist Ladies’ College in Melbourne, has been charged by Victoria Police and will reappear in court on Jan. 6.

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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 10/11/2025

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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SwimSwam Pulse: Men’s 200 IM Most Anticipated Showdown of Carmel World Cup

After sweeping the World Championship podium this summer, Shaine Casas, Leon Marchand and Hubert Kos will lock horns once again in the 200 IM.

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arena Swim of the Week: Van Mathias Rips 56.72 100 Breast To Rank #4 All-Time In U.S.

Mathias was one of five former Indiana Hoosiers to make the final of the men’s 100 breast on Day 1 in Carmel.

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Florida’s Anita Bottazzo Throws Down 55.96 100 Breast Split, #4 All-Time, During Dual With UVA

Bottazzo became just the third woman in history to record a sub-56 split in the 100 breast, joining Lilly King and Mona McSharry.

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