Articles by Robert Gibbs

2021-2022 College Previews: #11 Virginia Tech Men Feeling the Sergio Effect

The Virginia Tech men return all of their NCAA qualifiers after finishing a program-best 11th place at the 2021 NCAA Championships.

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2021-2022 NCAA Previews: #12 Arizona Men Get Big Boost With Fail’s Fifth Year

The Wildcats get a boost this season as Brooks Fail, their leading individual scorer last season, returns for a fifth year.

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College Swimming Previews: #12 Michigan Men Aiming to Build On B1G Title

The Michigan men return most of the core that earned them a Big Ten Championship last season despite facing several challenges.

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No Texas Hall of Fame Invite This Year; Longhorns to Swim at Minnesota Invite

The Texas Longhorns will swim mostly on the road this season, including the Minnesota Invite instead of the Texas Hall of Fame Invite.

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Former Auburn Head Coach Gary Taylor Will Be Head Coach of Cavalier Aquatics

Former Auburn head coach Gary Taylor is making his return to club coaching as the new head coach of Cavalier Aquatics in Charlottesville, VA.

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NCAA Scorer Cameron Auchinachie Transfers From Denver To Texas as Grad Student

2019 NCAA Championships scorer Cameron Auchinachie, will use his 5th year of eligibility for Texas this fall after not competing for Denver last season.

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Israeli Olympian Denis Loktev Verbally Commits to Louisville Cardinals

Denis Loktev, the Israeli Record holder in the men’s 200 meter freestyle, will join the Louisville Cardinals for the spring 2020 semester.

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All-American Alvin Jiang Returning to Longhorns for 5th Year of Eligibility

Alvin Jiang is the Texas men’s first swimmer in what was the Class of 2021 to announce that he’s returning for a fifth year.

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London Gold Medalist Tyler Clary Recovering After Friday’s Open Heart Surgery

London gold medalist Tyler Clary is recovering in the hospital after a successful open heart valve repair surgery yesterday.

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The Death of American Men’s Distance Swimming Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Bobby Finke captured the USA men’s first Olympic distance gold since 1984 this week, and he did it twice, sweeping the 800 and 1500 freestyles.

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Luis Martinez Becomes Guatemala’s First Swimmer In Olympic Final

Luis Martinez broke the Guatamalean Record in the 100 Fly tonight while becoming the first swimmer from that country to swim in an Olympic final.

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Dressel Breaks Olympic Record in 100 Free for 2nd Gold Medal in Tokyo

Caeleb Dressel of the USA won his first individual Olympic gold medal and a new Olympic Record with his 47.02 win in the 100 free today in Tokyo.

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Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey Re-Breaks Owns 100 Free Asian Records in Semis

Hong Kong’s Siobahn Haughey broke her own Asian Record today in the semifinals of the women’s 100 free after initially setting the mark in prelims.

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Christopher O’Connor Says “Hook ‘Em,” Transferring From Alabama to Texas

Backstroker Christopher O’Connor announced that he’ll be transferring to Texas for the 2021-2022 season after completing his freshman year at Alabama.

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USA Men Dip Under 3:09 to Swim Fastest Textile 4×100 Free Relay Ever

The US men became only the third group to crack 3:09 in the 4×100 free relay, and the first since 2008, en route to winning gold today.

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