Articles by Riley Overend

Michigan Diving Coach Mike Hilde Leaving Wolverines; Gammage, Milligan Enter Portal

Michigan hadn’t scored diving points at the NCAA Championships since the pandemic, but a Wolverine diver did score in three of Hilde’s first four years.

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Kyle Chalmers Working on Construction Site Two Days a Week for Mental Health

“I’m laboring on a building site two days a week, which is just something away from the pool for my mental health,” Kyle Chalmers said on Thursday.

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Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta Retiring in August After 17 Years with Hawkeyes

During his tenure, Iowa captured four NCAA team titles across all sports, but Barta leaves behind a complicated legacy when it comes to swimming and diving.

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Katie Grimes Clocks Her Fastest 800 Free Since Tokyo Olympics (8:21.87)

Katie Grimes blazed her fastest 800-meter freestyle time since the Tokyo 2021 Olympics at the Speedo Grand Challenge on Sunday in Irvine, California.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Caroline Jouisse Wins Wild Sprint at End of 10K in Setubal

After two hours of racing off the coast of Portugal, France’s Caroline Jouisse came from behind to pass Sharon van Rouwendaal in the final seconds.

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14-Year-Old Tajus Juska Sets Lithuanian Age Group Marks in 50 FR (23.79), 50 FL (24.98)

14-year-old Tajus Juska broke a pair of Lithuanian age group records at the Open Junior Swimming Championship two weekends ago in the capital of Vilnius.

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Commission Aims to Bring Gender Balance to LEN’s Bureau Through Constitutional Changes

Swim Ireland CEO and Olympic Federation of Ireland president Sarah Keane called out LEN for only having one female member of its Bureau.

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Gabe Mastromatteo Bounces Back From Bad COVID Bout to Win U Sports Athlete of the Year

The Varsity Blues’ breaststroker is the first swimmer to win the award since 2020 and the first male swimmer since 2002. 

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Bella Sims Drops Over Two Seconds in 200 IM with 2:12.19 at Speedo Grand Challenge

Bella Sims fired off a personal-best 2:12.19 to win the 200 IM on Friday, edging Sandpipers of Nevada teammate Katie Grimes by less than half a second.

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Jordan Ash Staying Local with Verbal Commitment to Cal for 2024-25

Jordan Ash will keep swimming close to home in college after the Bay Area native verbally committed to Cal beginning in the 2024-25 season.

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Tulane Freshman Bella Lojewski Transferring to Houston

The Green Wave and Cougars both competed in the American Athletic Conference last season, but Houston is slated to join the Big 12 next season.

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Caroline Jouisse Wins Women’s 10K in Photo Finish, Italian Men Show Off Depth in Setubal

Andrea Manzi took first place in the men’s 10km with a time of 1:52:37.1, just a few seconds ahead of fellow Italian Marcello Guidi (1:52:41.7).

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Ukrainian Artistic Swimmers Question Policy of Boycotting Events with Russians

“…it’s stupid that they can go — but they kill people — and we didn’t do anything and we can’t go,” Ukrainian Olympic medalist Vladyslava Aleksiiva said.

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17-Year-Old Daniel Li Climbs NAG Rankings with 1:55.08 200 BR at Rose Bowl Intrasquad

The top uncommitted swimmer in the high school class of 2024 continued his recent hot streak at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Intrasquad meet earlier this month.

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NLRB Files Complaint Against USC Aiming to Make Some College Athletes Employees

The next step in the case is a hearing on Nov. 7, where the NLRB will argue that USC’s media policies violate federal labor law.

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