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Texas nominates Will Licon for Big 12’s Athletes of the Year Award

Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates will be highlighted each day through July 17. Fans will then be able to vote for their male and female choices from July 17-22. Texas has nominated Will Licon for the award.

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Ranking the 2015 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #1-4

Katie McLaughlin and Kathleen Baker are two of many reasons why the Cal Bears class sits at the top

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Open Contact Season Begins for High School Seniors on July 1

Maxime Rooney, a top-10 men’s recruit in the class of 2016, has already verbally committed to the University of Florida, part of a trend to pledge earlier and earlier.

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NCAA to add long course meters back into rulebook as ‘approved course’

Among the headline-grabbing NCAA rule changes we reported on last week is another impactful update: the NCAA will add long course meters as an approved course for college swim meets next season.

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Eastern Illinois Women, Yale Men Lead CSCAA Division I Scholar All-America Teams

Of all teams that placed in the top 10 at the 2015 NCAA Championships, Kelsi Worrell, Tanja Kylliainen, and the Louisville Cardinals had the highest team GPA in the spring semester.

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Western Kentucky Captain Mollie McNeel Transfers to Iowa State

Iowa State swimming and diving head coach Duane Sorenson announced the addition of Western Kentucky senior transfer Mollie McNeel and incoming freshman Maggie James on Friday.

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TCU Swimming & Diving Teams Honored by CSCAA

Four TCU swimming and diving student-athletes were named to the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Honorable Mention Scholar All-America team.

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Iowa State Cyclones Honored As Scholar All-America Team

The Iowa State swimming and diving team was named a College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America team for the spring semester.

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USC’s Maggie D’Innocenzo Transferring to Texas for Two Remaining Years of Eligibility

After her first two years as a USC Trojan, Maggie D’Innocenzo will take her talents to Austin, TX, to compete for…

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VIDEO: Watch Texas and NC State battle 200 meter free relay after practice

Several NC State swimmers spent the week training with the NCAA champion Texas Longhorns, and the two programs slated a rematch of the NCAA final with a long course 4×50 free relay after practice.

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NCAA Approves 100 Yard IM, Synchronized Diving for College Competition

The NCAA has unveiled a sweeping set of new events and rules for the 2015-2016 college swimming season that will…

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NCAA Will Abolish “Conger Rule,” Allow Records to Be Set in Time Trials

Last year, Jack Conger was faster than the NCAA Record at the Big 12 Championships, but a loophole in the rules kept him from actually being awarded the honor.

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INSTANT ANALYSIS: Synchro diving gaining NCAA traction

Coaches can now agree to swap out a scored diving event in favor of a synchronized diving competition. What does that mean for the NCAA moving forward?

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Ranking the 2015 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12

Megan Moroney is the top recruit in University of Virginia’s top ten class

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Missy Franklin Named NCAA DI Academic All-American Of The Year By CoSIDA

he College Sports Information Directors of America, CoSIDA, recently published their 2015 Capital One Academic All-America team, naming Franklin the Academic All-American of the Year.

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