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Tracking the Money: NCAA Programs To Foreign Olympic Medals

One of the recurring questions each Olympic swim meet brings up is that of athletes who train at American NCAA institutions but represent foreign nations in international competition.

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Swimmers Peirsol, Hayes Selected For Texas Athletics Hall of Honor

Aaron Peirsol (above) and Andrea Hayes are both being inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in October.

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Joseph Schooling Awarded Free Flights For Life By AirAsia

Following his gold medal performance at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Joseph Schooling has been awarded free flights for life by AirAsia.

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Singapore Defers Joseph Schooling’s National Service To Post-2020 Olympics

Singaporean Olympic champion Joseph Schooling was handed an extension of his National Service deferment today that will allow him to train through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to defend his title in the men’s 100 fly.

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17 Schools, Including Boise State, Cincinnati, Interested in Big 12

The Boise State Broncos, winners of four conference championships from 2009-2014, are among the teams that have expressed interest in joining the Big 12.

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University of Texas Associate Head Coach Kris Kubik Retires

University of Texas associate head coach Kris Kubik has announced his retirement after 34 years at the school.

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Ranking the 2016 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: 1-4

Matthew Josa recently announced he’s joining a loaded class in Berkeley this fall

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Ranking the 2016 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8

The Georgia Bulldogs have a small class, but with Javier Acevedo at the helm, they landed in our top 8

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Ranking the 2016 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12

Tennessee fans have plenty to be excited about with their incoming men’s class

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NCAA Releases 2016-2017 Division I Time Standards

The Texas men were dominant at the 2016 NCAA Championships for a second-straight title. With only minimal graduations, they could be in line for a 3-peat.

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Comparing the 2017 NCAA Division I Time Standards

Last night the NCAA published its list of qualifying times for the 2017 NCAA Championships, which will be held in Indianapolis at the legendary IUPUI Natatorium.

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2017 NCAA Relay Standards: 16 Relays Would Have Been Bumped In 2016

Just how much did the NCAA’s relay qualifying times change for the coming season? We break down the numbers based on 2016’s invites, finding that NCAAs would have featured 16 less relay entries under the new cuts.

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Texas Longhorns – Olympic Trials Video

University of Texas Longhorns women made a video that captures their memories of the 2016 U.S Olympic Trials.

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Big 5 Conferences Propose Changes to NCAA Sport Hours Requirements

The Big 5 conferences in the NCAA’s Division I – the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC – have proposed some changes to rules regarding how much time college athletes are required to invest in their sports.

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Wrap-Up on the College Commitments of SwimSwam’s Class of 2016

July 1, 2016 begins the new recruiting season for the class of 2017. Take a look at where we are so far with class of 2016 commitments.

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