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Greece’s Vouliagmeni Upsets Titlist Kirishi in Euro League Quarters

Greece’s Vouliagmeni caused the biggest upset of the season by eliminating title-holder Kirishi (RUS) in a thriller. They join fellow Olympiacos in the Final Four.

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Anderson University Tabs Tanner Barton as Head Coach

Anderson University announced that Tanner Barton has been selected as the next head swimming and diving coach.

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Homestanding China Grabs 10 Golds as Diving World Series in Beijing

Team China excelled at the second meet of the FINA/CNSG Diving World Series 2019 in Beijing (CHN) which was staged at the Olympic venue, the Water Cube, from Thursday March 7-Saturday March 9, winning all 10 gold medals.

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Water Polo National League Week 1 Rosters Named, Play Begins Saturday

The 2019 Men’s National League begins tomorrow at the William Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine, California. Ahead of the competition, team rosters have been announced for all clubs competing this weekend.

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Coburn Places in Women’s 3-Meter Top 10 at Beijing World Series

The 2019 FINA Diving World Series – Beijing continued competition Thursday evening, as Team USA’s Maria Coburn (Austin, Texas) competed in the women’s 3-meter semifinal, finishing eighth overall.

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Who Will Join Olympiacos in the Euro League Final Four?

Winning by nine goals a fortnight ago in Sant Andreu ensures a peaceful return game for Olympiacos in Piraeus as the 2010-2011 champions are set to return to the Euro League F4.

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USA Deaf Swimming Selects Coaches for 2019 World Championships

USA Deaf Swimming is pleased to announce the selection of Brad Robbins as Head Coach and Chris Daly as Assistant Coach for the 2019 World Deaf Swimming Championships.

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Madison Aquatic Club Sweeps WI State Championships Fourth Year in Exis

For the first time-ever, Madison Aquatic Club (MAC), won both the Wisconsin 12&Under and Senior State Championships. Founded in 2015 by Shane and Carly (Piper) Ryan and Janis Katz, MAC’s program is only four-years old and this past state meet was only their third time competing in the winter State Meet.

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Team USA Complete Men’s, Women’s 3-Meter Synchro Finals

Team USA returned to competition Thursday morning to compete in the 3-meter synchro finals, as Maria Coburn and Krysta Palmer placed seventh in the women’s event, while Mark Anderson and Tyler Downs were sixth on the men’s side.

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Team USA Places 5th, 6th in Women’s, Men’s Platform Synchro in Beijing

Day one of the FINA Diving World Series – Beijing began with Team USA competing in the women’s and men’s platform synchro finals Wednesday evening.

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Stanford’s Anderson Named Pac-12 Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year

Courtesy: Pac-12 Conference SAN FRANCISCO – Stanford senior Matt Anderson was named the Pac-12 Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of…

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Natalie Coughlin Among 2019 Pac-12 Hall of Honor Class

The 2019 Hall of Honor class will be the 18th since its creation in 2002, and the second to feature legendary figures from an array of sports after the Pac-12 last season expanded the field to be inclusive of the broad-based athletics success across the Conference of Champions.

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1958 National Champion Joe Hunsaker Named to Illinois Hall of Fame

The University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics named 16 new members to the UI Athletics Hall of Fame as the Class of 2019, including athletes and coaches from 11 different teams.

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Hungary, Netherlands Rule the Pool in European Water Polo Qualifying

The Game Day 10 of the FINA Women’s Water Polo World League 2019, as part of the European qualification phase, was played last night (Tuesday March 5) in Szentes (HUN) and Rotterdam (NED) respectively.

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Rawleigh Retires as Gettysburg Swim Coach After 34 Years

After three-plus decades of patrolling the pool deck, one of the most successful coaches in the history of Gettysburg College and the Centennial Conference has punched his stop-watch for the final time as Mike Rawleigh announced his retirement as head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming programs on Tuesday.

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