Articles by Robert Gibbs

Sue Chen and Chuck Batchelor Selected to Lead 2020 USA Junior Pan Pacs Teams

USA Swimming has named the head coaches for this summer’s Junior Pan Pacific Championships, which will take place in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 19-22.

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2020 Women’s ACC Championships: Day 1 Relays Live Recap

The ACC postseason gets underway this evening in Greensboro with the 200 medley relay, 1m diving finals, and the 800 free relay, along with men’s 3m diving.

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W&M Men Go 1:25.5 in 200MR, Win 10th-Straight 4×200, at Day 1 of 2020 CAAs

The W&M women and the UNCW men lead after the first evening of the 2020 Colonial Athletic Association conference championships.

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St. Thomas University (Florida) Tabs Keith Coghlan As Program’s First Coach

Coghlan comes to St. Thomas after four years at Keiser University, which also competes in the NAIA’s Sun Coast Conference .

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Manuel Joins Dressel and Ledecky on Sports Illustrated’s Annual “Most Fit” List

This year, four aquatics athletes — three swimmers and a water polo player — made the list, with three of those four returning from last year’s list.

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In Light of New Lawsuit, Phelps Talks USOPC’s Lack of Mental Health Resources

“How long should I stay silent? I can sit here and be silent for as long as you want, because that’s what I got,” said Phelps to the Washington Post.

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Phoebe Bacon Sets National HS Record with 50.89 in 100 Back at Metros

Stone Ridge senior Phoebe Bacon took down the national high school record in the 100 back for the second time this season, dipping under 51 today.

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Simon Fraser Head Coach Liam Donnelly On Leave of Absence

Liam Donnelly, the longtime head coach of Simon Fraser University’s swim team, has apparently been on administrative leave since the beginning of January.

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Claire Curzan’s 50.35 Sets 100 Fly National HS and 15-16 NAG Records (Video)

Watch sophomore Claire Curzan go 50.35 to break the 15-16 NAG record, as well as the NCHSAA record, today at the NC 4A State Championships.

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Stanford Sprinter Alberto Mestre Taking Semester Off To Focus On Olympics

Stanford sprinter Alberto Mestre will not be competing for the Cardinal for the rest of the season as he focuses on the upcoming Olympic games.

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Stewart Triples, Hits 45.5 in 100 Back, to Lead NC State Over Virginia Tech

The NC State men and women each won by wide margins over Virginia Tech, the school where Wolfpack head coach Braden Holloway was at before NC State.

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Albiero Breaks Pool Record as U of L Men, UK Women Win Battle of the Bluegrass

ACC Champ Nick Albiero smashed his own 200 fly Pool Record by nearly 2 seconds as the Louisville men and Kentucky women earned wins.

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Pool Records Continue to Fall As UVA Sweeps UNC On Senior Day

The assault on Virginia’s AFC pool record board that began Friday night continued Saturday, with another five pool records going down.

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Watch Daiya Seto’s 4:06.09 400 IM That Ranks Him #5 All-Time

Watch Daiya Seto swim a 4:06.09 400 IM at the Kosuke Kitajima Cup, moving him up to #5 all-time in the event months away from the Tokyo Olympics.

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Coleman Stewart’s 45.65 Highlights NC State Win Over UVA

Kate Douglass wasn’t the only swimmer with an impressive swim in a practice suit, as Stewart threw down a 45.65 to break a pool record.

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