Articles by Riley Overend

Cal Fires Teri McKeever After 8-Month Investigation into Allegations of Bullying

Teri McKeever, who led Cal’s women’s swimming team to four NCAA team titles during 29 years as head coach, was fired by the university on Tuesday. 

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Top-Ranked Drury Removes Former Pac-12 Champion Cameron Craig From Roster

Craig no longer appears on the Panthers’ roster, and he hasn’t competed for them since the SMU Invitational last November.

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North Baltimore Aquatic Club Swimmers Shine at 2023 ISCA National Club Championships

Among the non-NBAC standouts was Lainy Kruger, who became the No. 4 performer in the 200 fly this season among 17-year-old girls.

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Soloveychik Breaks Oldest Minnesota School Record; Northwestern Women Dominate

Minnesota sophomore Bar Soloveychik relegated the Gophers’ oldest school record to the archives during Friday’s meet against Northwestern, Purdue, and Iowa. 

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Texas Women Break 200 MR School Record, But NC State Wins with Top NCAA Time of 1:33.49

NC State clocked a 200 medley relay time of 1:33.49, nearly a second faster than the previous NCAA-leading mark of 1:34.33 that belonged to Virginia.

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Atiba Wade Finds Perfect Fit as Stunt Performer in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

“If I had known this career path was available after graduating from college, I would have definitely gone into this line of work,” Atiba Wade told SwimSwam.

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Russia Receives Invite to Asian Games in First Step Toward Olympic Qualification

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) invited Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in this year’s Asian Games taking place in Hangzhou, China.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Schedule Resolves Some Event Conflicts With New 9-Day Calendar

The women’s 200-meter freestyle final will take place on Day 3 in Paris instead of Day 4 like in Tokyo, avoiding a clash with the women’s 1500 free.

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USA Swimming Considering Addition of Spring Championship Meets for Juniors in 2024

USA Swimming “remains interested” in hosting the 18 & under Spring Cup again in 2024, depending on the need for more long-course racing next spring. 

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The First Collegiate Program for Para Swimming is Finally Taking Shape at Arizona

Arizona freshman Noah Thomas (pictured) made some noise at U.S. Para Nationals last month when he picked up a silver medal in the 50-meter butterfly.

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Zhang Yufei Focusing on Lower-Body Strength, Turns After Elbow Injury at SCW

“I reflected on where I lost in the 50 butterfly, or where I was still short of the champion MacNeil, and I improved the technique of turning,” Zhang said. 

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How Did Hungarian Olympian Hubert Kos Fare in His First SCY Races for Arizona State?

During his NCAA debut this weekend, Hubert Kos offered Arizona State a glimpse of the scoring potential the 19-year-old Hungarian could bring to NCAAs. 

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27 Hours Later, 15-Year-Old Maya Merhige Becomes Youngest to Swim 28-Mile Kaiwi Channel

Maya Merhige, 15, completed the 28-mile journey from Molokai Island to Oahu in 27 hours and 33 minutes on Thursday night. 

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Maggie MacNeil Keeps Unbeaten Streak Alive, But Texas A&M Sweeps LSU on Senior Day

Maggie MacNeil helped LSU’s 400 free relay team clock a 3:13.93, breaking the school record of 3:15.56 that had stood since 2009.

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In SCY Debut, Zalan Sarkany Takes Down 39-Year-Old ASU School Record in 1000 Free

19-year-old Hungarian distance freestyler Zalan Sarkany blazed an 8:50.56 in his first-ever 1000 free race to take down an ASU school record from 1984.

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