NCAA Division I Mid-Major

Mountain West Announces 2023 Women’s Swimming & Diving of the Year Honors

San Diego State’s Alex Roberts has been named the Mountain West Swimmer of the Year, while Nevada’s Lucia Gabino earns Diver of the Year honors.

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William And Mary Adds Winter Juniors Qualifier Aiden Bond To Class Of 2027

Bond’s current personal best times in the 50 and 100 freestyle would have advanced to finals at this year’s CAA Championships.

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Princeton Adds Speedo Sectionals Finalist Natalie Farquhar to Class of 2028

Quickly-improving freestyle and backstroke specialist, Natalie Farquhar, becomes the second Farquhar sister to commit to Ivy League Athletics.

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Freestyle Specialist Maeve English Commits to Sacred Heart University for 2023

English will immediately help to bolster the Pioneer’s roster across the range of freestyle events when she joins the team this fall.

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Old Dominion Adds Futures Qualifier Mallory MacKay To Class Of 2027

Backstroker Mallory MacKay has announced her decision to continue her education and swimming career at Old Dominion this fall.

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Amy Burgess Resigns After 15 Years Leading D1 Little Rock Swimming & Diving

Amy Burgess, who has led the Little Rock swimming & diving program for the last 15 years, has resigned to spend more time with her family.

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Eight Commit to Pepperdine for 2023

All seven recruits will be able to train and compete with each other, and many of the recruits have best times within seconds of each other.

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Hawaii Adds Summer Juniors Qualifier Alexa Ozment To Class of 2027

Ozment’s current personal best time in the 100 backstroke would have earned her 2nd at the MPSF Championships this season.

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Freestyler and Butterflier Shelby Villemaire Commits to Vermont

Villemaire could join an already deep butterfly program, and she will have a number of butterfliers and freestylers joining her in the class of 2027.

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NCAA Begins Exploring Permanent Transition to Meters Racing in Swimming

Leon Marchand is the rare swimmer who has been able to succeed in both the 50-meter and 25-yard pool, winning World Championships in the 200 IM & 400 IM last summer, and NCAA titles in the same events last week.

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Oakland University Hires Mitch Alters as Next Head Coach

Alters will take over in May after longtime head coach Pete Hovland retires. The Oakland men and women each won the conference title this year.

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Title IX Probe Into Inappropriate Touching During Water Polo Match Sparks Outrage

A Title IX investigation into a UC Irvine water polo player accused of inappropriately touching two opponents during a match last month has sparked outrage.

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IUPUI’s Kelly, Oakland’s LaGrand Named 2023 Horizon League Athletes of the Year

IUPUI’s Logan Kelly and Oakland’s Susan LaGrand earned the 2023 #HLSD Athletes of the Year honors, voted on by the League’s head swimming and diving coaches.

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Ruard van Renen, the Top Mid-Major Scorer at Men’s NCAAs, Enters Transfer Portal

Ruard van Renen, who as a freshman scored 13 points at the NCAA Championships last season, says he’s grateful for the opportunity that Southern Illinois gave him.

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Sage Hopkins on Enduring the 10+ Year Investigation of Scott Shaw: “Quitting never crossed my mind”

This was the first season with some closure after a 13-year scandal of an athletic trainer who molested athletes and the coverup that surrounded it.

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