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Pitt’s Jerry Chen Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Chen earned a degree in Computer Science & Rehabilitation Science and is currently training for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in June.

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Kinney Natatorium to Continue As Host of PIAA Swimming & Diving Championships Through 2028

Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium has served as the home of the PIAA championship meet every year since 2005 (other than 2021 due to COVID restrictions).

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Tufts Alumna Katelin Isakoff Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Isakoff was a two-time NCAA Division III champion with the Jumbos, contributing to the winning 800 free relay in 2022 and the 400 free relay in 2023.

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Women’s Finalists For 2024 Peter J. Cutino Award Announced

Bia Mantellato, Isabel Williams, and Lauren Steele are the women’s finalists for the award given to the best NCAA water polo player of the year.

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Five-Time Paralympic Medalist Mallory Weggemann To Host NBCUniversal’s Olympic Coverage

Weggemann will host alongside Cara Banks, Laura Britt, and Trenni Casey, before attempting to represent Team USA in the pool at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

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Virginia Promotes Jake Shrum To Associate Head Coach

Shrum gets elevated into the associate role after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the Cavaliers.

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SUNYAC & AMCC Conferences To Combine Swimming Championship In 2025

The SUNYAC-AMCC Championship will be held at the Burt Flickinger Center on the downtown campus of SUNY Erie (formerly Erie Community College) Feb. 19-22.

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U.S. Paralympics Swimming Names John Payne Head Coach For Paris 2024

Payne, the associate head coach of the Triangle Aquatics Center (TAC) Titans, will lead a U.S. team coming off a 35-medal performance in Tokyo.

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20 Para Swimmers Nominated To 2024 Canadian Paralympic Team

The team includes six Paralympic medallists, led by Aurélie Rivard, who has 10 podium finishes in her storied Paralympic career.

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ParalympicsGB Announces Swimming Roster For Paris 2024

With the countdown at 100 days to go, ParalympicsGB has named the 26-strong para-swimming team headed to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games this summer.

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Applications Open To Represent U.S. At 2025 Ice Swimming World Championships

The International Ice Swimming Association World Championship will be held in Molveno, Italy, January 13th – 19th, 2025.

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Oakville Aquatic Club Celebrates as Katie Cosgriffe Qualifies for Paralympics in Paris

Cosgriffe will compete in the 100m Butterfly and 100m Backstroke events (S10 category) at the Paralympics after qualifying at the Canadian Trials.

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Minnesota Swim & Dive Announces Captain For 2024-25 Season

Kaiser Neverman, Casey Stowe and Tommy McCarthy will lead the Gopher men, and Paula Rodriguez Rivero, Eliot Kennedy and Kate LaMonica will captain the women.

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World Aquatics Signs MOU To Strengthen Partnership With Thailand Aquatics

The MoU signing strengthens the World Aquatics Training Centre partnership in Phuket and amplifies the global impact of their collective efforts.

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USA Deaf Swimming Recruiting Athletes For 2025 Deaflympics In Tokyo

To be eligible for Team USA, athletes must have more than a 55 dB hearing loss in both ears, meet qualifying times in long course and be over 12 years old.

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