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Colorado State Adds Louisville Transfer Guerra for 2018-19 Season

Colorado State swimming & diving head coach Christopher Woodard has announced the addition of Louisville transfer Silvia Guerra to the team’s roster for the 2018-19 season.

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USA Water Polo Highlights Barta Among Four Stories in Diversity Series

USA Water Polo recently released a four-part video series highlighting diversity in water polo, profiling four different clubs/athletes to tell the story of their water polo experience.

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USA Water Polo Announces Roster for Women’s World League Super Final

Olympic champions Ashleigh Johnson, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Maggie Steffens and Kiley Neushul lead the way into China in the second major competition of the year.

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Justin Andrade Added to Pitt Swimming Staff

Courtesy: Pittsburgh Athletics PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh swimming & diving program has added Justin Andrade, most recently the head coach…

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Hollins’ Senior Swimmer Dani Raymond Receives NCAA Scholarship

Hollins University senior and swimming standout Dani Raymond has been awarded the NCAA Women’s Enhancement Graduate Scholarship, which supports students enrolled in a sports-related program as a full-time graduate student.

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China Excels at FINA Diving Grand Prix in Calgary

Athletes from China dominated the second leg of the 2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix, held in Calgary (CAN) from May 10-13, earning seven gold medals out of the 10 events contested in the competition.

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Italy’s Linda Cerruti is the Star to Beat in Samorin

Linda Cerruti, from Italy, was the star of the fourth meet of the 2018 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series, held in Samorin (SVK) on May 11-13, earning four gold medals.

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GAF Topped The Medal Tally -GMAAA Age Group Championships 2018

Glenmark Aquatic Foundation topped the medal tally for the 3rd Year in a row at the Glenmark GMAAA Age Group Championships. GAF Swimmers won 27 Gold, 13 Silver and 13 Bronze Medals.

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10 Reasons Why I’m Thankful to be a Swim Parent

#4 – Accountability. Swimming taught my kids accountability for their actions.

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Celebrate International Water Safety Day, May 15

International Water Safety Day (IWSD) will be celebrated throughout the world this Tuesday, May 15, 2018.

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Mixed Syncho Titles Awarded on Day of USA Diving Senior Nationals

The first four spots on the 2018 FINA World Cup team were determined Sunday at the USA Diving Senior National Championships when national titles were awarded in mixed synchronized events at SMU’s Robson and Lindley Aquatics Center.

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8 Swimmers/Divers Among 28 Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship Winners

Courtesy: Big Ten Conference ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference office announced its annual postgraduate scholarship recipients on Thursday. Two…

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7 Swim Parent Tips to Stop Comparing Swimmers

With the best of intentions, we want to motivate our kids to be more competitive—but watch out—it might backfire. When we compare our kids, we may cause more harm than good.

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NC State’s Dahl Awarded Jim McKay Scholarship

Former member of the NC State swimming team Soren Dahl is a 2018 recipient of the Jim McKay Scholarship, as announced by the NCAA Wednesday.

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Arizona’s Shimomura Awarded 2018 Pac-12 Sportsmanship Award

The Pac-12 Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has voted to award Arizona women’s swimming student-athlete Sarah Shimomura with the Pac-12 Sportsmanship Award for 2017-18.

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