Articles by Jared Anderson

Schuyler Bailar To Debut With Harvard Men Friday Vs. Bryant

The Harvard Crimson men will open their season this weekend with a home meet against Bryant University, and the meet will also serve as the NCAA debut of Schuyler Bailar, the first transgender NCAA swimmer in recent history.

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‘Lochte Turn’ Will Be Illegal In High School Competition

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) will not allow swimmers to push off from flip turns on their backs in individual medley or medley relay events, mirroring FINA’s interpretation of medley rules.

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Murphy Sprints Free, Cal Wins 5 of 6 At Triple Distance Vs Stanford

Pac-12 rivals Cal and Stanford met in Berkeley for their annual Triple Distance meet Wednesday night, with Cal winning 5 of 6 categories.

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Video: A Day In The Life Of A Professional Swimmer

This video comes to us from Dutch swimmer Maarten Brzoskowski, who is a professional swimmer at the National Training Center in Eindhoven.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Larkin Tears Toward World Record

The story of the FINA World Cup series as of late has been Australian backstroker Mitchell Larkin, who is following up his 2015 World titles with one of the most dominant season runs we’ve seen in years.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 52% Support Long Course Focus For All NCAA Athletes

More than half of respondents said that NCAA coaches should push long course for all their athletes, regardless of their realistic Olympic hopes, and only 13.5% supported a full focus on yards and NCAA swimming.

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Campbell County Breaks Three State Records, Repeats As Wyoming HS 4A Champs

Campbell County broke state records in both freestyle relays and the 100 breast to win its third consecutive 4A state title in Wyoming high school swimming.

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Verona, Beata Nelson jump to #2 in WISCA Rankings

Coming off of her verbal commitment to the Wisconsin Badgers, national #2-ranked recruit Beata Nelson saw her Verona Area high school team jump to #2 in the WISCA rankings.

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Florida High School Region Roundup: Gulliver Prep Girls Strong in 2A Defense

Florida’s high school swimming post-season continues, with the state’s smaller schools in classes 1A and 2A holding region meets over the weekend. Region are the last major meet before the state championships.

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Florida High School Region Roundup: Bolles Rolling In Class 1A

Florida’s high school swimming post-season continues, with the state’s smaller schools in classes 1A and 2A holding region meets over the weekend. Region are the last major meet before the state championships.

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Seebohm Approaches Six-Figure Earnings After Doha World Cup

With one meet left on FINA’s World Cup Series for 2015, Australian Emily Seebohm is closing in on a six-figure prize money total.

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Larkin Rising: Leads World Cup Cluster 3 Points After 60 in Doha

Australian Mitch Larkin has blown up on the third cluster of the FINA World Cup series, rolling up 60 points at the Doha stop to take the Cluster 3 lead over series leader Cameron van der Burgh.

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Florida Prep Coach Resentenced To 15 Years In Child Porn Case

A former diving coach at the Berkeley Preparatory school in Tampa, Florida has had his sentence reduced dramatically in a child pornography case.

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Freshman Breaks Shelly Ripple Record at Capital City Swim League Champs

Jolee Liles, a freshman at Parkview Baptist and a club teammate of Miller at Crawfish Aquatics went 4:59.78 in the 500 freestyle to break the 21-year-old meet record of a legend: former Stanford star and 200 fly American record holder, Shelly Ripple.

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Riverview Wins Fast District 4A-6 As Florida High School Districts Conclude

Florida high school swimming wrapped up its district rounds over the weekend, with the big schools of classes 3A and 4A competing.

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