Ivy League

NAG Relay Record-holder Liza Whitmire to Swim for Princeton in 2020-21

2020 Olympic Trials qualifier Liza Whitmire of Aquatic Team Of Mecklenburg will bring her versatile talent to the Tigers in 2020-21.

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NCAA Extends Recruiting Dead Period Through July 31, 2020

In announcing the decision, the NCAA says this will allow coaches to focus on student-athletes that might be returning to campus as early as June 1.

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Distance Freestyler Anna Kalandadze to Transfer to Penn after 1 Year at Cal

Ardmore, Pennsylvania’s Anna Kalandadze will head home after a year at Cal to swim for the Penn Quakers in 2020-21.

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Brown Cuts 11 Varsity Sports Back To Club Level; Swimming Still Sponsored

Brown University will transition 11 of its 38 varsity teams to the club level while adding two new varsity sports. Swimming was not among those cut.

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Division I Swim & Dive Coaches Volunteer $6.2 Million from 2020-21 Budgets

In a release signed by 108 Division I coaches, the CSCAA announced that programs are preempting fallout from the pandemic by volunteering budget cuts.

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62 Swimmers Named to Men’s Academic All-District At-Large Teams

The award recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom.

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88 Swimmers Named to Women’s Academic All-District At-Large Teams

The award recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom.

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NCAA Says They Expect to Conduct Division I Championship Events “as Scheduled”

On the same day that the California State University system announced that it would be holding mostly-remote learning in the fall, the NCAA reaffirmed…

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Brown University Swimmer Kelley Tackett Awarded Fulbright Fellowship

Tackett, a four year member of the women’s swimming & diving team at Brown University, will travel to India to study modern society’s interaction with archaeological sites.

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How One NCAA Swimming Program Has Already Saved $150,000 to Preempt Cuts

This is not hypothetical – here’s how one NCAA swimming & diving program has already reduced its budget by $150,000 for next season.

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NCAA Updates Virtual Team Meeting & Recruiting Rules, Eligibility Requirements

Among the updates is that all NCAA Division I sports teams can now require up to eight hours per week of virtual meetings.

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Trials Qualifier and Texas UIL 5A State Champion Jed Jones Commits to Yale

Jones is an IMer with times that would already qualify him for A final appearances at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships.

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YMCA National Record-holder Nathan Borges Commits to Yale

YMCA National champion and record-holder Nathan Borges has committed to swim for Yale in the class of 2024.

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Yale Adds YNats A-Finalist Marcus Hodgson for 2020-21

Yale will add sprint freestyle and butterfly specialist Marcus Hodgson to its men’s roster in the 2020-21 season.

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Swimming’s Top 25 Uncommitted High School Juniors (Boys – Class of 2021)

Matthew Fallon (above) is the #3 recruit in the class of 2021 and still hasn’t made his college decision yet. He already has NCAA-worthy times.

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