Articles by Torrey Hart

5-Time Paralympic Gold Medalist Ellie Simmonds to Retire

Simmonds, 26, said after her last race in Tokyo that the Games would be the last of her highly decorated Paralympic career.

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Former IOC President Jacques Rogge Dies at 79

In addition to his work with the IOC, Rogge was credited with saving the International Paralympic Committee from financial ruin.

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Former NCAA, ISL Coach Jonty Skinner Now Coaching Youth Soccer

Jonty Skinner (far right) coached the 2020 International Swimming League champion Cali Condors, but says he is done with on-deck swim coaching.

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Sierra Marlins Swim Team Names Tim McCormick Head Coach

Sierra Marlins Swim Team, a Folsom, California-based club team, named Tim McCormick its new head coach after three years as its director of development.

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British Masters Swimming ‘Pioneer’ John Gordon Dies at 76

John Gordon, a 1966 Commonwealth Games finalist, died at the age of 76. He founded the prominent British Masters team Spencer Swim Team in 1977.

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Grigorishin on ISL Profitability, Competitors, Prize Money and Doping Policy

SwimSwam caught up with International Swimming League founder Konstantin Grigorishin ahead of the league’s third season.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Zach Apple Throws Out First Pitch at Cincinnati Reds Game

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Zach Apple threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Cincinnati Reds game Tuesday night at Great American Ballpark.

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President Mark Emmert Says NCAA Would Prefer Federal NIL Legislation

At a Senate hearing this week, Emmert said he believes it’s “innapropriate” for the association to determine athlete compensation laws nationally.

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CIF Postpones All Fall Sports; Will Combine Boys’ & Girls’ Water Polo Seasons

Playoffs for all fall sports, including football, will happen in the spring. Individual sections will pick their own season start dates.

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Top DIII Swim Programs Emory, UChicago Cancel Sports Through 2020

The announcements leave the upper ranks of Divison III scarce should any competition be happening around the country in the early winter sports season.

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New Ryan Lochte Doc Paints Sympathetic Picture, But Raises Deeper Questions

“In Deep with Ryan Lochte” successfully paints him as a sympathetic figure. But, particularly in this current national moment, can we accept that?

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All the Cuts and Cancellations to College Aquatics Programs for 2020-2021

SwimSwam’s running list of all the college swim & dive, synchronized swimming and water polo teams that have been cut or canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games Postponed to 2026

Senegal and the IOC have mutually agreed to postpone to 2026 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, IOC President Thomas Bach announced Wednesday.

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ICE Rescinds Rule Barring Foreign Students From Online-Only School This Fall

The move walks back a July 6 ruling that said international students would have to transfer or leave the country if their schools went all-online this fall.

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Former Cal Bear Breed Takes 45 Mins Off Angel Island Round Trip Women’s Record

The former U.S. National Team member Breed was just over 20 minutes shy of the fastest swim in history during her Monday morning swim.

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