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Dryland Swimming Workouts #206

Today’s workout will be focused on the lower body muscles

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Houston’s Ioanna Sacha Posts Greek Record in the LCM 200 Back at Houston Invite

The swim shaved .20 seconds off her previous best of 2:12.84, which she swam exactly one year ago.

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Drury Men Snap UIndy Streak, Lindenwood Women Win First-Ever GLVC Team Title

Lindenwood won their first Great Lakes Valley Conference title in program history tonight, beating out UIndy and Drury in an impossibly tight finish.

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Fabio Dalu Shatters NCAA DII Record with 14:55 Mile, 1st DII Swimmer Sub-15:00

The previous NCAA DII record was 12 years old, held, coincidentally by Drury swimmer Mitch Snyder from the 2009 NCAA DII Championships.

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USC’s Alexei Sancov Hits Lifetime Best 46.4 100 Fly in Dual with Utah

The swim was huge for Sancov, marking his first personal best performance since November of 2019. 

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Cal Women Top Stanford 178-117 on the Road, Ivey Puts Up 47.24 100 Free PB

The swim was Ivey’s 2nd best time in the 100 free this season, coming in under her previous best of 47.53, which she swam just 2 weeks ago in a dual with UCLA

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GLVC Day 3: Drury Men Hold Lead, Lindenwood Women 1st Heading Into Final Day

Drury is holding onto their lead entering the final day of competition, giving Indy less and less daylight to catch them in the team standings.

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McKendree Men Break 3 Championship Records on Day 2 of GLVC Champs

McKendree junior Gregg Lichinsky continued to have a great meet, kicking off the action by breaking his own GLVC Championship record in the 100 fly.

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Women’s SEC Swim & Dive Championships Fan Guide: Can Georgia Dethrone The Vols?

Last year, the Tennessee Vols won their first women’s SEC title in program history, snapping a 4-year win streak by Texas A&M.

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UHSAA State Meet Preview: American Fork Girls Primed for 4th-Straight 6A Title

The Utah High School Athletic Association (UHSAA) is set to host its boys & girls swimming & diving championships starting tomorrow, February 12th.

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McKendree’s Fabio Dalu Hits NCAA DII-Leading 8:57.35 1000 Free on Day 1 of GLVC

The swim marked a personal best for Dalu, as well as an NCAA A cut, a McKendree program record, and the GLVC Championship record.

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Penn State AD Sandy Barbour Celebrates Michigan State Seniors on PSU Senior Day

As the last home meet for Penn State, it was senior day, and the Nittany Lions staff decided wanted to go the extra mile for the visiting Spartans as well. 

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Dryland Swimming Workouts #205 – Push Up Pyramid

Today’s workout will be focused on the upper body muscles. 

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Biden: Decision on Holding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics “Must be Based on Science”

Most recently, the Tokyo 2020 President, Yoshiro Mori, stated that the Olympics would take place regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Big Ten Champion Bruno Blaskovic Out for 6-8 Months After Suffering Back Injury

Indiana sprint star Bruno Blaskovic has been diagnosed with a fractured vertebra, and will be out of the pool for six to eight months.

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