Articles by Rachel Harvill

Brazilian Olympian Ana Marcela to Undergo Surgery

Brazilian Olympic open water swimmer Ana Marcela Cunha will be forced to take time out of her training schedule at the…

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China’s Five-Time Olympic Diving Champion Chen Ruolin Retires

Five-time Chinese Olympic gold medalist diver Chen Ruolin recently announced her retirement at age 23 due to a neck injury….

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LEN to Establish Athlete Commission

The LEN (League of European Aquatics) Bureau met on Saturday October 15th in Ostia, Italy at the Italian Swimming Federation…

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Watch Katie Ledecky Win Her First Collegiate Event

Stanford vs. Oregon State University Complete results Hosted by Oregon State (Osborn Aquatic Center) October 14, 2016 25 yards, dual…

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Bugby Leaves Army for Denver University, Tony Lisa Returns

Assistant coach Eric Bugby has left Army/West Point to join the Denver University program. Bugby will be replaced by DIII…

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Contract Worker Dies Dismantling Rio Olympic Facilities

During the dismantling of the Rio 2016 Olympic facilities, one man died from electrocution and another lost his leg due to crashing in the beach volleyball arena. Both victims were outsourced workers hired to help dismantle the Olympic facilities.

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L.A. City Leaders Question Financial Risk of Hosting Olympic Games

With the deadline looming to submit another round of bid materials to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Los Angles city…

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Congress Approves Bill to End Olympic ‘Victory Tax’

This past Thursday, the Senate approved a bill that will put an end to the so-called Olympic “victory tax”. American…

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Latvian Swimming Federation Dismisses President Kaspars Pone

On Friday, September 16 the Latvian Swimming Federation (LPF) voted to release the President of the Federation, Kaspars Pone, from…

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Pine Crest Girls Break 20 Year Losing Streak Against Bolles School

The Pine Crest School’s girls’ swim team broke a 20-year old losing streak against the Bolles School, beating them by 11…

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Princeton Swim and Dive: Collegians Find the Cure

On September 24th, Princeton Women’s Swimming and Diving team is hosting their 9th annual Collegians Find the Cure 5k run/walk…

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WATCH: Connor Jaeger Throws First Pitch at Detroit Tigers Game

2016 Olympic silver medalist and University of Michigan Graduate Connor Jaeger threw out the ceremonial first pitch in today’s Detroit…

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WATCH: Fitter and Faster Age Group Coach of the Year Award

On September 8th, ten finalists and winner of the Fitter and Faster Age Group Coach of the Year Award were…

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John Fedena Leaving SwimMAC For Northwest Carolina YMCA

John Fedena will be leaving SwimMAC to accept the position of Director of Competitive Swimming and Head Coach with the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina, otherwise known as TYDE.

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University of Iowa Adds Richard Salhus to Coaching Staff

On Tuesday morning, University of Iowa head coach Marc Long announced that UI Alum, Richard Salhus, will be joining the UI coaching staff as interim assistant coach.

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