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UCLA At #1 In Latest USA Water Polo National Collegiate Rankings

On the heels of a title at the Mountain Pacific Invitational the UCLA Bruins have taken over the top spot in the USA Water Polo National Collegiate Rankings powered by the Freeman Ratings System.

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LSU Recognizes Child Cancer Awareness Month

While the LSU swimming and diving team will be battling Loyola and Tulane in the pool Friday in the LSU Natatorium, they will also be raising awareness for a good cause out of the pool.

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NC State To Host Third Annual Wolfpack Games

In what has become one of the most eagerly-anticipated events on the NC State athletics calendar, the NC State men’s & women’s swimming & diving team will be hosting the third annual Wolfpack Games on Friday Sept. 29 at 6:00 p.m. inside Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center.

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7 Tips for Swim Parents on the College Recruiting Process

I hope this helps you wade through pools of confusion and simplifies the process. Enjoy the recruiting experience—it’s an exciting time in your swimmer’s life—and in yours, too.

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Rutgers Start Season With Scarlet VS. White Intrasquad Meet

Rutgers swimming and diving celebrated the unofficial start to the season with the annual Scarlet vs. White Intrasquad Meet on Tuesday in the Rutgers Aquatic Center

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Former Olympian Casey Barrett Writes Debut Novel – Under Water

Duck’s lost glory days resurface when he’s tasked with finding the teenaged sister of a former teammate turned Olympic champion.

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Minnesota Inducts Plummer/Spencer Into Aquatics Hall Of Fame

Gopher swimming and diving alumni David Plummer and Haley Spencer will find themselves inducted into the Minnesota Aquatics Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 29 in conjunction with the alumni meet. 

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Michigan Unveils Details For Oakland Dual, Water Carnival

The University of Michigan men’s and women’s swimming and diving program opens the 2017-18 season with a pair of competitions this weekend at Canham Natatorium, facing Oakland on Friday(Sept. 29) at 5 p.m. and then hosting the Michigan Water Carnival on Saturday(Sept. 30) at 11 a.m. Admission is free to both events.

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Georgia Opens Up 2017-18 Slate With Relay-Only Meet At Emory

The Georgia swimming teams will open the 2017-18 season on Wednesday with a relays-only meet at Emory University in Atlanta.

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Swim Clubs Turn to In-House Dryland Specialists

How can swim coaches become dryland experts?

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Delaware Announces 2017 Athletics Hall Of Fame Class

A group of six former University of Delaware Athletics standouts who represent 10 different Blue Hens sports and whose prestigious careers include emergency room physician, veterinarian, engineering professor, athletics administrator, teacher, and coach, make up the newest induction class of the University of Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Sheila & Jody Grant Pledge $1.5 Million To SMU’s Aquatic Center

Former SMU swimmer Joseph M. “Jody” Grant ’60, and his wife, Sheila Peterson Grant, are providing SMU Athletics with a $1.5 million gift to help fund the University’s new Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center.

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Millikin Athletics & YMCA Form Swimming Partnership

Millikin University Athletics and the Decatur Family YMCA have formed a new partnership resulting in a new home for the Big Blue men’s and women’s swimming team.  

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TCNJ Set for 2017-18 Season (Promo Video)

The TCNJ swimming and diving team is set and ready to take on the 2017-18 season.

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Float Hope Invite To Take Place This Friday

Float Hope Invitational Swim Meet at North County Aquatic Center will occur on Friday, September 29, 2017.

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