Articles by Jared Anderson

USA Swimming releases 2015 Winter National Standards with significantly faster cuts

USA Swimming has officially released its qualifying standards for the 2015 Winter National Championships, with many time cuts dropping by significant amounts in a pre-Olympic year.

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Minnesota High School Boys State Championships to kick off Friday

Minnesota’s boys high school state championships begin this Friday at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, with defending champions Wayzata looking to fend off a number of tough foes.

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2015 US Winter Nationals will be swum in long course meters

Earlier today, USA Swimming confirmed that the 2015 version of U.S. Winter Nationals will be conducted in long course meters rather than the traditional short course yards format.

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Anacortes boys win Washington 2A thriller by 1 point with final relay win

With three teams separated by 5 points and one event left, Anacortes won the final relay to pick up the 2A boys team title.

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Bellevue sweeps relays to win Washington boys class 3A state title

Bellevue High School topped all three relays to swim away with the Washington class 3A boys state title over the weekend.

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Newport boys win Washington 4A state title in crazy, three-team final-relay finish

Washington’s high school class 4A (big schools) state title came down to the final relay, with three different programs in the hunt right down to the finish.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Bilis & NC State announce their arrival into the NCAA’s speed tier

NC State (shown here celebrating a big relay last season) now has the depth to put four swimmers under 19 seconds on the 200 free relay, including newly-found 18-second leadoff man Simonas Bilis.

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MEET NOTES: Miami Travels to MAC Championships

RedHawks search for their eighth MAC title

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Pac-12 men’s psych sheets released, 3 potential Murphy-Nolan matchups lined up

Though there’s still plenty of scratching left to be done before the meet begins Wednesday night, we’ve got up to three match-ups slated between Cal star Ryan Murphy and his Stanford counterpart Dave Nolan.

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George Washington Swimming Coach Dan Rhinehart Will Not Return to the Program

Department of Athletics to Undergo National Search for New Head Coach

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Seniors reign as Kelly Walsh wins Wyoming’s Class 4A boys state title

A night dominated by seniors saw Kelly Walsh High School win the Wyoming Boys Class 4A (big schools) state title over the weekend.

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4-for-4 night from Tucker Russell leads Lander Valley to Wyoming Class 3A state title

Lander Valley High School won the Wyoming Class 3A (small schools) boys state title over the weekend, sweeping the relays and getting a perfect 4-for-4 sweep from senior Tucker Russell.

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8 Big Things from Week 2 of Major Conference Meet Action

3 of the 5 best 200 flyers in NCAA history performed at separate times and in separate places last week, further building the excitement for when all three finally meet head to head.

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MEET NOTES: Missouri State Men’s Swimming & Diving Looks to Repeat at MAC Championships

The Missouri State men’s swimming and diving team heads to Geneva, Ohio, ready to defend its Mid-American Conference title and win its 20th conference championship in school history

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Cal’s Acker, Vredeveld on NCAA bubble after competing in Pac-12s Last Chance meet

A pair of notable California Golden Bears will find themselves right on the edge of NCAA qualification after improving their bids at the Pac-12 Last Chance meet.

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