Articles by Riley Overend

2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Alex Walsh and Gretchen Walsh are set for a women’s 200-yard freestyle showdown against University of Virginia teammate Aimee Canny on Thursday night.

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2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Alex Walsh, the two-time defending NCAA champion in the 400 IM, will swim the 200 free on Thursday along with younger sister Gretchen.

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No Arrest, No SafeSport Update: Robert Griswold’s Abuse Case Remains in Limbo 1 Year Later

SwimSwam obtained a heavily redacted 70-page CSPD police report via an open records request earlier this month that shed new light on last year’s scandal.

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Canadian World Juniors Finalist Paul Dardis (’24) Signs with Florida

Canadian sprint freestyle specialist Paul Dardis signed with the University of Florida as a member of the Gators’ 2024 recruiting class on Monday.

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12-Year-Old Joey Eaddy Drops Over a Minute in 1650 Free (16:46.23), Jumps to 20th in NAG

Joey Eaddy, who trains with Gator Swim Club in Boston, now ranks 20th in the 1650 free (16:46.23) among the U.S. boys’ 11-12 NAG rankings.

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Junior National Teamer Norvy Clontz Switches Clubs From SwimMAC to MSA

Norvy Clontz tied for the most points on SwimMAC last year, helping the club top the annual excellence rankings for the second season in a row.

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‘The Melting Pot’: USC Women Have Pac-12 Title Hopes in 2nd Year Under Lea Maurer

So far in their second season under head coach Lea Maurer, USC is proving doubters wrong thanks to an influx of new talent.

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USA Swimming Delaying Release of 2022 Membership Data Until 2024

In the past, USA Swimming appears to have released its Membership Demographics Reports within a few months of the year in question.

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Hasty Awards Team of the Month: Fishers Area Swimming Tigers (FAST)

FAST sent Luke Whitlock and JoJo Ramey to the World Junior Championships this summer — the only club in the country to put a boy and girl on the U.S. roster.

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Mollie O’Callaghan Repeats as Swimming Australia’s Olympic Program Swimmer of the Year

At 19 years old, Mollie O’Callaghan became the first woman to sweep the 100-meter freestyle and 200 free at the same World Championships this summer.

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Arizona President Says Quarter-Billion-Dollar Mistake Could Lead to Sport Cuts

Arizona president Robert Robbins said that “draconian cuts” will be required to address a $240 million miscalculation by the university’s financial model.

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Bach: Paris 2024 Olympics Will Not Be Canceled Due to War

“We have a very strong geopolitical tension,” Bach said on Monday. “To say that we are sacrificing the Games, that would be completely the wrong approach.”

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Decorated Zimbabwe Swimmer Kirsty Coventry Elected to IOC Executive Board

Seven-time Olympic medalist Kirsty Coventry was elected in an unopposed race for a spot on the IOC Executive Board last month.

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David Curtiss, Paige Madden, Rachel Stege Added to 2023-24 U.S. National Team

Rachel Stege placed 13th in the 1500 free at U.S. Nationals (16:29.55) before going almost 16 seconds faster at Pan Ams just a few months later (16:13.59).

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World Junior Champion Sanberk Oktar Joining USC This Spring Instead of Next Fall

World junior champion Sanberk Oktar will join the USC men’s swimming and diving program this upcoming spring instead of next fall as initially expected.

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