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Illini Swimmer Charli Wike Performs Life-Saving CPR

On Saturday night, April 30, Illinois sophomore Charli Wike put her pre-nursing abilities into action after witnessing a University of Illinois alumnus collapse due to sudden cardiac arrest.

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Iowa Diving: The Running Man Challenge

The University of Iowa Diving team participated in the Running Man Challenge and shared their video with Swimswam.

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Michigan Water Polo advances to 10th CWPA Championship Game

No. 5 Michigan was stellar on its power play defense to lead to a tight 9-8 win over No. 16 Princeton in the CWPA Semifinals on Saturday (April 30) at Blodgett Pool, advancing to the 10th CWPA Championship game in school history.

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Indiana Water Polo Falls Short of CWPA Title

The No. 14 Indiana water polo team came one win shy of an automatic NCAA Championship berth after falling to No. 5 Michigan, 9-2, in Sunday’s CWPA Championship game. With the win, Michigan moves to 29-6 on the year, while Indiana falls to 23-7.

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Indiana Water Polo: Matthews, Schroeder Receive All-Conference Honors

Indiana senior Candyce Schroeder and sophomore Kelly Matthews picked up first team honors after leading the No. 14 Hoosiers to a 6-1 record and a second-place finish in the CWPA.

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Andrew Sheaff Promoted to Northwestern Men’s Associate Head Coach

Northwestern University men’s swimming and diving head coach Jarod Schroeder has announced the promotion of Andrew Sheaff to the position of associate head coach.

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Michigan Receives CWPA Player and Rookie of the Year, Five All-Confere

The CWPA announced on Thursday (April 28) its 2016 all-conference team with five Michigan players earning recognition, including senior Ali Thomason as Player of the Year and freshman Kim Johnson as Rookie of the Year.

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Slip ‘n’ Slide + 5 Meter Platform = Too Much Fun (Ohio State Style)

The Ohio State Buckeyes diving program had some fun going off the 5 meter platform this week. Rather than using…

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Michigan Water Polo: Anderson Breaks Own Assists Record in Two Wins

Sophomore Caroline Anderson broke her own single-season assist record as No. 6 Michigan improved to 5-0 in the CWPA with victories over Bucknell and No. 21 Hartwick on Saturday (April 16) in Princeton, N.J.

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Indiana Hires Blaire Bachman as 3rd Female Assistant

Indiana University has hired Blaire Bachman as their newest assistant coach. Bachman fills the spot opened up when Kyle Hastings left earlier…

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Michigan to Close Out Water Polo Regular Season

The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan water polo team will travel to Princeton, New Jersey, this weekend for its final four games of the 2016 regular season, taking on Bucknell and No. 21 Hartwick on Saturday (April 16) and George Washington and Brown on Sunday (April 17).

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Indiana Water Polo: Schroeder Scores Four as Indiana Downs Harvard

The Hoosiers held off a late charge by Harvard to secure their first CWPA win of the season, a 10-7 victory over the No. 13 Crimson. Candyce Schroeder led five Hoosiers on the score sheet with four goals, and Karrie Kozokar netted her fourth hat trick of the season.

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Indiana Water Polo: Defense Holds Down Stretch for Win Over Princeton

With only a minute and a half gone from the fourth quarter, the Hoosiers clung to a one-goal lead over Princeton. Up to this point, Indiana was 14-1 when leading after three quarters, but it would take a fortuitous defensive effort to keep the Tigers at bay.

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Indiana WP Ready for Ranked CWPA Duo in Ann Arbor

After Saturday’s senior day game against Michigan, the Hoosiers will finish their season on the road. Indiana has two weekends remaining in their regular season schedule, and they’ll look for some crucial CWPA wins in their six remaining conference games.

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SwimSwam’s Way-too-early Preview of the 2017 Men’s NCAA Championship

2017 NCAA’s aren’t for 11+ months, and plenty can change between now and then, but Will Licon and the Texas Longhorns are sitting in a good spot for a three-peat

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