Articles by Lauren Neidigh

President Obama to Honor Team USA Olympians at the White House

The President and First Lady are set to welcome members of the 2016 USA Olympic and Paralympic teams on Thursday, September 29th on the White House South Lawn.

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USC All-American Swimmer Evan Swenson Changes Sports For Senior Season

USC All-American Evan Swenson is missing from the swimming roster, but you can still catch her competing in the pool for the Trojans this NCAA season.

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Brazil Announces 2016 Short Course World Championships Roster

Brazil has released its 16-deep roster for the 2016 Short Course World Championships, highlighted by Rio Olympic finalists Felipe Franca and Etiene Medeiros.

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WATCH: Vlad Morozov Headlines European Cluster of FINA World Cup

In total, Morozov won 9 gold medals in the first cluster, breaking the 100 IM World Records at back-to-back meets in the process. Check out the video, courtesy of FINA’s YouTube channel, to see highlights of Morozov’s races.

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Natalie Coughlin Featured in “NCAA PSA: Done” Commercial

Decorated U.S. Olympian Natalie Coughlin was featured in the “NCAA PSA: Done” commercial that came out earlier this month.

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College Swimming Previews: #9 NC State Women Rising

With Alexia Zevnik, Hannah Moore, and Rachel Muller coming off a strong 2016 NCAAs, and Ky-Lee Perry bringing immediate individual scoring potential, NC State should be able to compete for another top 10 finish this season.

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Santa Clara Leads USA Swimming’s 50 Top Swim Cities of 2016

USA Swimming has released it’s list of the top 50 swim cities in 2016, with the San Jose-Santa Clara metropolitan area earning the #1 rank.

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College Swimming Previews: #10 Michigan Seeks Back-To-Back B1G Titles

The Michigan women head into 2016-17 with a good chance at repeating as Big Ten champions. Their freestyle group has plenty of scoring potential in both sprint and distance, which bodes well for their free relays as well as the individual points.

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Brazilian Police Want Interview With IOC President Over Ticket Scalping Scandal

The IOC’s statement of cooperation with the investigation comes after IOC President Thomas Bach missed the opening of the Paralympics in Rio, where police wanted to interview him about the case.

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Brazil Among Countries Facing Trouble With WADA Compliance

Following a meeting of WADA’s Compliance Review Committiee (CRC), the national anti-doping organizations of Brazil, Guatemala, and Azerbijan are in danger of being declared non-compliant.

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2017 Pac-12 Championships To Take Place in Federal Way, Washington

The 2017 Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Championships for both the men and women will take place at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington.

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Wisconsin Lines Up 3 Top 10 Opponents for 2016-17

The Badger men and women each face 3 top 10 opponents from the 2016 NCAA Championships. Interestingly, while their season is lined with plenty of tough competiton, they’ll only face one Big Ten team before conference.

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USA Swimming Announces 2016-17 National Team Roster

USA Swimming swimming has released the 2016-17 U.S. National Team roster of 53 men and 53 women, headlined by individual Rio Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky, Ryan Murphy, Simone Manuel, and Lilly King.

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Cal’s Dave Durden Named 2016 ASCA Coach of the Year

The University of California men’s head coach Dave Durden has been honored as the 2016 Coach of the Year by the American Swimming Coaches Association. Durden is a four-time winner of the NCAA Coach of the Year award and a member of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team coaching staff.

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WATCH: Race Videos From The FINA World Cup Stop in Moscow

Check out the action here, where we’ve included all of the race videos that have been uploaded to FINA’s YouTube channel.

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