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NCAA Permanently Eliminates Standardized Test Score Requirement for Division I and II

During the 2023 NCAA Convention, Divisions I and II adopted legislation to remove standardized test scores from initial-eligibility requirements.

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How To Watch the Top-25 NCAA Division I Teams: 2/2-2/7

The #1 Cal men are not done with dual meets just yet, as they will host the USC Trojans this Friday for a Pac-12 match-up.

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Ohio State’s Zenick & Eden, Indiana’s Fowler Earn Big Ten Women’s Weekly Awards

Zenick won three individual events at Notre Dame’s Tim Welsh Classic on Jan. 27-28 in South Bend, Ind.

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Bar Soloveychik’s Record Performance Leads To Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Week Honors

Soloveychik broke the oldest record on the Minnesota men’s side when he swam the 1000 free in a time of 8:54.69.

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Northwestern Women, Minnesota Men, Take Overall Meet Wins In Big Ten Quad-Meet Showdown

Max McHugh (picutred) was one of the four event winners on the men’s side for Minnesota, as he took the 200 breast in a time of 1:54.96.

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Two Pool Records Fall As Rutgers Tops Nebraska 211-141

Rutgers’ Sofia Lobova cracked the pool record in the 50 free, and was also a member of the record-breaking 200 freestyle relay team.

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Letitia Sim Wins Three Events Again as Michigan Bests Wisconsin and Pitt in Double Dual

Michigan hosted Wisconsin and Pitt for a men’s and women’s double dual meet on Saturday.

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Burns, Peplowski Triple As Hoosiers Close Regular Season With Sweep of Louisville

Brendan Burns swept the 100 fly (46.19), 200 fly (1:43.28) and 200 back (1:44.95) to lead the Indiana men to a dominant 193-107 sweep over Louisville.

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Soloveychik Breaks Oldest Minnesota School Record; Northwestern Women Dominate

Minnesota sophomore Bar Soloveychik relegated the Gophers’ oldest school record to the archives during Friday’s meet against Northwestern, Purdue, and Iowa. 

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SwimSwam Pulse: 38.2% Pick Big Ten As Most Wide Open Men’s Conference This Season

Indiana is coming in as the defending Big Ten champions after topping OSU by 93 points last season, giving the Hoosiers their fourth title in six seasons.

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Penn State Swim & Dive Welcomes Villanova at McCoy Natatorium

The Nittany Lions take on the Wildcats in their third consecutive home meet on Friday afternoon.

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How To Watch the Top-25 NCAA Division I Teams: 1/26-1/31

The #5/#4 NC State men and women will travel to Texas this weekend for a two-day dual to face the #2-ranked Texas Longhorns.

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Nebraska Gets Verbal from British Champion Amelia Riggott (2023)

Mount Kelly’s Amelia Riggott is headed to Lincoln, Nebraska for the fall of 2023. She won the 50scm breast at the 2022 Swim England Winter Nationals.

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How Hard Is It to Win NCAA, Short Course Worlds Titles in the Same Season?

Virginia’s Kate Douglass (above) is one of five swimmers who has the potential to win individual titles at both the NCAA and Short Course Worlds this season.

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Ohio State Readies For Tim Welsh Classic This Weekend In South Bend

The two-day meet will feature the Buckeyes, host Notre Dame, Indiana State and Akron.

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