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Eagle Swim Team, Kappa Alpha Psi® Partner 2nd Annual Day of Diversity and Inclusion In Swimming

Current swimmers are volunteering their time in an act of community service to work with kids from underserved communities to provide swimming lessons.

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Kelly Essler Joins Bucknell Swim & Dive Staff as Assistant Coach

Essler joins the Bison after spending the last four seasons as head coach of the Olivet Nazarene University men’s and women’s swim & dive teams.

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Acerenza, Cassignol Pick Up Victories At Second Leg of LEN Open Water Cup

Domenico Acerenza led a podium sweep for the Italian men in the 10km event, coming on strong over the last lap to touch first by 1.5 seconds.

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Stanford Edges USC to Secure Back-to-Back NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championships

No. 1 Stanford executed when it mattered most on Sunday night, holding off No. 2 USC (28-3, 6-0 MPSF) in the final two minutes.

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LEN Champions League: F8 Complete As Vouliagmeni Advances

Vouliagmeni rounds out the final eight despite losing to Barceloneta, as Recco’s win over Jadran sealed their berth in the next round.

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LEN Champions League: Two Spots Remain Open In Final Eight

The last two spots are yet to be confirmed though it’s very likely that by Saturday evening we’ll know all Final Eight participants.

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Eight Swimming & Diving Athletes Named As Brad Davis SEC Community Service Award Winners

Alabama’s Derek Maas was the Crimson Tide’s male winner of the Brad Davis Community Service Award.

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Longtime Amherst Head Coach Nick Nichols Announces Retirement

Nichols was honored as the NCAA Division III Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year by the CSCAA in three straight seasons from 2006–08.

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Nick Stone Joins EMU Swim & Dive As Assistant Coach

Prior to serving as a volunteer assistant at EMU last season, Stone was the head coach at Albion College from 2018 to 2022.

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Augustana Names Andrew Makepeace Program’s Second Swim & Dive Head Coach

Makepeace joins the Vikings following his 11 years as the head coach for swimming & diving at Findlay University.

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Sarah Bacon Highlights U.S. Squad At World Aquatics Diving World Cup

Bacon won bronze in the women’s 3-meter event on Sunday and added a silver alongside Kassidy Cook in the synchronized 3-meter on Friday.

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USC’s Jake Ehrhardt Earns First Selection As Cutino Award Finalist

In his fifth season of work with the Trojans, Jake Ehrhardt hauled in a fifth set of All-America honors with spot on the 2022 All-America First Team.

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Cal’s Nikolaos Papanikolaou Named Cutino Award Finalist For Third Time

The two-time ACWPC Player of the Year and back-to-back national champion took home the sport’s most prestigious collegiate honor last year

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Former All-American Matt Elliott Named Head Coach of Brownsburg High School & Club Team

During his time at the University of Florida, Elliott was a 10-time All-American and the 2013 SEC Champion in the 200 breaststroke.

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Swimming With Ghosts: Michelle Brafman’s Swimming Novel Set For June Release

The book dives into the lives of swim club moms who are forced to face unresolved childhood trauma when confronted with a natural disaster.

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