Articles by Sarah Berman

Foothill High School Swimming and Water Polo Coach Jim Brumm To Retire

Jim Brumm, the longtime water polo and swimming coach at Foothill High School, announced that he will retire post swim season this spring.

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Kalafat and Hayon Break Records at WIAA Division 1 Boys Championship

The boys from Brookfield Central and East High Schools were named the 2022 WIAA Division 1 Boys’ State Champions for the first time as a combined entity.

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Thomas Heilman Headlines VHSL Class 4 With Two Individual Records

Thomas Heilman, a freshman at Western Albemarle High School set VHSL Class 4 records in the 100 fly, 50 free, 200 medley relay, and 200 freestyle relay.

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Stanford Snaps Cal’s 20 Consecutive Dual Meet Winning Streak

Jonathan Affeld of Stanford broke two Avery Aquatic Center records en-route to sweeping the butterfly events as Stanford topped Cal.

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Alex Walsh Leads Four UVA Swimmers in 200 Breaststroke A Final in Record Time

Alex Walsh of Virginia broke the ACC and meet record en-route to winning the 200 breaststroke at the 2022 ACC Championships.

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What is Trimetazidine?

Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine. This is same drug that Chinese swimmer Sun Yang tested positive for in 2014.

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Niagara Women Win The Program’s 1st MAAC Title, Rider Men Win 10th Consecutive

The Niagara University women’s swimming and diving won its first MAAC title in program history. In 2020, the Niagara women placed 7th. 

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Kenyon Women and Denison Men Win 2022 NCAC Team Titles

Kenyon senior Crile Hart was named the NCAC Women’s Swimmer of the Year after winning all seven of the events that she competed in this weekend.

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Kenyon Swimmers Break Pool Records at NCAC Championships Night 3

David Fitch of Kenyon won the 100 fly on night three of the MAAC Championships. Kenyon had six swimmers in the men’s 100 fly A-final.

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Iona Women Break MAAC Record in 400 Medley Relay on Day 3

After night three of the MAAC Championships, the Niagara women have pulled ahead of defending champions Fairfield, heading into the final day of competition.

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Denison Men Take Down 400 Medley Relay at NCAC Championships Night 2

After two-days of competition, the Kenyon women are ahead of the Denison women by just four-points. On the men’s side, Denison has a hefty lead.

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Niagara Women Break Meet Record in 200 Free Relay at Night 2 MAAC Championships

Niagara University won the 200 freestyle relay (1:34.04), in a meet record time. The previous record was 1:34.08 set by Rider back in 2009.

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Women’s 800 Free Relay Comes Down to the Touch at Night 1 MAAC Championships

The Fairfield University Women’s Swimming & Diving team finished day one of the MAAC Championships in first place, ahead of Niagara University by 7 points.

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Ivy League States Lia Thomas is Eligible to Compete in Ivy League Championships

The recent rule changes regarding transgender athletes will not impact Thomas’s eligibility to compete in the 2022 Ivy League Swimming & Diving Championships

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12-Year-Old Swimmer Nearly Disqualified for Wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ Suit

12-year-old swimmer Leidy Lyons was nearly disqualified for wearing a bathing suit with the slogan ‘Black Lives Matter.’

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