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Virginia’s Madden, Wenger, Towbin Lead VaSID Women’s All-State Team

The Virginia Sports Information Directors named two all-state teams with 32 athletes and 11 relays earning all-state nods.

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Virginia Trio Headlines Inaugural VaSID Men’s All-State Team

The University of Virginia, coming off a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, headlined the inaugural VaSID Men’s Swimming & Diving All-State teams.

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Manchester to Host Swimming Canada’s 2022 Commonwealth Games Staging Camp

The city of Manchester, England, will host Canadian swimmers in a staging camp prior to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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More Than 200,000 Expected to Partipate in Olympic Day Events, June 23

Events are scheduled in nearly 300 communities across the United States, with more than 200,000 people engaged in the celebration.

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Iowa’s Anze Fers Erzen Qualifies for World University Games in 200 Back

University of Iowa sophomore men’s swimmer Anze Fers Erzen has qualified for the 2019 World University Games in the 200-meter backstroke.

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Great Britian Names Diving Team for World Aquatics Championships

British Diving has named a strong team of 13 divers who will travel to Gwangju, South Korea next month for the World Aquatics Championships.

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Puget Sounds Mourns the Loss of Hall of Fame Coach Don Duncan

Puget Sound mourns the loss of Hall of Fame Swimming Coach Don Duncan, who passed away Friday (May 31) at the age of 89.

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Chinese Women Dominate Diving Grand Prix in Madrid

The Chinese divers excelled in the women’s events at the FINA Diving Grand Prix this weekend in Madrid, Spain, winning three of the four gold medals.

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Texas A&M’s Curtis Mathews Captures 1-Meter Bronze at Australian Championships

Texas A&M’s Kurtis Mathews earned a bronze medal in the 1-meter competition at the Australian Open National Championships.

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USA Women Win 2019 Water Polo World League Super Final Title

The USA Women’s National Team punched their ticket to the 2020 Olympic Games with a 10-9 win over Italy at the FINA World League Super Final.

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Facts & Figures from the Champions League Final Eight

For the first time ever, the Champions League title was decided in a penalty
shootout as Ferencavaros topped Olympiacos for the $52,000 euro prize.

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Tennessee’s Banic Tabbed as Wilma Rudolph Award Winner

Tennessee’s Madeline Banic was named a 2019 Wilma Rudolph Award winner by the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals.

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Ferencvaros Edges Out Olympiacos in Shootout for WP Champions League Title

Ferencvaros started its quest in qualification, arrived to the Final Eight from the fourth place in the group and ended up with the Champions League trophy.

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USA Women Top Netherlands 8-6 to Move to WP World League Super Final Title Game

the USA Women’s National Team is now one win away from qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games after an 8-6 win over the Netherlands in Saturday’s semifinals.

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Olivier, Bridi Win Gold in Sychelles Marathon Series Stop

France’s Marc-Antoine Olivier and World Series star Arianna Bridi of Italy claimed the men’s and women’s race titles at the FINA Marathon Swim World Series.

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