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Pacific’s Christmas Repeats as GCC Water Polo Player of the Year

University of the Pacific junior Kyra Christmas claimed back-to-back Golden Coast Conference Women’s Water Polo Player of the Year honors.

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Cal’s Rachael Acker Earns NCAA Walter Byers Scholarship

Former Golden Bear swimmer Rachael Acker, the 2016 Pac-12 Woman of the Year who is now a second-year medical student at Harvard, is the recipient of a prestigious Walter Byers Scholarship.

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We Rise By Lifting Others

I am less than two weeks away from graduating college. I miss swimming a lot, but I truly feel the good it brought me every day.

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Iowa’s Colin Receives 2019 Jim McKay Scholarship

University of Iowa senior Ben Colin has been named a recipient of the 2019 Jim McKay Scholarship, it was announced Tuesday by the NCAA. He is the first Hawkeye athlete to be awarded the scholarship.

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Gu Records Tufts Swimming’s First-Ever Olympic Trials Cut in 50 Free

Junior Roger Gu, who became the first Jumbo in 37 years to win an NCAA swimming championship in March, recently added another historic Tufts achievement to his resume, becoming the first Jumbo to swim an Olympic Trials cut.

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Champions League Prelims Wrap Up Tuesday, Wednesday

It’s decision time, most of the open questions, if not all, could be settled on the penultimate day in the Champions League prelims.

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Rowman & Little Announces Kaitlin Sandeno’s Memoir: Golden Glow

Renowned publisher Rowman & Littlefield is thrilled to announce the forthcoming release of Olympic Gold Medalist, host / broadcaster, and DC Trident General Manager Kaitlin Sandeno’s memoir – ​Golden Glow.

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Team Russia Tops Medal Table at FINA Artistic Swimming Leg in Kazan

Team Russia clinched nine gold medals out of ten available this weekend in Kazan, Russia, as the experienced host city staged the third leg of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2019 for the first time since the inception of the annual competition in 2017.

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Team Elite Stingrays and Marsh Swim Academy

The Team Elite Stingrays is a new USA Swimming club that will be offered to San Diego area children ages 10 years and older. Additionally the Marsh Swim Academy (MSA) will offer camps, clinics, lessons and experiences that will be open to all swimmers of various ages and backgrounds.

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Stubbs, McTernan Grab 2 Golds Each at Australian Age Championships

Fourteen gold medals were awarded on the final night of the 2019 Hancock Prospecting Australian Age Swimming Championships, with SOPAC’s Oscar Stubbs (S13) and St Hilda’s Madeleine McTernan (S14) collecting two medals each.

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McTernan Adds 2 More Golds at Australian Age Championships

St Hilda’s Madeleine McTernan (S14) continues to dominate the 2019 Hancock Prospecting Australian Age Swimming Championships, claiming two more gold medals on Sunday afternoon – taking her tally to four in total.

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Joshua Edwards-Smith Breaks Mitch Larkin’s 200 Back Age Record by 3 Seconds

2019 AUSTRALIAN AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS Mon. April 15 – Mon. April 22, 2019 (Sunday/Monday Multiclass Timed Finals) Mon.-Sat. Heats 9 AM…

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Sabadell Takes Euro League Title with 5-0 Rally in Final 5 Minutes

In one of the most incredible finals in recent years, host Sabadell came back from three goals down in the last period and with a 5-0 rush in the last five minutes they managed to beat Olympiacos to clinch their 5th Euro League trophy in nine years.

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17 World Class Swimmers to Compete at Fourth Annual TYR Derby Pro Swim Meet, April 26

The fourth annual TYR Derby Pro Swim Weekend is set to kick off on Thursday, April 25th, 2019 with a Drowning Prevention Clinic at the Ralph Wright Natatorium in Louisville, Kentucky, with the TYR Derby Pro Swim Meet presented by Churchill Downs to follow.

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Olympiacos, Sabadell Set for Rematch of 2015 Final for Euro League Title

Sabadell and Olympiacos will clash for the Euro League trophy on Saturday and replay the 2015 final. The host Spaniards downed newcomer Padova while Olympiacos managed to overcome fellow Greek side Vouliagmeni in the semi-finals.

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