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ACC Announces Dates for 2018 Swimming & Diving Championships

The women’s swimming and diving events and the men’s diving events will take place from Wednesday, February 14th to Saturday, February 17th. The men’s swimming events will take place the following week.

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Nate Biondi MIA in 50 Free at CIF State Meet

Biondi, who gave his verbal commitment to swim for California next fall, was the top seed for the 50 free at the state meet.

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Fackenthal Pops Meet Record 22.4 50 Free in CIF State Prelims

Fackenthal surged to a 22.45, erasing the former record of 22.64 done by Elise Garcia in 2016. Fackenthal and Garcia will go head-to-head in the final, as Garcia is the 2nd seed with a 22.82.

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Junior National Champ Grace Countie Commits to UNC Tarheels

Countie will be an immediate asset for the Tarheels at the ACC Championships, and she’s just over a tenth shy of what it took to qualify for 2017 NCAAs in the 50 free.

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Stanford’s Nicole Stafford Wins Honda Inspiration Award

The award is given to a female student-athlete from any division who experienced extraordinary physical and/or emotional adversity, injury and/or illness, or extraordinary personal sacrifice during their time as a collegiate student-athlete, but perservered to find athletic success.

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Brouwer Smashes Records at 2017 CIF L.A. City Section Championships

2017 L.A. City Section Swimming & Diving Championships Wednesday, May 10th-Saturday, May 13th Swimming Hosted by East Los Angeles College…

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Jia Wins Back-to-Back Events at CIF Central Section Championships

Clovis North’s Michael Jia helped his school to victory with back-to-back individual event wins.

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Sancov Scares Rooney Record with 1:33 200 FR at CIF North Coast Champs

Sancov popped off a 45.27 split at the halfway mark en route to a final time of 1:33.93. Rooney’s record stands at a 1:33.70 from last season.

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Grace Zhao Downs 100 Breast Record at CIF Central Coast Champs

Zhao’s record came in the 100 breast, where she put up a 1:00.94 in prelims to shave .02 off her own former record.

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Seidt Rocks 2:09 200 Back on Final Night of 2017 Atlanta Classic

One of the most impressive swims came from Kentucky’s Asia Seidt who knocked 2 full seconds off her best time in the 200 back.

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Torrez Downs 100 Back Meet Record in CIF Southern Section D4 Finals

In the 100 back, Torrez blasted ahead of the field by 5 seconds with his 49.42, taking down the old record of 49.58 done by Angel Alcala in 2015.

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Merrell Downs 100 Fly Record in CIF Southern Section D2 Prelims

CIF Southern Section Division 2 Championships Prelims- Friday, May 12th Finals- Saturday, May 13th Riverside Aquatic Complex (Riverside, California) Meet…

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Lee Closes in on 200 IM Record in CIF Southern Section D1 Prelims

Loyola senior Sean Lee closed in on the D1 Meet Record in the 200 IM, throwing down a 1:45.90 to lead prelims.

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Nate Biondi Sweeps Sprints at CIF Southern Section D3 Championships

Biondi, a Cal commit, threw down a 20.27 in the 50 free and a 44.70 in the 100 free to bring home both sprint titles as a senior.

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Falcon Shines in CIF Southern Section Division 4 Prelims

Oceanview sophomore Dominic Falcon has been dominant so far in the men’s middle distance free races.

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