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‘Malevolent’ Traits May Be Key To Athletic Success, Study Finds

A study has found that ‘malevolent’ traits can be important for athletic success – but could hinder athlete-coach relationships.

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CSCAA Announces 2024 Spring Scholar All-America Teams

To qualify for Scholar All America status, teams had to earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 during the Spring 2024 semester.

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University of Victoria Coach Peter Vizsolyi Announces Retirement After 41 Years Leading Vikes

Ryan Clouston, who has spent the last 14 seasons as the assistant coach alongside Vizsolyi, has been appointed the program’s new head coach.

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Shouts From The Stands: A World Without Ribbons

“Imagine if we took all the time we spend handling ribbons and applied it towards teaching kids to be gracious to their opponents.”

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Capobianco Wins Men’s 3-Meter, Schnell Claims Women’s 10-Meter At U.S. Diving Trials

Carson Tyler also qualified in the men’s 3-meter, becoming the first American since 2000 to qualify in both individual events.

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Pomona-Pitzer’s Alexandra Turvey Named 2024 Byers Scholarship Recipient

Turvey, who helped Pomona-Pitzer win two relays at the D3 NCAAs in March, is pursuing both medical and doctoral degrees in her postgraduate academic career.

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Sarah Bacon, Alison Gibson & Carson Tyler Qualify Individually For U.S. Olympic Diving Team

Bacon scored 639.00 points to win 3-meter and add a second event to her Paris schedule, having already secured a spot in the synchronized 3-meter.

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Sarah Bacon, Carson Tyler Lead After Individual Semifinals at USA Diving Olympic Trials

Scores from the semis will carry over into Saturday’s finals. The top two 3-meter divers and the top 10-meter diver will qualify to the U.S. Olympic Team.

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Michael Phelps To Join NbcUniversal’s Coverage Of Olympic Games Paris 2024

Phelps, who returns to NBCU’s coverage following his role in Tokyo in 2021, will offer commentary and analysis on the primetime and daytime shows in Paris

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Two Para Swimmers Added To 2024 Canadian Paralympic Team

Para swimmers Hannah Ouellette and Clémence Paré have been nominated to the Paris 2024 Canadian Paralympic Team.

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Downs & Duncan, Schnell & Parratto Book Paris Tickets On Day 2 of U.S. Olympic Diving Trials

Tyler Downs and Greg Duncan came out ahead in a close men’s synchro 3-meter, while Delaney Schnell and Jessica Parratto qualified in women’s synchro 10-meter.

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USA Water Polo Announces 2024 U.S. Men’s Olympic Water Polo Roster

The team is loaded with experience, as 10 of the 13 players selected for Paris also competed at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Kassidy Cook, Sarah Bacon Qualify for U.S. Olympic Diving Team in Synchronized 3-Meter

Cook and Bacon were the first two divers to qualify for Paris as they scored 629.82 points in the women’s 3-meter synchro on the opening day of trials.

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Brits Rebecca Redfern, David McNulty Awarded MBEs On King’s Birthday Honors List

Redfern earned the award for services to young people and the community in Worcestershire, while McNulty is awarded his for services to swimming.

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How The 2024 Canadian Olympic Team Came Together

Swimming Canada High Performance Director John Atkinson gives an analytical look at the path Canadians took en route to qualifying for the Paris Olympics.

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