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Rutgers to Host Coaches Swimposium

Courtesy: Rutgers Athletics PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers swimming and diving will host a free admission Coaches Swimposium on Sunday, June 17…

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A Memorial Day Weekend Tradition Draws Elite Swimmers to Lake Audubon

Hundreds of swimmers from across the country will splash into Reston, Virginia’s Lake Audubon on Memorial Day weekend for the 31st annual Jim McDonnell Lake Swims (JMLS).

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Swim Canada, CSCTA Partner on 5 Coach Apprenticeship Opportunities

Five Canadian coaches will have an opportunity to develop their skills as apprentice national team coaches thanks to a partnership between Swimming Canada and the Canadian Swim Coaches and Teachers Association.

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Auburn’s Zoe Thatcher Receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Zoe Thatcher, a three-time NCAA Championships participant with Auburn Swimming and Diving has been awarded a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

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Georgia’s Gunnar Bentz Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Georgia standouts Keturah Orji of track and field and Gunnar Bentz from swimming and diving have been chosen as 2018 recipients of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, according to an announcement by the NCAA.

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Italy, Brazil, Great Britain, Germany Earn Medals in Seychelles

Italy’s Simone Ruffini and Arianna Bridi were the fastest today on Sunday in the FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series in the Seychelles.

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Russia, Ukraine Each Win Four Synchro Golds in Budapest

Out of the eight finals contested in the Magyar capital, four gold medals went to Russian athletes, while the remaining four titles went to Ukraine at the 2018 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series in Budapest.

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Dinsmore, Hernandez Win Men’s Platform, Women’s 3-Meter Titles

The USA Diving Senior National Championships concluded Sunday with David Dinsmore clinching the men’s platform national title and Hailey Hernandez securing the women’s 3-meter title at SMU’s Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center.

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Young, Capobianco Take Women’s Platform, Men’s 3-Meter Titles

2016 Olympian Katrina Young (Shoreline, Wash./Tallahassee, Fla.) and Andrew Capobianco (Holly Springs, N.C./Bloomington, Ind.) won national titles in women’s platform and men’s 3-meter Saturday at the USA Diving Senior National Championships at SMU’s Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center.

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Kenyon’s Wilson Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Julia Wilson, a senior on the 2017-18 Kenyon College women’s swimming and diving team, was recently awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

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Men’s Platform, Women’s 3-Meter Synchro Senior National Titles Awarded

Steele Johnson and Brandon Loschiavo earned the men’s platform synchro title, while Murphy Bromberg and Brooke Schultz clinched the national title in the women’s 3-meter synchro event on Friday.

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Indiana State Adds Four Signees for 2018-19 Season

The Indiana State women’s swimming and diving program has signed four more student-athletes for the 2018-19 season, head coach Matt Leach has announced.

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Synchro Men’s 3-Meter, Women’s Platform Senior National Titles Awarded

National titles were rewarded to Grayson Campbell (Vienna, Va./Austin, Texas) and Greg Duncan (Oakton, Va./Chapel Hill, N.C.) for synchronized men’s 3-meter, while Olympian Jessica Parratto (Dover, N.H./Bloomington, Ind.) and Tarrin Gilliland (Liberty Hill, Texas/Midland, Texas) secured the synchronized women’s platform title.

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Correcting Your Body Position in Freestyle

When the head is in the correct position, looking down, one cannot see where one is going in the lane.

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Out of the Depths: CSU’s Rowley Shares Her Success Story

Perhaps the person most surprised to learn that Colorado State University’s Haley Rowley had been named the Mountain West’s Swimmer of the Year was, well, Haley Rowley.

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