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Crippen, Lauwaert Tabbed for Villanova Hall of Fame

Women’s swimmers Maddy Crippen (class of 2003) and Liz Lauwaert (class of 1999) are among eight selections to the Villanova University Varsity Club Hall of Fame.

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UNLV’s Armijo, Zukov Named Swimmer of the Week

UNLV freshmen Carissa Armijo and Ivan Zukov received the weekly swimming awards from the Mountain West and Western Athletic Conference respectively.

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Liberty’s Chennault Tabbed as CCSA Diver of the Week

After posting a pair of record-setting scores at the Liberty Diving Invitational, Liberty freshman Lauren Chennault has been named the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Women’s Diver of the Week.

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Dalbo, Laderoute, Hunt, Deininger Honored by AAC

The American Athletic Conference selected SMU’s Connor Dalbo, Houston’s Laura Laderoute and Katie Deininger and Cincinnati’s Louis Hunt as its swimmers and divers of the week.

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Tan, Hollimon Sweep SCIAC Men’s Honors for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Freshman Nick Tan was named the SCIAC Men’s Swimmer of the Week and junior Kendall Hollimon was named the SCIAC Diver of the Week after helping the Stags close out their SCIAC regular season with wins over Cal Lutheran and La Verne.

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James Madison’s Gross Honored as CAA Diver of the Week

Sophomore Emily Gross was named the Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Diver of the Week after sweeping the 1m and 3m boards with NCAA Zone qualifying scores over the weekend at the JMU Diving Invitational.

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CMS’s Desmond Earns Fourth SCIAC Diver of the Week Honor

Senior Jacque Desmond was named the SCIAC Women’s Diver of the Week for the fourth time this season, sweeping both the one-meter and the three-meter events on Senior Day.

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Atlantic 10 Names St. Bonaventure’s Hart Co-Performer of the Week

St. Bonaventure University women’s diving senior Brittany Hart has been named Atlantic 10 Co-Performer of the Week after sweeping both diving events against Niagara last Saturday.

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Return Legs of Champions League Prelims Set for Tuesday, Wednesday

The second ‘half’ of the prelims starts with a kind of return legs of the matches played two weeks ago which means that a couple of crucial fixtures is in sight.

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Even Conference Highlighted for Academic Success by CSCAA

The CSCAA announced that seven conferences had 100% of their swimming and diving teams selected as Scholar All-America teams.

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Kenyon’s Carpenter Snags First NCAC Honor

Kenyon Lords swimmer Weston Carpenter earned his first-ever North Coast Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week honor after helping lead the team to a dual-meet win at Ohio Wesleyan University last week.

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Duke’s Moretti Named ACC Men’s Diver of the Week

Duke senior Evan Moretti was named the ACC Men’s Diver of the Week Monday, earning the accolade for the second time this season.

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Majority of Americans Believe Teaching Children to Swim is Important

According to a recent poll conducted by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), more than 9 in 10 Americans (95 percent) believe it is important for children to learn how to swim at an early age.

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Cummiskey Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Bryant

Bryant University swimming and diving head coach Katie Cameron is pleased to announce that Jerry Cummiskey has been promoted to Associate Head Coach.

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Daley, Fowler Steal the Show on Final Day of British Diving Cup

A sell out Plymouth crowd were treated to a sensational final day of action at the British National Diving Cup, as local hero Tom Daley and rising star Millie Fowler took home the final two titles after a thrilling weekend of diving.

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