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One Tip For Swim Parents: Don’t Speak

What’s the first thing most parents do if their child loses, doesn’t make their cut, or has a flat out bad swim? We talk.

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How To Work Hard At Relaxing

Although swimming takes up a lot of our time, it’s important to use a slice of the day to give ourselves a mental break.

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Colorado State’s Goodwyn Picks Up Mountain West Swimmer Of The Week

Colorado State sophomore Marie Goodwyn has been named the Mountain West Swimmer of the Week, the league office announced today.

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Cleveland State’ Akers/Van Der Touw Earn Horizon League Honors

A pair of student-athletes on the Cleveland State University men’s swimming & diving team garnered weekly honors in a pair of announcements Tuesday.

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FGCU’s Moynihan & Novak Earn CCSA Weekly Honors

After a number of impressive performances against the University of Florida last weekend, freshmen Rebecca Moynihan and Melissa Novak have been named CCSA Women’s Swimmer of the Week and Women’s Diver of the Week, respectively, league officials announced Tuesday.

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Bryant Picks Up A Pair Of Weekly Honors

After a great showing against Northeast Conference powers Wagner and Central Connecticut this weekend in Staten Island, junior Kelci Abernethy (Chandler, Ariz.) and freshman Alexa Rivera (Boynton Beach, Fla.) were honored with NEC Weekly honors, the conference announced Tuesday.

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Hagen Stamm: „Die EM-Qualifikation ist für uns ein Muss!“

Press Release courtesy of DSV Kassel, 6. November 2017. In der dritten und finalen Qualifikationsrunde zur Wasserball Europameisterschaft 2018 trifft…

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South Dakota’s Holt/Padgett Sweep Summit League Swimmers Of The Week

South Dakota’s Morgan Holt was named The Summit League Women’s Swimmer of the Week, while teammate Hunter Padgett garnered the Men’s Swimmer of the Week honor for their performances during the week of Oct. 30 – Nov. 6.

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Iowa Heads To Minnesota Diving Invitational

The University of Iowa diving team travels to Minneapolis this week to compete at the Minnesota Diving Invitational.

Hosted by the University of Minnesota, the meet will take place at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center from Thursday through Saturday. The women’s and men’s 1-meter and 3-meter finals will start at 5 p.m. (CT) Thursday and Friday, while platform diving will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Junior Will Brenner leads the men’s squad off the 1-meter this season with a season-best score 353.65. Freshman Anton Hoherz leads the Hawkeyes off the 3-meter after posting a 387.50 score against Purdue — a score that ranks third all-time in the UI record books. Hoherz was named Big Ten Freshman and Diver of the Week on Oct. 11.

On the women’s side, Junior Jacintha Thomas leads Iowa off the 1-meter with a season-best of 307.60 — the seventh best score in school history. Thomas was named Big Ten Diver of the Week on Oct. 11. Freshman Jayah Mathews is Iowa’s top performer off the 3-meter after posting a season-best score of 315.00 against Michigan State and Northern Iowa, a performance that ranks 10th all-time. Mathews was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Nov. 1.

Following the Minnesota Diving Invitational, Iowa swimmers will travel to Minneapolis for the Minnesota Jean Freeman Invitational from Nov. 30-Dec. 2.

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Georgia Returns Home To Face Off Against Georgia Tech

The Georgia swimming and diving teams will return home for the first time in a month when they entertain Georgia Tech on Wednesday.

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MIT’s Deborah Wen Named NEWMAC Women’s Diver Of The Week

After her outstanding performance in her collegiate debut at Springfield College on Saturday, MIT women’s swimming and diving freshman Deborah Wen (Honolulu, Hawaii) has been named as the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women’s Diver of the Week, as announced by the league yesterday.

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Elite Sportswear Appoints Girisha Chandraraj As President/CEO

Elite Sportswear, L.P., world’s leading sport specialty apparel brand, is excited to announce Girisha Chandraraj as the newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer

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Why Strong Freestyle Kick Mechanics Really Matter

There is more to a strong kick than flexibility. For the down kick, the quadriceps, hip flexors and core muscles have to be incredibly strong in order to create a quick snap of the foot backwards…

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New York Athletic Club Wins 2017 Collegiate Cup

The 2017 Collegiate Cup ended in thrilling fashion earlier today at Fresno State as the New York Athletic Club took first place with an 8-7 shootout win over Stanford.

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Penultimate FINA Diving Grand Prix 2017 Concludes In Singapore

The penultimate leg of the FINA Diving Grand Prix  2017 drew to a close on Sunday November 5, as local heroes , Mark and Timothy Lee scored exactly 366 points to finish in third place in the men’s 3m synchro behind the Republic of Korea’s Kim Yeongnam and Woo Haram (438.18), and Russia’s Vlacheslav Novoselov and Evgenii Novoselov (396.90).

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