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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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Iowa Set To Host Annual Intrasquad Meet

The University of Iowa swimming and diving teams host its annual intrasquad meet at the UI Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium on Saturday at 9 a.m. (CT).

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Sioux Falls Adds Former DII National Champion Kosater To Staff

Press Release courtesy of Sioux Falls Athletics. Expanding their coaching staff in the second year of competition, University of Sioux…

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UCLA Named New #1 Men’s Water Polo Team, Top-20 Released

The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the Men’s Varsity National Top 20, Division III Top 10, Northeast Water Polo Conference (NEWPC) Top Five and Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) Top Five Week 4/September 27 Polls for the 2017 season.

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A Diehard Breed

At first I thought it would be about the towels. No more soggy wet pool towels lining the banister in the upstairs hallway.

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Lessons Between The Lane Lines

I once heard of life being referred to as a dance, something about being 10 percent circumstance and 90 percent perspective.

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UNLV Pool To Be Named The Jim Reitz Pool After Former Coach

UNLV will honor one of the top coaches in the school’s history Saturday, Oct. 7, by naming the swimming pool inside of Buchanan Natatorium, the Jim Reitz Pool. 

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