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Jug Remains On Top of Group B Ahead of Champions League WP Quarterfinals

After all eight spots had been booked on Day 14 of Champions League play, the last round offered less excitement, only the final order and quarterfinal matchups were to be decided.

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Water Polo National League Championship to Be Decided This Weekend

The USA Water Polo 2019 Men’s National League champion will be determined this weekend in San Diego at the annual Fisher Cup set for UC San Diego’s Canyonview Aquatic Center this Saturday and Sunday.

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Milligan Welcomes Spencer Scarth as Head Swim Coach

Milligan College has hired Spencer Scarth to serve as head coach of the swim team. Scarth is a former NCAA Division III All-American who comes most recently from Vassar College, where he served as assistant coach.

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Tufts’ Colleen Doolan Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Colleen Doolan, who graduated from Tufts University in February 2019 and was a four-year member of the Jumbo women’s swimming team, has been selected as a recipient of an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

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Jennifer Cournoyer Tabbed to Lead Norwich Swimming & Diving Teams

Norwich University Director of Athletics Tony Mariano has announced the hiring of Jennifer Fenton Cournoyer as head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams.

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Swim Ireland Announces Diving National Teams for 2019 International Slate

On the back of the recent announcement of Swim Ireland’s swimming team for their premier benchmark meet of 2019, the FINA World Championships in Korea, the Irish diving team for this competition is now also established.

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Water Polo Champions League Quarterfinals Pairings to Be Decided

Since all Final Eight berths have been booked on Day 13, only the pairings of the quarterfinals are open. While in Group A the outcome is more or less predictable, in Group B the rankings of the top three sides might be shuffled completely.

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Final Day in Kazan Brings Mixed Podiums at Diving World Series

The penultimate leg of the 2019 FINA/CNSG Diving World Series concluded on Sunday May 12 in Kazan, Russia, as Great Britain’s Jack Laugher and China’s Yang Hao topped the men’s individual events and Canada’s Jennifer Abel and DPR Korea’s Kim Mi Rae triumphed in the women’s springboard and platform events.

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Russia Earns 2 Olympic Berths, Ukraine 1 on Day 3 of Synchro Champions Cup

Russia was the first to ‘arrive’ to Tokyo among the European synchro swimmers by winning the team event at the LEN Artistic (Synchronised) Swimming Champions Cup in St. Petersburg.

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Bryant’s Abernethy Named as Honda Inspiration Award Finalist

Bryant University women’s swimming and diving senior Kelci Abernethy has been named a finalist for the Honda Inspiration Award.

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Russia Clinches 3 Titles on Day 2 of Artistic Swimming Champions Cup

The second day of the LEN Artistic Swimming Champions Cup saw a power demonstration from the host Russians as they clinched all three titles and added a bronze since both of their duets made the podium.

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Daley, Lee Earn 10M Synchro Bronze in Kazan

Tom Daley and Matty Lee returned to the podium at the penultimate leg of the FINA Diving World Series in Kazan as they claimed the Men’s 10m Synchro bronze.

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Russia, Spain Pick Up Golds on Day 1 of LEN Artistic Swimming Champions Cup

For a bit of surprise, only one of the two titles on offer on the opening day stayed at home at the LEN Artistic (Synchronized) Swimming Champions Cup in St. Petersburg. The Russians won the Team Technical but Spain bettered them in the Highlights events.

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Lafayette Swimmer Reeve Lanigan Wins School’s Pepper Prize

Senior swimmer Reeve Lanigan has been selected as the 2019 winner of the George Wharton Pepper Prize, which is given out annually to the Lafayette senior “who most nearly represents the Lafayette ideal.”

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Chris Bushelman Set to Join SwimRVA Coaching Staff

Courtesy: Swim Richmond.org Chris Bushelman joined the SwimRVA Rapids in April 2019 as the program’s first ever full-time Senior Assistant…

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