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Matt Hurst Joins Penn State University Coaching Staff

Big Ten school, Penn State University, has announced the addition of Matt Hurst to the coaching staff in the role…

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Luke Papendick and Kyle Dudzinski Transfer To Michigan

Michigan made a great addition to their men’s team for next season as two top tier backstrokers, Luke Papendick and Kyle Dudzinski, both transferred to the Wolverines for the 2015-2016 season.

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Swim Job: Indiana University seeks Director of Operations for Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving

“This position is responsible for the entire operations aspect of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving program.”

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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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Parratto Named 2015 IU Athlete of the Year

Diver Jessica Parratto is one of Indiana’s 2015 Athletes of the Year, the Department of Athletics announced today.

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Minnesota Gophers promote coaches Ryan Purdy, Terry Ganley

The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers have updated official job titles on two of their swimming coaches, Ryan Purdy and Terry Ganley.

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2013 NCAA Champion Drew teDuits named Big Ten Medal of Honor winner

Wisconsin’s Drew teDuits was honored Monday with the Big Ten Conference’s Medal of Honor for excellence in athletics and academics.

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Swimmer Ivy Martin Named Wisconsin Badgers’ Female Athlete of the Year

2015 NCAA 50 free runner-up Ivy Martin has been named the University of Wisconsin’s female athlete of the year.

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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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The 7 Types of Slackers on every Swim Team

Every swim team has them…the loafers who are undeniably giving 50% max at practice day after day, the sneaky strategists who find a shortcut in every set, the save-ups who manage to leave a killer practice with a ton of energy…you know them as THE SLACKERS!

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7 Ways to Cope With Retirement From Competitive Swimming

How to transition to the afterlife of your competitive swimming career. #6 Don’t compare your old swimmer self to your new swammer self.

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Minnesota Gophers bring back Tyler Gerst from CSUB to fill coaching vacancy

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have a new face on their coaching staff, but a familiar one: former volunteer assistant coach Tyler Gerst has been named Minnesota’s new assistant swimming coach.

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5 Tips for Soon to be Collegiate Swimmers

What you do this summer and the first couple months of college is crucial in setting yourself up for a good freshman year.

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Over 1000 College Swimming Commits in 2015, see the list here

Between the more-than-850 commit stories we have written and press releases sent to us by colleges, SwimSwam has compiled a list of over 1000 members of the high school class of 2015. See where they come from and where we will find them next year.

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First Team All-American Van Hout Leads Big Ten Sportsmanship List

The Big Ten announced on Wednesday the 28 honorees named Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2014-15 academic year.

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