Articles by Lauren Neidigh

Missy Franklin, Brad Snyder Team Up to Swim for Sight

U.S. Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin and U.S. Paralympic swimmer Brad Snyder are teaming up to Swim for Sight to help cure blindness during the 2016 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Swim Trials and as they go for gold in Rio.

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GW Swimming & Diving Announces 2016-17 Captains

The George Washington men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs have named team captains for the 2016-17 season, head coach James Winchester announced ahead of his second season at the helm.

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USA Swimming Announces 2016 Diversity Coach Mentorship Program

Applications are now available for the 2016 USA Swimming Diversity Coach Mentorship Program. Participants are active coaches with an interest in raising their level of expertise and skill.

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Tybur Receives Coveted Aggie Heart Award at Annual Team Banquet

The Texas A&M men’s swimming and diving teams closed out the 2015-16 school year with a celebration of the season at the annual team banquet at the Hall of Champions at Kyle Field on Saturday.

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Indiana State Announces Completion of First Women’s Signing Class

Indiana State Women’s Swimming and Diving head coach Matt Leach has announced the signing of eight more to the program’s first ever signing class on Thursday The program has now signed 16 for its first ever season for the upcoming school year in 2016-17.

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Chinese Divers Largely Prevail at Kazan’s Last Leg

Team China underlined their supremacy over the rest of the nations at the fourth and last leg of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series in Kazan, Russia, winning nine gold medals over the three-day event. Overall, out of 40 finals contested in the 2016 circuit, the Asian powerhouse triumphed on 38 occasions!

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Alabama Celebrates Outstanding 2015-16 Season at Awards Banquet

In his fourth year as Alabama’s head coach Dennis Pursley and his staff handed out a number of awards following one of the Crimson Tide’s best seasons in in 30 years. The men posted their highest NCAA finish since 1983 while the women poste their best finish since 2005.

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McKendree Swimming Announces 3 More Signees for Inaugural Season

McKendree University head swimming and diving coach Jimmy Tierney has announced three additional signees for the 2016-17 inaugural season for the men’s swimming and diving programs.

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Carter Crosby Named Chatham University Head Coach

The Chatham University Women’s/Men’s Swimming and Diving teams will begin a new chapter, as Carter Crosby officially takes over the program.

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Gamecocks Announce Nominees For McWhorter Scholarship

Kevin Leithold of the South Carolina men’s swimming and diving team and Stevi Parker of the Gamecock soccer team have been nominated for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship by the University of South Carolina.

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Tennessee Nominees For McWhorter Post-Graduate Scholarships Announced

Mauricio Robles Rodriguez of the Tennessee diving team and Faith Johnson of the Volunteer swimming team have been nominated for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship by the University of Tennessee.

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Two GW Student-Athletes Earn GW Excellence Awards

WASHINGTON – George Washington women’s soccer redshirt sophomore Erin Boudreau and swimming and diving senior Lauren Steagall won the prestigious Outstanding Student Service Award and Baer Award, respectively, at the 31st GW Excellence in Student Life Awards on Wednesday evening.

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The Water Is My Sky Releases New Clip Featuring Connor Jaeger

With less than three months remaining until the Olympic Trials, the team behind the film offers a quick glimpse into the day ­to ­day life of Connor Jaeger, one of the main subjects of the film.

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Olympic Champ Maggie Steffens to Visit Downey Family YMCA

Olympic champion in women’s water polo, Maggie Steffens (Danville, California), will visit the Downey Family YMCA in Downey, California, Friday, April 22, as an athlete ambassador for the United States Olympic Committee’s Team for Tomorrow program.

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Yale Women Announce Eight New Bulldogs in Class of 2020

The Yale women’s swimming and diving team will welcome seven swimmers and one diver in the incoming Class of 2020.

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