Articles by Tony Carroll

Janet Evans Delivers TED Talk About The True Meaning of Winning

“The only way we will become the champions we are capable of being is to personally define what winning means.” – Janet Evans

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2014 Florida HS District Championships: Class 4A, Districts 4, 5, 6

The Florida High School State Championships Series is back in action!

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NCSA Junior National Champion Bowen Anderson Verbally Commits To Kentucky

Bowen Anderson, SwimSwam’s 15th ranked recruit from the class of 2015, has verbally committed to swim for the University of…

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Purdue Receives Verbal Commitment From Distance Freestyler Emily Meckstroth

Indiana native Emily Meckstroth has verbally committed to swim for Purdue University starting in the fall of 2015. Meckstroth is a…

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Golden Gophers Pick Up An In-State Verbal Commitment from Olivia Johnston

The Golden Gophers picked up their most recent verbal commitment from in-state breaststroker Olivia Johnston this weekend. Johnston swim for…

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Distance Freestyler Brittany Kahn Verbally Commits To The Blue Devils

Duke received another verbal commitment this week from a distance freestyler. Last night we reported that Lexy Aitchison verbally committed, and tonight…

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Canadian Jr Pan Pacs Medalist Lexy Aitchison Verbally Commits To Duke

Lexy Aitchison, a freestyler from the Clearwater Aquatic Club in Florida has verbally committed to swim at Duke starting next…

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Arizona Gains Two Verbal Commitments From Parks Jones and Matt Salerno

The Arizona coaching staff is making their way through the midwest as they recruit the boys high school class of…

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Notre Dame To Name Tim Welsh Interim Head Coach Of Women’s Swimming

Sources tell us that an announcement from the University of Notre Dame is expected to be made later today announcing Tim Welsh as the new Interim Head Coach of the women’s program.

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Gemmell, Anderson, Casey, and Moriyama Finish Pan Pacs and Jr Pan Pacs with Open Water Golds

Andrew Gemmell was crowned winner of the men’s open water 10k competition of the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships on Sunday in Maui.

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Daniel Gyurta Lowers His SCM 200 Breaststroke World Record In Dubai

Daniel Gyurta lowered his 200 breaststroke record from the suit era of 2009 to 2:00.48 today at the Dubai World Cup.

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Katinka Hosszu Within Striking Distance of Four World Records After Dubai Prelims Day 1

With a busy prelims session on the first day of the 2014 Dubai World Cup, Katinka Hosszu, is within a second…

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships – Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the final day of the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.

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19 Women, 18 Men On USA World’s Team Through Day 3 Of Pan Pacs; Non-Olympic Events Added

Connor Jaeger earned his spot on the World Championship team in the 400 freestyle after earning a bronze medal at Pan Pacs with a 3:45.31.

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2014 European Championships – Day 6 Live Prelims Recap

Vlad Morozov won the 50 back already this week, and he’ll take to the pool for his signature 50 free for Russia this morning.

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