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Stanford Men Sign Eight For 2018-19 Season

The two-time defending Pac-12 Conference champion Stanford men’s swimming and diving team welcomes eight student-athletes to The Farm for the 2018-19 season, as announced Wednesday.

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Water Polo Champions League: Spandau Strikes Again, Brescia Upsets Jug

Spandau (GER) made it once more: after beating title-holder Szolnok (HUN) 10-9, the Germans beat the other Hungarian side Eger, it was 10-9 again.

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Denver Sweeps Summit League Awards After FAU FUN Invite

Denver’s Andi Johnston was tabbed The Summit League Women’s Swimmer of the Week for the first time in her career, while teammate Adriel Sanes also earned his first Men’s Swimmer of the Week honor.

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FGCU Hosts Mid-Major Showdown With Toledo

Coming off a dual-meet loss to Northwestern, the FGCU swimming and diving team (3-2, 2-0 CCSA) hosts a mid-major showdown against Toledo (3-2, 1-1 MAC) onThursday, Dec. 21, at 11 a.m. at the FGCU Aquatics Center.

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Virginia Tech Men Bring In Eight For 2018-19 Class

Virginia Tech head swimming and diving coach Ned Skinner announces the signing of eight new Hokies that will join the program in the fall of 2018. The class is comprised of six men’s swimmers and two men’s divers.

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4 Tips For Swim Parents About Sibling Rivalry

Do you know what happens when you have more than one swimmer in the family? One of them is bound to be faster, more talented, or more dedicated and achieve more success than their siblings.

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USA Women’s Water Polo Defeats China 14-1, Wins Series

In front of a capacity crowd at Foothill High School the USA Women’s National Team wasted little time exciting their fans on the way to a 14-1 victory over China.

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CSCAA Announes Two Major Additions To 2018 Convention

The CSCAA is excited to announce two major additions to the 2018 Convention in Evanston, Illinois.

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FGCU Elizabeth Zeiger Named CCSA Women’s Swimmer Of The Week

Sophomore Elizabeth Zeiger has been named CCSA Women’s Swimmer of the Week, league officials announced Tuesday.

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Fowler/Sculti Close 2017 USA Diving Nationals With Synchro 3-Meter Win

The 2017 USA Diving Winter National Championships came to a close Tuesday morning at the Greensboro Aquatic Center with two synchronized pairs named national champions.

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Nation’s Capital Swim Club Earns #1 Club Ranking For 4th Straight Year

Nation’s Capital Swim Club of the Washington, D.C., area continues its reign as the top performing club earning the No. 1 spot in the USA Swimming Club Excellence program for the fourth year in a row.

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SwimMom Musings: Having The Heart

My daughter is home on winter break from Davis & Elkins College,  her first semester as a student and an NCAA athlete is done. 

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Indiana’s Hixon/Connor Win Diving Titles At Winter Nationals

Indiana University’s Michael Hixon and James Connor each won diving titles this past week, highlighting a busy slate for the Hoosier divers.

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Toledo Looks To Build On Quality Mid-Season Invite

The Rockets will return to the pool on Thursday, Dec. 21 after a break of almost three weeks when they travel to Fort Myers to swim against Florida Gulf Coast.

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Water Polo Champions League Group A Has 3 Big Matches For Day 5

Though there are ten more rounds to go, the last round of 2017 will see a series of key matches, especially in Group A which is way too balanced and have at least six teams hunting the four qualifying berths.

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