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Rice Tabs Gabi Chereches To Lead Reinstated Diving Program

Chereches joins the Owls from The Woodlands (TX) Diving Academy where he guided one of the top junior programs in the country.

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First Colony Swim Team Names New Head Coach, Restructured Staff

Ben Pulskamp officially took over as First Colony’s head coach earlier this year after serving as the head age group coach from 2015 to 2023.

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Remembering The Life of Judy McGowan, An Artistic Swimming Legend

McGowan, a staple in the artistic swimming community including being the Founding President of U.S. Synchronized Swimming in 1977, died suddenly on March 10.

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UIndy Men, Colorado Mesa Women Close Season Atop CSCAA Division II Polls

The UIndy men maintain the top spot in the CSCAA polls as the defending national champions in Division II.

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Emory Men, Kenyon Women Back On Top In Final CSCAA Division III Poll

On the men’s side, the Emory Eagles (468) climb back to the top of our dual-meet polls for the first time since the season debut.

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CSCAA Announces NAIA Coach & Athlete of the Year Awards

Keiser’s Adam Epstein and Milligan’s Spencer Scarth were recognized as the NAIA Coaches of the Year after leading their teams to standout showings in 2023-24.

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Longtime Lenoir-Rhyne Head Coach Paul Schiffel Announces Retirement

Hired at LR in April 2007, Schiffel became Lenoir-Rhyne’s first-ever women’s swimming head coach and also built the men’s program from the ground up.

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Swimming Canada Brings On J-P Lavoie To Lead Paralympic Program On Interim Basis

Lavoie will join the high performance leadership team May 1 in the role of Interim Technical and Program Lead, Paralympic Program.

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Bjorn Seeliger Named 2024 Pac-12 Men’s Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Currently studying Business Administration with a cumulative GPA of 3.75, Seeliger is a two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American First Team honoree.

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McKenzie Campbell Named 2024 Coach Wooden Citizen Cup Award Winner

The award is presented to GT student-athletes who exemplify character, education, leadership and commitment to positively impact the community.

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Mercersburg Academy Head Coach Glenn Neufeld To Take New Role Next Season, Move On In 2025

Neufeld will be shifting roles to director of competitive swimming for the 2024-2025 school year before pursuing opportunities beginning in 2025.

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Lindsay Looney Named 2024 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Looney completed her undergraduate studies in 2023 with a BS in Family and Human Development achieving a cumulative 3.92 GPA.

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Husson University Women Win Third Straight NAC Title, Men Finish As Runners-Up

Husson’s women’s team won their third consecutive NAC title while the Eagle men finished second.

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2024 CAA Championship Preview: UNCW Poised For Back-To-Back Sweeps

After sweeping the Colonial Athletic Association titles for the first time since 2006 last season, the UNCW Seahawks are in position to do so again.

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