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Kendall Brent Tabbed Captain for Yale Women’s Swimming

Junior Kendall Brent was elected team captain for the 2019-2020 season at the Yale women’s swimming team banquet, following Sophie Pilkinton.

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Yale Men Name Slabe as 2019-2020 Team Captain

Junior Matt Slabe will be the captain of the Yale Men’s Swimming and Diving team for the 2019-2020 season.

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Sabadell Seeks Fifth Euro League Win as Final Four Approaches Friday

Three former winners, Sabadell (ESP), Olympiacos (GRE), Vouliagmeni (GRE) and a newcomer, Padova (ITA) will be part of the show in Sabadell where the Euro League trophy is at stake in the coming Easter weekend.

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Alabama Athletics Honors Excellence with Crimson Choice Awards

The Alabama Athletics Department’s annual Crimson Choice Awards, presented by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), was held Tuesday evening at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.

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Duke’s Hollander, Whitlow Earn U.S. Olympic Trials Cuts

Two Blue Devil freshmen garnered 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials cuts to highlight Duke’s weekend at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Richmond.

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Haughey, Mertz Named Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipients

Seniors Siobhán Haughey (women’s swimming and diving) and Robbie Mertz (men’s soccer) were presented with the Big Ten Medal of Honor on Monday, based on their proficiency in scholarship and athletics.

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LSU’s Smith, Zimmer Nominated for McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship

Thomas Smith and Kate Zimmer of the LSU swimming and diving program have been nominated for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship by LSU.

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McKendree’s Skinner Sets Namibian National Record in 50, 100 Meter Freestyle Races

McKendree sophomore Alexander Skinner set a new Namibian National record in the 50 and 100-meter freestyle April 13 at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center Long Course Kickoff swim meet in Edwardsville.

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Weitzeil Tabbed as Cal’s Most Outstanding Swimmer to Lead 2018-19 Team Awards

Junior Abbey Weitzeil, who swept three individual events at the Pac-12 Championships and captured the national title in the 50-yard free, was named Cal’s Most Outstanding Swimmer at the team’s annual banquet.

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USA, Mexico, Great Britain Snag Multiple Golds at FINA Diving Grand Prix

The third leg of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2019 concluded last night in Mission Viejo, California, USA, as the host nation clinched three gold medals.

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Team USA Closes Out FINA Diving Grand Prix with 6 Podium Trips, 2 Gold Medals

U.S. divers claimed first in two events, had three second-place finishes and one third-place finish to close out the USA FINA Diving Grand Prix on Sunday.

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USA Wins 1 Gold, 4 Bronze on First Day of Finals at FINA Diving Grand Prix

Team USA had a successful Saturday, winning one gold and four bronze medals on the first day of finals at the USA FINA Diving Grand Prix.

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Barceloneta, Brescia Make Champion’s League Final 8ns

Brescia and Barceloneta joined Recco in Group A to qualify for the Final Eight, . while in Group B the heat is still on as Szolnok halted Jug’s unbeaten run to stay in the hunt while Olympiacos and BPM Busto also won.

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#1 Stanford Holds On for 13-12 Win Over #4 Cal, Clinches MPSF Top Seed

Aria Fischer scored a career-high five goals and No. 1 Stanford clinched the top seed in the upcoming MPSF Championship with a 13-12 victory at No. 4 Cal on Saturday afternoon.

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Orrizonte (Italy) Clinches Women’s LEN Trophy with 10-9 Win Over UVSE Budapest

Europe’s most successful female water polo club Ekipe Orizzonte added another trophy to its treasury, lifting the LEN Trophy after a hard-fought win over UVSE Budapest (HUN) in the final.

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