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What Does The Fox Say – Northern Michigan University Swim Jam

SwimSwam contributor, Kelly McCommons, is a former swimmer and current swim coach who is a broadcast journalism student at Northern…

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Arcila Named AAC Swimmer Of The Week

The Cali, Colombia, native led SMU at Rice on Friday evening with a record-setting performance in the 100-yard backstroke. Arcila finished in a time of 56.41 to break the previous record, which was set by fellow Mustang Therese Svendsen in 2011.

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Shchukin, Goettler net Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors for St. Bonaventure

Shchukin (featured image) recorded three first-place finishes over the weekend, including a victory in the 100-yd freestyle in which he posted a time of 44.09. His time in 100-yd free currently ranks as the 7th fastest time in the nation.

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SDSU’s Hogue, DU’s Roas Collect Weekly Swimming Awards

South Dakota State’s Wil Hogue and Denver’s Johanna Roas were named The Summit League’s Men’s and Women’s Swimmers of the Week for their performances Oct. 29-Nov.4.

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South Dakota State’s Florand, Denver’s Badillo Named Divers of the Week

South Dakota State’s Connor Florand and Denver’s Cat Badillo were named the Men’s and Women’s Divers of the Week for their performances Oct. 29-Nov. 4.

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University Houston Swimming and Diving Photo Vault

Swimming Photos are courtesy of the University of Houston Swimming and Diving Team and photographer Stephen Pinchback / UH Athletics Communications.

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2013 Golden Goggle Awards Silent Auction is now LIVE

Get excited swim fans! The 2013 Golden Goggle Awards Silent Auction is now LIVE online and open for bidding! One of the many items up for bidding is a lunch with Olympic gold medalists Cullen Jones (featured image) and Rowdy Gaines.

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Sculling Paddles for an Early Catch

No matter what level of swimmer you are, there is always room to improve your “feel” for the water.

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Lessons From Legends: USA Swimming’s Enduring Roses

“In November of 1975, the hotel convention room in Santa Ana, California was packed with young swim coaches attending USC Coach Peter Daland’s Western States Coaches Clinic. They sat eagerly, waiting to learn from experienced coaches, several of whom were among the best in the world. The 1976 Olympic year was underway…”

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Mustangs Wrap Up Tri-Meet Against Hawaii and UCSB

UCSB split the series with Cal Poly and Hawaii in Tri-Meet this past weekend.

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Albion College Edges Kalamazoo College

“Andrew compliments Brad,” Albion Coach Jake Taber said. “In a meet that was going to be close we could split those guys and win extra events.”

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Boston College Swimming and Diving Video Spotlight

2013 Boston College Swimming and Diving’s Banquet Video is courtesy of Sean Murphy.

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Uconn Defeats Villanova To Win Second Straight Meet

“The strength of our men’s team showed today,” Head Coach Goldberg said. “We were able to swim our men’s swim team in several secondary events, which will be very beneficial as the year moves on.”

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Houston Swimming and Diving Earns Win over SMU

“I’m really proud of our effort,” said head swimming coach Rich Murphy. “These meets are important as a reflection of our training and our confidence. We’ve got a lot of people who are making improvements and the energy that they have for each other really is contagious. That spirit, care and commitment to one another really helps us in the second half of meets like today.

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Lundgren Sea of Cortez Swimming Photo Vault

Many thanks to Scott Rokis (Scott Rokis Photography) for providing these beautiful swimming photos.

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