Articles by Reid Carlson

Malaysia’s New Sports-Loving King Could Welcome Israeli Athletes

As a new king comes into power, so too will a new Prime Minister, potentially allowing for a cessation to the ban on Israeli athletes put in place by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed, who stated that Malaysia would deny visas to Israeli para swimmers hoping to compete at the 2019 WPS World Championships.

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Columbia Edges Brown In Narrow Ivy League Dual

The men and women of Columbia University narrowly defeated their Ivy League foes from Brown University Friday evening at a dual meet held at the Percy Uris Natatorium at Columbia University in New York.

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Castano, Daly, Schiffmann Double as Penn State Men Down West Virginia

The men from Penn State cruised to victory over the visiting University of West Virginia Friday.

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Kansas Sets Four Pool Records Against William Jewell in SCM Showdown

On Wednesday, the Kansas Jayhawks earned their 6th-consecutive dual meet victory. The meet, which was hosted by William Jewell College, was swum in short course meters.

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Watson, Depolo Double As Nevada Flattens UNLV In Desert Dual

The University of Nevada, Reno vs UNLV January 15th, 2019 Reno, NV Results Team Scores (women only) Nevada 192 –…

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West Virginia Crushes TCU In Final Swim Meet at WVU Natatorium

West Virginia dominated their Big 12 opponents from TCU in the final swim meet to ever take place at WVU’s Natatorium, which has been the home of the Mountaineers since 1975.

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Tallahassee Cold Front Freezes Incarnate Word in Florida State Duel

Though the temperatures started very cold in Tallahassee on Thursday, they did not hinder hosts Florida State University from defending their home turf against visitors University of the Incarnate Word.

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North Texas Downs Rice in Rare Dual Meet Upset

North Texas def. Rice North Texas vs Rice January 10th, 2019 Denton, TX Results Scores 169-125 In the 17-edition history…

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2018 Swammy Awards: National Development Award – Italy

Not only did Italy break a lot of National Records in 2018, but Italian swimmers posted times to put the rest of the world on watch. Who’s ready for some great showdowns in 2019?

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2018 Swammy Awards: Nicholas Santos, Male S. American Swimmer of Year

38-year-old Nicholas Santos of Brazil ended 2018 with both a World Record and a World Championship, though not at the same time.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Oceania Male Swimmer of the Year, Kyle Chalmers

Though Chalmers was back to racing by July of 2017, just one month after heart surgery, his true return to form came in 2018 with explosive swims both at home and abroad.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Schoenmaker is Female African Swimmer of the Year

Schoenmaker established herself as the top breastroker of the Commonwealth Games in May, posting times that would stand high in the world rankings for all of 2018.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Chad le Clos, Male African Swimmer of the Year

In 2018, Chad le Clos cemented his legacy as one of the most dominant butterfly swimmers of all time, and particularly as one of the greatest short course meters swimmers.

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2018 Swammy Award: Sharon van Rouwendaal Female OW Swimmer of the Year

At the 2018 European Championships in Scotland, van Rouwendaal won three gold medals and one silver.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Kristof Rasovszky Is Men’s OW Swimmer of the Year

Two huge victories and a narrow defeat that came down to a photo finish are a few of the reasons Hungarian Kristof Rasovszky is this year’s Male Open Water Swammy Award Winner.

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