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Wingate Adds York College Coach Greg Doyle as Assistant Swimming Coach

Wingate University head swimming coach Kirk Sanocki and vice-president and director of athletics Steve Poston announce the appointment of Greg Doyle as assistant men’s and women’s swimming coach.

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SwimMom Musings: Coaches Who Shine and Those Who Don’t

If you’ve been in this sport long enough every swimmer has had their share of the best, worst. and those in the middle. Sometimes swimmers don’t even realize what they have until they are gone.

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Ransford, Amaltdinov Among 28 Member Big Ten Medal of Honor Class

Twenty-eight students from 17 different sports were honored with the prestigious award, which was established in 1915 and was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics.

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St. Bonaventure’s Sean McNamee Moves to Asst. Athletics Dir. Role

Longtime St. Bonaventure men’s swimming coach Sean McNamee has been named Assistant Athletics Director for Advancement. He will leave the coaching role he has held for the past 26 years, taking over his new duties immediately.

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Penn State Altoona Tabs Bradley Brooks as Head Coach

Penn State Altoona Athletics has announced the hiring of Bradley Brooks as the next head coach of its men’s and women’s swimming program.

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What Keeps Kids Coming Back to the Pool?

What are the motivating factors that keep our children interested in swimming? Why do they want to stick with a sport that is so demanding with practice before and after school, plus weekends for 50 weeks a year?

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Bring Backstroke to Kenya and Improve Cognitive Skills

Bringing sports to the children of Eldoret and surrounding areas in Kenya can have a dramatic effect on their lives.

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King, Finnerty Named IU Athletes of the Year

The Indiana University Department of Athletics announced on Monday that senior women’s swimmer Lilly King, senior swimmer Ian Finnerty and men’s soccer’s Grant Lillard have been named IU’s 2017-18 Athletes of the Year.

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Montevallo Hires Buffalo Assistant Mahaney as First Head Coach

The University of Montevallo Athletics Department is pleased to announce Aaron Mahaney as the first head coach for the Falcons’ men’s and women’s swimming programs.

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Shippensburg Men Announce 10 Members of 2018-19 Recruiting Class

Head men’s swimming coach Tim Verge ’89 has confirmed the recruitment of 10 student-athletes who will attend Shippensburg University beginning in the 2018-19 fall semester.

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China Clinches Eight Golds at Diving Grand Prix Bolzano

Team China was in dominant form once more this weekend at the third leg of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2018 in Bolzano, Italy (from July 6-8).

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USA Brings Home Six Medals on Sunday at Bolzano FINA Grand Prix

Team USA completed competition at the Bolzano FINA Grand Prix Sunday with one gold medal, one silver medal and four bronze medals, to end the weekend with eight total medals.

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Briadam Herrera Grabs Bronze at FINA Grand Prix Bolzano

Briadam Herrera collected Team USA’s second medal of the Bolzano FINA Grand Prix after scoring 392.35 points to earn him the bronze medal in the men’s 3-meter final.

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Northern Colorado Hires Alabama Asst. Leonhart as Assoc. Head Coach

Northern Colorado swimming and diving is excited to announce the hiring of Will Leonhart as Associate Head Coach.

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Lane Synergy Can Lead to a World of Change

It’s a wonder how we overlook awareness of other swimmers as an opportunity for self-improvement.

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