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2-Time Canadian Olympian Taylor Ruck Returning to Stanford for 2021-2022 Season

4-time Canadian Olympic medalist Taylor Ruck has confirmed to SwimSwam that she will be returning to Stanford this fall.

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Mountain West Champion & NCAA Qualifier Donna DePolo Among Nevada 5th Years

DePolo is a 59.69 100 breaststroker and 2:09.92 200 breaststroker who finished 21st in prelims of the 100 breast at the 2021 Women’s NCAAs.

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Oberlin College Picks Up Breaststroke and Freestyle Specialist Dylan Bechtold

Breaststroke and freestyle specialist Dylan Bechtold has announced his commitment to swim at Oberlin College as a member of the class of 2025. 

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Colin Tindall Commits to Swim In-State at DII Carson-Newman University

Colin Tindall has announced his commitment to continue his swimming career in-state at Carson Newman University in the fall. 

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NAIA’s Keiser University Announces $8 Million Plan to Build New Aquatic Center

NAIA’s Keiser University has announced its plans to raise $8 million for a new aquatics center at their Flagship campus in West Palm Beach, FL.

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UVA Promotes Assistant Coach Blaire Bachman to Associate Head Coach

Bachman joined the Cavaliers coaching staff in August of 2017, exactly 4 years ago.

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The SwimSwam Breakdown: Analyzing This Week’s Top Stories in Swimming

I sat down with SwimSwam’s Braden Keith and Mel Stewart to analyze what happened in this post-Olympic week of swimming, which was surprisingly a lot

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Stanford-Bound Torri Huske Becomes Latest NCAA Athlete To Sign Swimwear Deal

The 18-year-old Huske joins fellow NCAA freshmen Regan Smith and David Curtiss, who both announced partnerships with Speedo over the last month.

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James Koval Named Assistant Coach At Carnegie Mellon

Koval joins the Tartan staff after serving as a club coach for Seneca Valley Swim Club since June 2020.

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Big 12 Champ, 4-Time NCAA Qualifier David Dixon Among West Virginia 5th Years

David Dixon and Max Gustafson will be returning to Morgantown, West Virginia, for a 5th season with the Mountaineers.

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Decorated Wildcat Lara Jackson Returns To Arizona As Assistant Coach

Jackson returns to her alma mater after spending the last two seasons as an assistant at Florida Gulf Coast University.

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US Open Qualifier Ava Topolewski Commits to George Washington for 2022

Distance freestyle and butterfly swimmer Ava Topolewski has announced she will join George Washington University next fall of 2022.

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Longtime Minnesota Head Coach Terry Ganley Named 2021 Homecoming Grand Marshal

During Ganley’s coaching career, more than 150 student-athletes earned more than 450 All-America certificates under her tutelage.

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Poppell Announces South Carolina’s 2021-22 Swimming & Diving Schedule

The team will return to a full slate of competition with seven dual meets and a pair of multi-day invitationals.

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Tori Lamp Wood Hired as Illinois State Diving Coach

A former SEC champion diver and USA National Team member, Wood was introduced as the first full-time diving coach in Liberty history in 2017.

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