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DIII Championship Committee Makes Additional Changes for 2020-2021 Season

The NCAA DIII Championship Committee has decided to cancel all in-person sports meetings and banquets for the 2020-2021 season to help the budget deficit.

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GCAT’s Sam Parker Stays In-State, Chooses UGA for Fall 2021

Representing Habersham, Parker won three events at the 2020 Georgia Association of Private and Parochial Schools Swimming (GAPPS) Championships.

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Longhorn Aquatics’ Sadie Runeman Stays Local, Verbals to Texas for 2021

At the 2020 Texas 6A State Championships, swimming for Westwood, Runeman clocked a fifth-place finish in the 100 back (55.81).

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Illinois State Receives Commitment From Karinda Meeuwsen for 2021-22

High School junior Karinda Meeuwsen has committed to swim for Illinois State beginning fall 2020. She will be joining the school’s class of 2025.

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John McEachern Commits to DI Georgetown University

Backstroke and IM’er John McEarchern has committed to swim for Georgetown University in DC beginning fall 2020. He will join the school’s class of 2024.

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KATY Freestyler Raegen Follis to Swim for Illinois State in 2020-21

Freestyle specialist Raegen Follis from Katy Aquatics has committed to Illinois State University for 2020-21.

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GHSA 1A-3A Sprint Champion Connor Hinkes Verbally Commits to Notre Dame

SwimAtlanta sprinter Connor Hinkes has verbally committed to swim at the University of Notre Dame beginning in the 2021-22 school year.

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Ranking the 2020 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16

We kick off our expanded rankings of the incoming freshman classes for NCAA swimming & diving with our 13th- through 16th-ranked programs.

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Mackenzie Padington to Forgo Final 2 Years of NCAA Eligibility, Turn Pro

Canadian Worlds team member Mackenzie Padington, who had previously announced a transfer to NC State, will turn pro and continue to train in Canada.

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2019 Euro Juniors Semifinalist Joel Thompson Chooses LSU for Fall 2020

Thompson competed for GBR at the 2019 European Junior Championships in both IM races, making it to the semifinals of the 200 IM.

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How Much Faster Do College Swimmers Get?

Most swimmers have little idea how much these things actually impact their ability to get faster.

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NCAA Division II Program Florida Tech Cuts Football

The schools head swimming & diving coach David Dent says that his assistant has been furloughed until July 31st as part of cost-cutting moves.

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Bulgarian Record-Holding Sprinter Diana Petkova Signs With Alabama

Bulgarian 50 free record-holder Diana Petkova will join the Alabama Crimson Tide, bringing 25.5 speed in the long course 50 free.

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Olympic Trials Qualifier Justine Murdock Verbals to Northwestern for 2021

Murdock clocked a fourth-place effort in the 200 back at the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – East, hitting her lifetime best 1:56.48.

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Virginia Tech Signs Spain’s Nadia Gonzalez, Sister of NCAA Standout Hugo

The Virginia Tech H2Okies have added Spain’s Nadia Gonzalez to their incoming freshman class – the freestyler will start at Virginia Tech in the fall of 2020.

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