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4 Americans Advance to Finals at FINA Diving Grand Prix

Four Americans are among the divers qualifying for Saturday’s individual finals at the United States FINA Diving Grand Prix after preliminary and semifinal competition Thursday.

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Towson’s Saunderson Tabbed as CAA Men’s Swimmer of the Year

For the third time in his illustrious career, Towson senior Jack Saunderson was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Swimmer of the Year, while teammate Will Canny became the Tigers’ second diver to ever win CAA Diver of the Year after Alex Cohen in 2014.

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James Madison’s Zhang Headlines CAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Awards

James Madison junior Bonnie Zhang was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Swimmer of the Year, while teammates Faith Anderson and Morgan Whaley earned the honor of CAA Diver of the Year and CAA Rookie Swimmer of the Year, respectively.

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Laugher, Daley to Headline British Team at London Stop of FINA Diving World Series

Olympic champion Jack Laugher and world champion Tom Daley headline the Great Britain team that will contest the final leg of the 2019 FINA Diving World Series, which comes to London from 17-19 May.

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Sam Freas: So Much More Than a Winning & Innovative Coach

For the past 30 years I have proudly considered myself a disciple of Sam Freas.

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Rice’s Hanna Huston Earns C-USA Spirit of Service Award

For the second time in her career Rice swimmer Hanna Huston was one of 14 Conference USA student-athletes to receive the league’s Air Force Reserve Winter Spirit of Service Award.

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SEC Names 2018-19 Postseason Award Winners

The Southeastern Conference announced its annual men’s and women’s swimming & diving awards to cap the 2018-19 season.

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Stanford Men Go Perfect 20-for-20 in Pac-12 Academic Honors

All 20 Stanford men’s swimming and diving student-athletes who were eligible for All-Academic honors earned recognition from the Pac-12 conference

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8 Rutgers Swimmmers Head to Sweden for Stockholm Open

Eight Rutgers swimmers and their coaches are heading overseas to Sweden for the 2019 Swim Open Stockholm from Friday, April 12 to Monday, April 15.

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124 Women Named to Pac-12 All-Academic Teams

Stanford and Cal each earned six first team honors amongst the 124 Pac-12 Women’s All-Academic selections.

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67 Men’s Swimmers, Divers Named to Pac-12 All-Academic Teams

Sixty-seven men’s swimmers and divers met the minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and participated in at least half of their team’s scheduled regular season events to garner Pac-12 All-Academic honors.

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Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Kicks Off on Palawan Island

Featuring the defending champions in the men’s and women’s, the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series begins in a brand new location on the Philippines’ Palawan Island on April 13.

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What to Watch For: United States at FINA Grand Prix Mission Viejo

The FINA Diving Grand Prix will return to the United States for the first time in six years this week, April 11-14, 2019, at the newly renovated Marguerite Aquatics Center in Mission Viejo, California, with 25 countries competing in this week’s events.

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Hungary, Croatia, Spain Qualify for Men’s World League Super Final

Hungary, Croatia and Spain were the best three teams in the FINA/LEN Men’s Water Polo World League Europa Cup, held in in Zagreb (CRO) on April 5-7, thus ensuring their presence in the Super Final of the competition on June 18-23 in Belgrade (SRB).

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Canada, China Lead FINA Diving Grand Prix Results in Calgary

Canada and China dominated operations in the second leg of the 2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix, held in Calgary (CAN), on April 4-7.

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