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Urbana Blue Knights to Add Water Polo, Lacrosse Beginning in 2020-21

The Urbana University Department of Athletics announced it will add two sports with the revival of women’s lacrosse and the addition of women’s water polo.

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Ohio State Continues Prep for U.S. Collegiate Synchro Championships

The Buckeyes are just a week away from the preliminary competition of U.S. Collegiate Nationals in Texas.

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LEN’s Learn to Swim Project Gets Firm EU Backing in Brussels

EU Parliament President Antonio Tajani welcomed LEN’s and its 52 member federations’ efforts to make swimming a Pan-European activity.

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Perth Ready to Host WPWL Intercontinental Cups

Both the men and women’s FINA Water Polo World League Intercontinental-Cups are set to kick-off in Perth, Australia, next week from March 26-31, with sixteen (2x eight) teams that will battle it out in the pool to hopefully secure a berth to the Super Final.

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USA Swimming Foundation Announces 2019 Make A Splash Tour Locations

The Make a Splash Tour takes place between May and June each year, bringing USA Swimming Foundation ambassadors, Olympic medalists and elite athletes to four cities to educate children, parents, communities and civic leaders on the importance of learning to swim.

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20 Student-Athletes Named to America East All-Academic Teams

Three repeat selections in Brittany Driscoll, Madyson Popalis and Erin Cullather highlight the women’s team, while five UMBC Retrievers and four Binghamton Bearcats are featured on the men’s.

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Big Ten Recognizes Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 928 students competing in winter sports who have been named to the Academic All-Conference team, including 149 men’s and 264 women’s swimming and diving students

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Marymount Tabs Smolinske as Interim Head Coach

Marymount University Director of Athletics Jamie Reynolds has announced the promotion of Joseph Smolinske as the Interim Head Coach for the men’s and women’s swimming teams.

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Olympiacos Survives, Dynamo Stuns Brescia, BPM’s Luongo Nets 7

Olympiacos won the thrilling battle of the champions so the title-holders earned a 3-point lead ahead Szolnok and that might be the end for the 2017 champions from Hungary.

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USA Water Polo National Team Delivers Clothing to OC Rescue Mission

USA Water Polo National Team athletes delivered 904 items of new clothing to Village of Hope at Orange County Rescue Mission.

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Run for Champions League Final 8 Continues in Piraeus, Moscow

All eyes are on Piraeus where the title-holder Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) and the 2017 champion Szolnok (HUN) clash in a match which might turn out to be a live-or-die encounter.

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USA Diving Reveals 2019 Tier Three Squad

The USA Diving High Performance department announced the 2019 High Performance Tier Three Squad, consisting of 43 divers and featuring two members that represented Team USA at the Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018.

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Sony Pictures Networks India to Broadcast Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has been awarded the broadcast rights in India and the Subcontinent for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, as well as the Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020.

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USA Names Women’s Roster For 2019 FINA Intercontinental WP Tournament

USA Women’s Senior National Team Head Coach Adam Krikorian has announced the roster for the first competition of 2019, the FINA Intercontinental Tournament in Perth, Australia.

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Competitor Extends Partnership with NCAA

Competitor® is proud to announce that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA®) has extended its partnership with the official lane line for all NCAA Swimming Championships in Divisions I, II and III.

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