Articles by Keith Dunlap

South Forsyth Girls Win First Title, Brookwood Boys Repeat at Georgia 6A State Championships

The South Forsyth girls’ team claimed  its first- ever state title, outlasting two-time defending champion Brookwood by 15 points.

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Lassiter Sweeps Titles at Georgia 5A State Championships

The Lassiter girls won their seventh straight state title and 12th overall, while the boys won their first ever state championship.

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Marist Girls, Boys Sweep Championships At Georgia 4A State Meet

The Marist boys won their 11th overall championship and first since 2022 by the narrowest of margins, while the girls’ team won in a rout.

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Greater Atlanta Christian Sweeps Titles At Georgia 1A-3A State Championships

The Greater Atlanta Christian girls won their first state title in program history, while the boys team captured its second in a row and third overall title.

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North Carolina High School Athletic Association Cancels Regional Swim Meets

Regional meets, will not be made up, and swimmers will instead shift their focus to the state meet in Cary from Feb. 4-7. 

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Michigan High School Athletic Association Expands NIL Opportunities For Individuals

Expanded policy allows additional options for athletes to capitalize on NIL, provided such activities are individual opportunities for individual students.

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Rowan Cox Highlights Early Standouts At Texas High School District Meets

The James Bowie High School senior won two events at a University Interscholastic League 6A district meet on Jan. 22 and 23.

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Malvern Prep Boys Win Inter-Academic League Title, Ends Reign Of Germantown Academy

Malvern Prep earned a 94-92 win to earn its first Inter-Academic League championship since 2019, when it shared the title with Episcopal Academy.

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IMG Academy Names Olympic Gold Medalist John Hargis Director Of Swimming

Hargis served as head coach at Penn State from 2008 to 2013, Auburn from 2013 to 2016 and most recently at Pitt from 2016 to 2022. 

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Former USC Breaststroker Carsten Vissering Named To U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team

The achievement punctuates what has been quite a pivot athletically for Vissering after he excelled as a swimmer in high school and at USC.

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Australian Coach Charged With Sexual Abuse

Methodist Ladies’ College swim coach Jayden Brian, 32, was arrested last October for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

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Minnesota Woman Dies After Shark Attack In Virgin Islands

The incident was the second fatal shark attack over the last three weeks. Open water swimmer Erica Fox died in a shark attack near Santa Cruz, California.

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Swim England Issues Apology Over 2022 Closure Of Ellesmere Titans Swimming Club

Swim England issued the apology after admitting to errors in the handling of complaints that ultimately led to the body disaffiliating itself from the club.

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Katherine McCrea Sets Five Personal Bests, Wins Six Events At CA SCAT Winter Age Group Invite

McCrea won the 50 free (24.49), 100 free (52.50), 200 free (1:56.70), 500 free (5:15.83) and 50 fly (27.24) in personal best times.

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NC State Commit Sutton Forbis Sets Five Personal Bests At Washington State Senior SCY Meet

Forbis helped Bellevue win the girls’ team competition with 1,125 points. The Seattle Metropolitan Aquatic Club won the boys’ and combined team titles. 

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