Articles by Riley Overend

Two More World Records Broken on Day 2 of Para Worlds as Italy Extends Medals Lead

Two more world records were taken down Monday as Italy widened its medals lead on Day 2 of the Para World Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal.

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Former Georgia Swimmer Rachel Zilinskas Cherishing ‘Second Chance’ as Triathlete

In April’s Ironman Texas, her second race as a professional, Rachel Zilinskas came one spot short of qualifying for October’s Ironman World Championship.

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NCAA Champ Paige Madden Announces Move to Loughborough University

Three-time NCAA champion Paige Madden is making the move to one of the top senior training environments in the world at Loughborough University. 

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All the Links You Need for the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships

The World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira from June 12-18 will be the largest international Para sport event to take place in Portugal. 

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Cal Swimmers Say McKeever Learned Their Traumas at Retreats, Then Exploited Them

More details emerged in the latest Orange County Register story on the allegedly abusive culture that coach Teri McKeever created at Cal. 

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Olympic roundup: ISU raises minimum age; Paris 2024 budget ‘at risk’

The International Skating Union (ISU) voted Tuesday to gradually increase the minimum age for senior competitions from 15 to 17. 

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Junior Nationals Qualifier Max Cahill Commits to Indiana

Max Cahill, a junior at reigning state champion Loyola High School in Los Angeles, has verbally committed to Indiana for the 2023-24 school year. 

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Swim Across America Helps Fund Breakthrough Cancer Study

Swim Across America helped fund a recent study in which every cancer patient showed a 100% complete response to a new immunotherapy treatment. 

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Big Shoes to Fill: Stefanie Williams Moreno, Neil Versfeld Introduced at Georgia

Stefanie Williams Moreno and Neil Versfeld know that replacing a living legend like 43-year Georgia coach Jack Bauerle is no easy task.

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Arizona Associate Coach Peter Richardson Leaving to Join USC

The move marks a return to California for Peter Richardson, who previously spent eight seasons at University of Pacific and six seasons at Fresno Pacific. 

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Shanghai University Takes Heat for Moving Swimming Test Online

The school said that the decision was made to “ensure that the graduation process proceeds smoothly” amid Shanghai’s COVID-19 outbreaks.

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Water Rescue by UVM Swimmer-Turned-NYPD Officer Captured on Video

Emily Healy hurdled a chest-high fence, leaped into the chilly Central Park Reservoir water, and towed a struggling woman back to shore in April.

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Junior Nationals Qualifier Tristan DenBrok Commits to Georgia

Tristan DenBrok will be staying close to home when the freestyle specialist from Suwanee, Georgia, joins the Bulldogs on campus in the fall of 2023.

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Division III Heidelberg University Adding Men’s, Women’s Swimming in 2023

Heidelberg University announced Wednesday that men’s and women’s swimming is returning for the first time in four decades starting during the 2023-24 season.

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Young Turkish Swimmers Continue to Emerge at Euro Junior Open Water Champs

Young Turkish swimmers had an impressive showing at the European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Setubal, Portugal over the weekend.

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