Articles by Sophie Kaufman

2024-25 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: September Edition

How far will Indiana’s monster transfer class, which includes sprinter Matt King (pictured), push them up the 2025 NCAA Championship standings?

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2024-25 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: September Edition

The Virginia Cavaliers have all the pieces they need to win their fifth-straight NCAA title and were the unanimous #1 pick in our September power rankings.

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Miami Opens 2024-25 Season With A Dominant Win Over FIU

2024 NCAA 100 fly ‘B’ finalist Giulia Carvalho won three events as the University of Miami earned a dominant win over FIU, the reigning AAC champions.

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Gettysburg Swim Team Shares Statement On Athlete Carving Racial Slur Onto Teammate

Additionally, a joint statement from the victim’s family and the college shared the person who carved the racial slur is no longer enrolled at the college.

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Remaining Mountain West Schools Affirm Their Commitment To The Conference

The remaining schools in the Mountain West affirmed their commitment to remain in the conference by signing memorandums of understanding.

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Texas Scores Another International Commit With British Sprinter Calvin Fry Joining Fall 2025

Texas has picked up its second international recruit of the week as British sprinter Calvin Fry announced his commitment to the Longhorns on Thursday.

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2024-25 NCAA Digest: The First Meets Of The Season Are In The Books

Ilya Kharun is wasting no time this season, firing off some head-turning times at ASU’s intrasquad scrimmage, one of the first meets of the new season.

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2024 SEC Champion Macguire McDuff (Florida) Says He’s “Done Competing”

McDuff, who played a key role on the Gators’ NCAA title-winning relays, confirmed to SwimSwam that he is not competing anymore but declined further comment.

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Family Of Gettysburg Swimmer Who Had A Racial Slur Carved On Their Body Speaks Out

In a statement published by The Gettysburgian, the family called the incident, which occurred at a men’s swim team gathering, a hate crime against their son.

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Irish Paralympic Champion Ellen Keane Retires After Paris 2024, Her 5th Paralympics

Ellen Keane competed at five Paralympics and closed out her decorated career serving as one of Ireland’s flag bearers for the Paris Games’ closing ceremony.

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Italian Olympian Magherita Panziera Announces Engagement To Fellow Swimmer Alessandro Baffi

Olympian Margherita Panziera shared the news of her engagement to Alessandro Baffi through an Instagram post on September 14.

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World Aquatics Releases Progam, Prize Money Details For World Aquatics’ 2024 World Cup Series

There’s over $1,000,000 available in guaranteed money at the World Aquatics 2024 Swimming World Cup, with more available for world records and Triple Crowns.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #6 Tennessee Benefits From Speed In Events NCAAs Values Most

Sprinting powerhouse Jordan Crooks leads the Tennessee men into his fourth NCAA season as a national title contender in multiple events.

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Two Gettysburg Swimmers Suspended After Reports Of Racial Slur Scratched Onto Student

Two Gettysburg swimmers have been suspended after reportedly scratching a racial slur onto another student, the college announced in a statement.

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Four U.S. Paralympians Barred From Closing Ceremony After Online Posts Questioning Teammate

Jessica Long was one of four American Paralympians barred from the closing ceremony and facing additional discipline for online comments targeting a teammate.

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