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Pan American Games Champion, US National Teamer Rachel Stege Retires at 21

Four-time First Team All-American Rachel Stege, a member of the U.S. National Team, has announced her retirement from swimming.

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Report: Stanford Water Polo Coach Brian Flacks Being Investigated Over Retaliation Allegations

Stanford is investigating whether Flacks is retaliating against players for participating in a previous investigation that alleged abusive conduct. 

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How Did We Do? Reviewing SwimSwam’s Final 2025 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings

Luca Urlando led the Georgia Bulldogs to a 7th-place finish at the Men’s NCAA Championships, two spots higher than we predicted in the final power rankings.

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Hollace Stokes Stays In-State With Commitment To West Florida For 2025

Stokes’s fastest 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM times would have qualified for the ‘A’ final at the 2025 New South Championships.

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2025 Women’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

NC State’s Leah Shackley was the top-scoring first-year swimmer at Women’s NCAAs, putting up 37 points individually while swimming on four Wolfpack relays.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Greg Meehan

Meehan led the Stanford Cardinal to a runner-up finish at the Women’s NCAA Championships, outscoring their seeded points by 82.

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NCAA Champion And US Olympian Bella Sims Enters The Transfer Portal

Sims has two years of eligibility remaining and won two individual NCAA titles as a freshman in 2024. *This is not an April Fools joke*

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UVA Engineering Students Under Ken Ono Develop Smart Block to Improve Start Efficiency

Heading into this year’s NCAA Championships, the University of Virginia swim team obtained some special equipment designed by Ken Ono and their peers.

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Freestyle & Butterfly Specialist Biko Hooper-Haviland Commits To Purdue University (2025)

Biko Hooper-Haviland, the 10th place finisher in the boys’ 100 breaststroke at Winter Juniors – West, has announced his commitment to Purdue’s class of 2029.

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G. Walsh, Curzan, Cox, and Pellacani Nominated for 2025 Honda Sport Award For Swim/Dive

Gretchen Walsh is among the nominees for the 2025 Honda Award for Swimming and Diving, marking her fourth-ever nomination.

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2025 NCAA Swammy Awards: Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving

Texas junior Hubert Kos went three-for-three in individual events at the 2025 Men’s NCAA DI Championships, also setting two NCA records.

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The Top 10 Women’s NCAA Mid-Major Swimmers In Every Event Through 2024-25

Sophomore Eleanor Sun made three new additions to the women’s all-time mid-major rankings, the most by any woman during the 2024-25 season.

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Irish Olympian, Ohio State All-American Diver Ciara McGing Announces Retirement

The 24-year-old is a multi-time European and World Championships competitor, and also won a Big Ten title during her time with the Buckeyes.

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Jake Brown Named Navy Men’s Swimming Assistant Coach

Brown, a former swimmer at Washington (Md.) College, spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the University of Chicago.

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Krysta Palmer Named Head Diving Coach At Nevada

Palmer has spent the past eight seasons as Nevada’s assistant diving coach under Jian Li You, who announced her retirement in February.

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