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Mustangs Pick Up 11 Top Finishes, But Houston Wins the Dual

The Mustangs started and finished the event with a pair of relay victories as senior Monika Babok and juniors Nicole Parmenter, Rachel Nicol and Nathalie Lindborg clocked in at 1:45.44 in the 200-yard medley relay, and Babok, Lindborg, senior Nina Rangelova and junior Isabella Arcila touched the wall in a time of 1:34.84 in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

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SMU Takes On In-State Foes In A Pair Of Dual Meets

Mustangs Head to Rice On Friday; Houston On Saturday.

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FINA statement on the Dubai (UAE) and Doha (QAT) meets

“Following the recent incidents with the delegation of Israel at the FINA Swimming World Cup meets in Dubai (UAE, October 17-18) and in Doha (QAT, October 20-21), FINA would like to clarify that…”

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Arizona Swim Coach Eric Hansen Taking Leave of Absence

“There has been no comment for the reason behind his leave of absence, only this brief statement from Director of Athletics Greg Byrne…”

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Ryan Lochte 4th Hottest Male Athlete in the World

Ryan Lochte is the 4th hottest male athlete in the world according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Among the top-25 hottest athletes are Roger Federer, Tom Brady and David Beckham.

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Wolfpack Women Win, Men Fall at Virginia Tech

“After an adventurous ride to Blacksburg, we had an up and down battle today with the Hokies,” said head coach Braden Holloway. “The ladies’ victory was a total team effort and it was great for them. For the guys, it was a rough day. Virginia Tech was ready for us and did a good job. The guys are going to have to be better in order to have success at this level.”

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Razorbacks take LSU to Claim First SEC Win

“Moving forward, they’re getting some things down and gaining confidence that you get any time you win an SEC meet,” Coach Schimmel said.

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Towson Tigers Take Two At Georgetown on Saturday

“We had a solid effort from our women today,” he said. “Burke led the way with three wins, but we also got great performances from Charlotte Holz, Macey Arnold and Kendall Towe.”

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St. Bonaventure Men and Women Come up Short against Pittsburgh

SBU started the meet strong with a first place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. Vatslav Lets, Matthew Schutt, Jimmy Martin and Viacheslav Shchukin broke a pool record with a time of 1:33.49. Shchukin kept the momentum going with a first place finish in the in the 100- yard freestyle with a time of 45.73.

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Two Milwaukee County pools in danger of being closed

The Schroeder South Swim Team will still exist if the Pulaski pool closes (the team uses several pools in the area), but it will be far less convenient for many swimmers to make it to practice and lessons since Pulaski is in the center of the community.

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Hawkeyes Post 2 Dual Wins

“We’re not satisfied with this performance, but it’s great to get the win,” said UI head coach Marc Long. “Michigan State is a good team, and they’re well-coached. They race hard, so it’s good to get this win.”

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Iowa Swimming & Diving: Black Squad Claims Intrasquad Meet

“There were so many fun events, some swimmers swam off-events,” said UI head coach Marc Long. “The seniors did the lineups, we had a lot of fun with it.”

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NPR Reports on USA Swimming Safe Sport Independent Review

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