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Washington State Announces 2019 Signing Class

Washington State swimming completed its 2019 signing class with eight additional signees, upping the total number of newcomers to 12.

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James Madison Adds 8 Recruits for 2019-2020 Campaign

James Madison swimming & diving Head Coach Dane Pedersen announced its 2019 commits as eight Dukes join the program for the 2019-2020 campaign.

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China Rules at Diving Grand Prix in Bolzano; Cagnotto Successfully Comes Back

Athletes from China earned five gold medals – out of 10 – in the fifth leg of the 2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix, held in Bolzano (ITA), on June 14-16.

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Ukraine Excels in the Artistic World Series Super Final in Budapest

The Ukraine largely dominated the 2019 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series Super Final in Budapest (HUN), earning 7 gold out of the 10 titles at stake.

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Beating Early Summer Burnout

How do we coaches keep our swimmers enthusiastic at the end of a long school year? Shake Things Up. Take your typical workout style and rearrange it.

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Taylor Dodson Named Head Coach of Indiana Water Polo

Indiana University Vice President and Director of Athletics Fred Glass announced the hiring of Taylor Dodson as head coach of the Indiana water polo program.

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Rasovszky Wins at Home; Cunha Gets Third 2019 Gold in Lake Balaton

Kristof Rasovszky, from Hungary, and Ana Marcela Cunha, representing Brazil, were the winners of the fourth leg of the 2019 FINA Marathon Swim World Series.

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Swimmer Sue Heon Among 12 Selections for Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame

The University of Pittsburgh announced the 2019 Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame 12-member induction class, including Olympic swimmer Sue Heon.

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Virginia’s Madden, Wenger, Towbin Lead VaSID Women’s All-State Team

The Virginia Sports Information Directors named two all-state teams with 32 athletes and 11 relays earning all-state nods.

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Virginia Trio Headlines Inaugural VaSID Men’s All-State Team

The University of Virginia, coming off a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, headlined the inaugural VaSID Men’s Swimming & Diving All-State teams.

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Manchester to Host Swimming Canada’s 2022 Commonwealth Games Staging Camp

The city of Manchester, England, will host Canadian swimmers in a staging camp prior to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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More Than 200,000 Expected to Partipate in Olympic Day Events, June 23

Events are scheduled in nearly 300 communities across the United States, with more than 200,000 people engaged in the celebration.

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Iowa’s Anze Fers Erzen Qualifies for World University Games in 200 Back

University of Iowa sophomore men’s swimmer Anze Fers Erzen has qualified for the 2019 World University Games in the 200-meter backstroke.

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Great Britian Names Diving Team for World Aquatics Championships

British Diving has named a strong team of 13 divers who will travel to Gwangju, South Korea next month for the World Aquatics Championships.

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Puget Sounds Mourns the Loss of Hall of Fame Coach Don Duncan

Puget Sound mourns the loss of Hall of Fame Swimming Coach Don Duncan, who passed away Friday (May 31) at the age of 89.

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