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Shouts From The Stands: Mental Illness Awareness Week

October 1-7, 2017 is Mental Illness Awareness week. Learning about mental health is an important first step.

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Liberty Downs Campbell In First Meet Of Season 159-137

Liberty opened its 2017-18 swimming & diving season with a 159-137 win at CCSA opponent Campbell on Saturday at the Johnson Aquatic Center.

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Illinois Has Concluded Their Annual Orange/Blue Intrasquad Meet

The Fighting Illini swimming and diving team held its annual Orange and Blue Intra-Squad exhibition Saturday at the Arc Pool.

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FGCU Women Conclude Green/Blue Scrimmage Saturday

Hosting its annual Green-Blue Scrimmage, the FGCU women’s swimming and diving team kicked off its season against each other on Saturday with the Blue Team winning, 226-205.

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Indiana State Falls To Illinois State To Open 2017-18 Season

The Indiana State women’s swimming and diving team opened the 2017-2018 season today (Sept. 30) vs. Missouri Valley Conference opponent Illinois State. The Sycamores fell to the Redbirds 185 to 114.

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Gold Squad Wins 2017 Iowa Intrasquad Meet

The Gold squad came away with a 104-86 victory over the Black squad at the University of Iowa swimming and diving annual intrasquad meet Saturday morning at the UI Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium.

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USC Swim & Dive Begins Season With Road Tests

The USC swimming and diving teams kick off the 2017-18 seasons with non-conference meets this weekend as the women’s squad competes at the University of San Diego on Friday at 2 p.m. while the Trojan men swim at UC Santa Barbara on Friday at2 p.m. and at Cal Poly on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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Do We Really Need A Sports Drink To Be Like Mike?

The branding of sports drinks as a necessary part of our swim training and performance has been very successful in part to mass advertising and catchy little tunes “Like Mike”. But the question remains:  Do we really need a Sports Drink to be like Mike? Let’s take a closer look.

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Illinois Swimming & Diving Season Preview

The 2017-18 Fighting Illini women’s swimming and diving team looks to build off of its recent success, following four consecutive winning seasons

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Indiana State To Open 2017-18 Season With Illinois State, Butler

The Indiana State Sycamores will open the 2017 regular season tomorrow(Sept. 30) at 1 p.m. as they travel to face off with Missouri Valley Conference opponent Illinois State.

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Rafael On The Road – Arizona State Photo Vault

Rafael Domeyko is hitting the road this NCAA swimming season to photograph school’s around the country. First off in the “Rafael Hits the Road” series is Arizona State.

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Missouri State Opens Season At Missouri Show-Me Showdown

In hopes of another record-setting season, the Missouri State swimming and diving team begins its 2017-18 campaign Friday, Sept. 29 at the Missouri Show-Me Showdown, hosted by the University of Missouri at Columbia, Mo.

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Duke Brings In Alex Henderson, Matt Ventura To Swimming Staff

Duke University head swimming and diving coach Dan Colella announced Thursday the addition of Alex Henderson and Matt Ventura to the program’s coaching staff. Henderson joins the Blue Devils as an assistant coach working with the swimmers, while Ventura will work with head diving coach Nunzio Esposto and the team’s divers as a volunteer assistant.

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Missouri State Women Selected As MVC Preseason Favorites

After its landslide victory at the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Championships, the Missouri State women’s swimming and diving team was selected as the unanimous preseason favorite for the 2017-18 season, announced by the league Thursday.

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Lees-McRae To Add Men’s & Women’s Swimming For 2018-19 Season

The Lees-McRae College Department of Athletics announced that it will add men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs for the 2018-19 academic year.

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