College

Iowa Head Coach Marc Long Steps Down after 17 Seasons With Hawkeyes

Marc Long “declined the opportunity” to continue as the Iowa women’s head coach only after the school cut the men’s program at the end of the season.

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South Carolina Approves $175,000 Base Salary for New Head Swim Coach Poppell

Jeff Poppell will receive a substantial pay raise over what South Carolina paid the program’s previous head coach, McGee Moody.

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2x NCAA D2 All-American Raphael Paiva Transfers from Carson-Newman to TCU

Brazilian freestyler Raphael Paiva, who was an A-finalist in the 100 free and 200 free at 2021 NCAA D2 Championships, is transferring to TCU for 2021-22.

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Nebraska HS State Champion Austin Smith Chooses South Dakota State

Versatile swimmer Austin Smith has announced his decision to join South Dakota State University’s men’s team in the fall of 2021.

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NCAA Conference Roundup 4/12 – 4/18: 7 Swimmers Go Under 2021 NCAA Invite Times

In all, 7 swimmers from last weekend’s conference meets swam under the invite times from this year.

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Binghamton’s Howard, Walters Sweep America East Dive Titles With Swim To Come

Binghamton seniors Sophia Howard and David Walters swept the women’s and men’s diving events to open the 2021 America East Swimming & Diving Championships.

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4x NCAA Qualifier Peyton Palsha to Finish 4th Year of Eligibility at Georgia

Peyton Palsha is transferring from Arkansas to Georgia as a graduate transfer and will able to compete in the SEC without having to sit out a year.

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Gary Taylor Out As Auburn Head Swim Coach After Three Years

Auburn will move on from head swimming coach Gary Taylor after just three seasons, the school announced in a statement today.

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Who Are the Top Candidates to Replace Gary Taylor at Auburn?

Mark Gangloff is having early success at North Carolina but could the lure of his alma mater be enough to pull him back to The Plains?

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Andrei Minakov on Making his First Olympic Team

Minakov takes us through the Russian Trials as well as how he’s adjusted to studying at Stanford (remotely from Russia).

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Florida HS 4A State Champ Grace Gavin Makes Verbal Pledge to Cincinnati

Backstroker Grace Gavin from Loggerhead Aquatics will swim for University of Cincinnati in the class of 2026.

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GHSA 7A State Sprint Champion Allison Damron Sends Verbal to Georgia (2022)

SwimAtlanta’s Allison Damron, the 2021 GHSA 7A state champion in the 50 free, has verbally committed to the in-state Bulldogs for 2022-23.

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South Dakota Men End Denver’s 7-Year Long Summit League Win Streak

As Denver entered the meet down a few men, the University of South Dakota took full advantage and soared to a decisive victory.

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Tennessee HS Finalist Lily Parr Stays Local, Commits to Carson-Newman (2021

At the 2020 Tennessee HS State Championships, Parr made the B-final in the 50 free, hitting a 24.69 to take 14th place. 

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Lewis University Adds Sprinter Aubrey Fischer for Fall 2021

At the 2019 Kansas HS 6A State Championships, Fischer made the 100 fly A-final, touching seventh at 1:00.02. She was also 11th in the 100 back (1:00.84).

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