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Mitch Carty Named WWPA Commissioner

Carty has also been the WWPA’s Director of Officials since 2016 – a role he will continue while transitioning to commissioner this month.

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UC San Diego Men’s Water Polo Announces 2021 Schedule

The upcoming season will feature three tournaments, eight conference games and three nonconference games.

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USA Women Win Seventh Straight FINA World League Super Final Crown

For the seventh straight time and 14th time in program history, the USA Water Polo Women’s National are FINA World League Super Final champions.

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USA Women To Play For Seventh Straight Super Final Crown

Maggie Steffens added a pair of goals in Team USA’s 17-8 victory over Russia.

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Rozanne Voorvelt Joins Cal Women’s Water Polo

Voorvelt helped the Dutch win the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships and the silver at the 2018 World League Super Final.

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USA Women Advance To Super Final Semifinal With 20-6 Win Over Japan

Jordan Raney (pictured) was one of eight U.S. players with two goals or more in the decisive victory over Japan.

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Michigan Athletics’ COVID-19 Revenue Losses Projected to Be Mitigated in FY ’22

The University of Michigan athletic department projects a surplus of $1.4 million for the coming fiscal year that begins July 1.

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Two-Time Olympian Natasha Chikina Joins Rutgers Staff as Diving Coach

Chikina will be replacing longtime Rutgers diving coach Fred Woodruff, who recently announced his retirement after 28 years with the Scarlet Knights.

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Lianne McCluskey Hired as Dartmouth Swimming & Diving Assistant Coach

McCluskey spent the 2020-21 season as the assistant swim coach and aquatics director at Brandeis University.

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IOC Reveals Details Of Its “Olympic Forest” Project

The project will involve planting around 355,000 native trees across approximately 90 villages in Mali and Senegal – host of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

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USA Women Finish Group Play At Super Final Undefeated With 18-9 Win Over Spain

The USA Women’s National Team finished Group Play at the FINA World League Super Final with a convincing 18-9 victory over Spain.

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Georgia Tech to Host 2022 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships

The McAuley Aquatic Center has served as the league’s championship site on five previous occasions, in addition to hosting the 1996 Olympic Games.

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Swimming Australia Unveils 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Swim Team

Australia has confirmed a 32-strong Team to compete at the Tokyo Games in a little over two months.

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USA Women Roll Past Kazakhstan 20-2 On Day Two Of FINA World League Super Final

Stephania Haralabidis delivered five goals while Amanda Longan recorded 14 saves in net to earn player of the match honors.

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Downs, Capobianco, Schnell & Young Round Out U.S. Olympic Diving Team

Tyler Downs, Andrew Capobianco, Delaney Schnell and Katrina Young punched their tickets to the games after two drama-filled events.

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