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Abbey Weitzeil Named as 1 of 10 Finalists for 2020 Sullivan Award

Like most of the finalists, Abbey Weitzeil wasn’t able to complete her senior collegiate season. She still did enough to earn a top 10 nomination.

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Greta Gidley (2021) Changes Verbal Commitment from Alabama to Michigan

Greta Gidley has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Michigan’s class of 2025. Previously she had committed to Alabama.

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Buckeyes Get Verbal Commitment from OHSAA State Champion Luke Paxton

2020 OHSAA Division 2 state champion Luke Paxton has verbally committed to swim for the in-state Buckeyes beginning in the fall of 2021.

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Swimming From Home: IU Senior Cassie Jernberg on NCAA Situation

Jernberg shares that even though not having her final meet was sad, this past season was the best of her career, and nothing can take that away from her

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Top 10 College Seniors Ready to Make the Jump to the ISL

With a jump from 8 to 10 teams in the league, and an expansion from 7 meets to 27, there is going to be a dramatic rise in the need for athletes…

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Top Quotes From the (Unexpected) Last NCAA Taper Meets – Men’s Midseason

For the men’s mid-season quotes, we had spoken with a lot of seniors who had high hopes for the end of the season, which is, as we’ve said before, devastating

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Top Quotes From the (Unexpected) Last NCAA Taper Meets – Women’s Midseason

One way we at SwimSwam are dealing with our pain is taking a look back at what ended up being the last taper meets of the NCAA season

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Penn State Men’s Swimming & Diving Team Participate in $11.7 Million THON Event

Penn State’s annual THON fundraiser has raised $167 million to fight childhood cancer in 47 years, including $11.7 million in 2020.

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Ohio State Picks Up Verbal Commitment from 2021 Sprinter Mackenzie DeWitt

Mackenzie DeWitt from Hudson Explorers Aquatics Team has announced her intention to swim for The Ohio State University beginning in the fall of 2021.

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Which NCAA Power 5 Conference Teams Can Still Practice and Compete?

Only a handful of schools are yet to be prohibited from practicing as well as from competing as part of the response to COVID-19.

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2020 NIC Championships: Watson, Poletta Win Double on Thursday

Cleveland State’s Dominic Poletta dropped over half a second in the 50 fly at this meet, winning the race in 21.14. He returned to win the 50 free.

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2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: Final Edition

NCAA’s are canceled. Bummed? Yeah, us too. But relive what could/would have been in our final edition Power Ranks, including conference champ results.

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End-of-Season Intrasquad Meets an Option in Wake of NCAA Cancelation

Schools are considering hosting their own end-of-season meets after the NCAA canceled all remaining winter and spring championships.

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3 Women’s Alternates Added To D-I NCAAs As Harvard Drops Out

Three more women’s alternates have been invited to the 2020 NCAA Swimming Championships, with Harvard scratching out due to coronavirus.

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Winter Juniors Finalist Daniel Matheson Verbals to Northwestern for 2021

At the 2019 Winter Junior Championships – West, Matheson climbed to eighth in the 500 free, ninth in the mile, and scored in C-finals of the 200 fly/400 IM.

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