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James Madison’s Depth Propels Them to CAA Lead Despite Relay DQ

James Madison had 12 A-final swims individually tonight, pushing past a 200 medley relay DQ to take the lead going into the final day tomorrow.

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Texas Adds Winter Juniors-qualifying Sprinter Jackson Huckabay for 2021

Jackson Huckabay, who has Winter Juniors cuts in the 50/100 free, will join the University of Texas men’s team in the fall of 2021.

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Washington College Head Coach Mark Hill Resigns; Philip Quick Named Interim HC

Hill spent seven seasons coaching at the University of Michigan and one as an assistant with Indiana.

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Updated Men’s All-Time D1 Swimming & Diving Rankings by Individual Event Titles

Thanks to a trio of titles by junior Shaine Casas, Texas A&M became the 71st school to win an NCAA title in D1 men’s swimming & diving last week.

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Ariana Dirkzwager Joins Sister Astrid at Georgia Tech with Verbal for 2022

Dirkzwager competed for Wichita East at the 2019 Kansas HS 6A State Championships, where she finished runner-up in the 200 free and 500 free.

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Max McHugh, Mike Bottom Win Big Ten Men’s Awards for 2020-21 Season

McHugh was perfect in the post-season in both breaststroke events at both Big Tens and NCAAs, while Michigan won the 2021 Big Ten title.

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Turkish Breaststroke Standout Hazal Ozkan Chooses Wisconsin (2022)

She’s competed internationally for Turkey, making the 50 breast semifinals at the 2018 European Junior Championships and competing again at the 2019 meet. 

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Texas’ Reese, Scoggin & Windle, Texas A&M’s Casas Earn 2021 CSCAA Awards

The University of Texas won three of the four awards given out by the CSCAA for the 2021 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving season.

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NCAA Champion Diver Jordan Windle Will Return to Texas for 5th Year at Texas

Jordan Windle, the 4th-best scorer at the 2021 NCAA Men’s Division I Swimming & Diving Championships, will return for a 5th season at the University of Texas.

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UChicago Picks Up Local Sprinter Kiernan Schumacher of Chicago Wolfpack (2021)

At Brother Rice High School, Schumacher was an IHSA State Qualifier in the 50 and 100 free as a sophomore in 2019 and junior in 2020

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Dynamo Breaststroker/IMer Zachary Zhao Commits to Emory (2021)

Last season, Zhao would’ve ranked third on Emory’s roster in the 200 breast, 1650 free and 200 IM as well as fourth in the 100 breast.

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Who’s In Line For the Most Coveted Job in Swimming, Texas Men’s Head Coach?

With longtime Texas head coach Eddie Reese announcing his retirement, here’s a speculative list of candidates for a team with 15 NCAA titles.

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CAA Women’s Champs Day One: W&M Pulls Into Lead, Wins Both Night One Relays

Trying to end a James Madison streak, the William & Mary women won the first two relays and snagged one of three individual events to open the meet.

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Silas Crosby Changes Commitment from Army West Point to UNC Wilmington for 2021

2019 Winter Junior Nationals qualifier Silas Crosby has committed to swim for UNC Wilmington beginning in the fall of 2021.

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Best of Eddie-Isms: SwimSwam’s Top 12 Moments of Texas’ Eddie Reese

Taking a look back at legendary Texas head coach Eddie Reese’s career, he was know just as month for making jokes as he was for winning NCAA titles

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