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Colorado State Adds Trio to Recruiting Class

Colorado State swimming and diving coach Christopher Woodard has announced the addition of three athletes to the program, including two divers.

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First Synchronized Swimming Olympic Berths Up For Grabs at Champions Cup

This year’s top LEN artistic (synchronized) swimming event, the Champions Cup kicks off on Friday in St. Petersburg (RUS) and offers Olympic berths for the respective winners of the duet and team events.

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Canada Earns 6 Golds in Beijing’s Artistic Swimming World Series

Canada excelled in Beijing, China, from May 4-6, at the fifth leg of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series as the team secured six gold medals over the three-day competition.

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Pacific Celebrates Historic Season, Broken Records

Recapping 12 broken school records, an NCAA Zone Meet qualifier, 31 All-MPSF Team awards, 20 MPSF All-Academic honorees, and another historic year for Pacific swimming and diving.

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Rowdy Gaines Appointed to ZAC Foundation Board of Directors

The ZAC Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to improving water safety by funding advocacy, education and effective programming to safeguard children and their families, announced the appointment of three new directors to its board, including three-time Olympic gold medal swimmer Rowdy Gaines.

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SMU’s Sinnott Selected for National Collegiate Scholastic Trophy

SMU coach Eddie Sinnott has been selected by his peers for the 2019 National Collegiate Scholastic Trophy, which is presented to the coach who has made “the greatest contribution to swimming as a competitive sport, and as a healthful, recreational activity in the province of undergraduate and scholastic education.

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Gaffney Among USOC’s Team USA Best of April Awards Finalists

The United States Olympic Committee today announced finalists for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of April, which recognize the outstanding achievements of Team USA athletes from last month.

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USA Water Polo National League Announces Week 3 Rosters, Schedule

Week three of the 2019 USA Water Polo National League season heads to Huntington Beach, California, this weekend with two days of action.

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Comerford, Vazaios Tabbed as ACC Scholar Athletes of the Year

NCAA champions Mallory Comerford of Louisville and Andreas Vazaios of NC State highlight the 2019 All-ACC Academic Swimming and Diving Teams as the Scholar-Athletes of the Year.

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Finnigan Earns Liberty’s Rock Royer/Mac Rivera Award

Alicia Finnigan, a senior on the Liberty women’s swimming & diving team, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Rock Royer/Mac Rivera Award.

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Hawaii’s Gonzalez, UC Davis’ Wijnbelt Lead Big West Honorees

Hawai’i’s Irene Gonzalez repeated as the Big West Player of the Year, while UC Davis’ Noelle Wijnbelt was tabbed as Freshman of the Year.

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Five Golds for Russia, Japan in Tokyo’s Artistic Swimming World Series Stop

The fourth leg of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2019 came to an end tonight in Tokyo, Japan, as Russian stars Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina, both Olympic and World champions, displayed their best form over the three-day competition from April 27-29.

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#2 USC Edges #1 Stanford 9-8 on Golden Goal for MPSF Tourney Crown

The No. 2 USC women’s water polo team shrugged off a two-goal deficit in the fourth period and forced overtime, where the Trojans would eventually net the golden goal on Paige Hauschild’s blast from 10 meters out after almost 41 minutes of action to beat Stanford and win the MPSF Tournament championship.

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Bryant Celebrates Historic Seasons with Year-End Banquet

The Bryant swimming and diving programs celebrated the 2018-19 season at their annual banquet. The year saw the women’s team captured its second-straight Northeast Conference title and the men posted a second-place finish at the MAAC Championships, its highest in program history.

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Pacific Downs Loyola Marymount for Third-Straight GCC Tourney Title

In a rematch of last year’s Golden Coast Conference title match, the No. 1 seeded Pacific Tigers pulled off a 13-9 win against No. 3 LMU on Sunday at Fresno State Aquatic Center to earn their third straight GCC Championship.

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