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1956 Grape-Nuts Commercial Stars Swim Coach Charles McCaffree #TBT

Coach Charles McCaffree was a pioneer in his era. During his Michigan State coaching career, his swimmers earned 322 All-America honors, claimed 34 Big Ten titles, and won 22 NCAA titles.

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College Swimming Previews: NCAA Champ Snodgrass Leads #12 Indiana Women Into New Era

Indiana’s Brooklynn Snodgrass (right) will lead the Hoosiers through a year of transition as they have big graduations, but also a fantastic incoming freshman class.

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Wisconsin Announces Schedule for 2014-2015 Season, Will Duel 5 Pac 12 Opponents

Led by U.S. National Teamer Ivy Martin, and with only a single graduation, the Wisconsin women could be on course for a top 10 finish in the 2014-2015 season after a mettle-testing regular season.

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Four Elected as Captains of 2014 Jr. Pan Pacs Team

Paul Powers, Ella Eastin, Lindsay Clary, and Connor Green have been made captains of the 2014 U.S. team at the Jr. Pan Pac Championships.

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Graduated Gopher sprints star Derek Toomey to join Salo and the Trojans

Derek Toomey, the first Big Ten man under 19 seconds in the 50 free, will join the Trojan Swim Club out of Southern California to continue his professional career.

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Wisconsin Breaststroke Star Emily McClellan Inks Deal With A3 Performance

McClellan has been wearing A3 Performance throughout her success as a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panther, and is now partnering with A3 as she sets her sights on this summer’s U.S. Nationals and beyond.

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What Impact Do the New 2015 NCAA Division I Qualifying Standards Have?

Would the toughened standards have kept Cal from winning the men’s NCAA title? Probably not. They would, however, have significantly impacted the NCAA fate of several other teams.

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NCAA Releases 2014-2015 Division I Time Standards

2014 NCAA Champion Brittany MacLean now has her targets for 2015 qualifying when she will be a junior at Georgia.

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Boschult and Lehnert head to the 2014 AT&T National Diving Championships

University of Iowa divers Addison Boschult and Lydia Lehnert posted top-five finishes to earn a berth to the 2014 AT&T National Diving Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee, from Aug. 12-17.

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Indiana Officially Announces Transfer of Longhorns’ NCAA Champion Michael Hixon

2014 double springboard NCAA Champion Michael Hixon has been officially announced as having signed with the Indiana Hoosiers, and will have…

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Boschult, Heffner and Lehnert to compete at the 2014 USA Diving Zone A National Preliminaries

Boschult and Lehnert will compete on the platform, while Heffner will dive on the 1 and 3-meter springboard. The top-five finishers on the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform will earn a bid to the 2014 AT&T National Diving Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee, from Aug. 12-17.

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Georgia, Cal Women Lead The Way With Double-Digit CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorees

The Georgia women not only had the most points at the 2014 NCAA Championships, they also had the most athletes competing on their way to a GPA of 3.5 or above for the spring semester.

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Florida, Michigan men lead Division I with 6 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans apiece

The Michigan Wolverine and Florida Gator men top the list of Division I CSCAA Scholar All-Americans released today, with 6 swimmers earning the honor from each team.

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Ranking the 2014 Men’s Recruiting Classes: #1-#4

Justin Lynch, who is faster in the 100 meter fly at 16 than Michael Phelps was, leads the #1-ranked class in the country in 2014.

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Ranking the 2014 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #1-4

Top-rated prospect Simone Manuel heads up a Stanford class that redefines the word “loaded.”

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