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UNC Adds 23.2 Sprinter Olivia Gschwind for Fall 2021

At the 2020 North Carolina HS 4A State Championships, Gschwind made A-finals in both the 50 free and 100 free.

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James Madison Adds Home Dual Meet Against Richmond To 2021 Schedule

James Madison swimming & diving will add a home dual meet against Richmond (March 6) to the 2020-21 schedule, as announced on Tuesday afternoon.

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Houston Returns Home for Senior Day

The Cougars are set to face Rice at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on Wednesday.

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SMU’s Dalbo, Cincinnati’s Exton Named AAC Swimmers of the Week

Connor Dalbo won three events during SMU’s dual meet with Missouri, taking the top spot in the 100 breast (54.70), 200 breast (1:58.17) and 200 IM (1:49.38).

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Halmai Named CCSA Women’s Swimmer of the Week; Bennet, Grubb Share Men’s Honors

FGCU’s Petra Halmai claimed victories in the 200 fly and 400 IM against North Florida, completing her regular season undefeated in individual races at home.

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Army West Point Adds Maggie Kroening to the Class of 2025

Army West Point commit Maggie Kroening would have scored in the B finals of the 100 fly and 200 fly at the 2020 Patriot League Championships.

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Eric Slabbert Commits to SVSU with 200 Back Faster Than Current Program Record

South African backstroker Eric Slabbert will bring program-best (200 back) or near-best (50/100 back) times to SVSU next fall.

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Turkish 50 Fly National Champion Olcaytu Hatipoglu Verbals to Tulane (2022)

In the 50m fly at the 2020 Turkish National Championships last march, Hatipoglu won the national title with her lifetime best 27.82.

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Washington & Jefferson Women’s Swimming & Diving Preview

The Presidents went 1-7 (0-3 PAC) in dual meets and placed fifth out of six teams at last winter’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships.

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53.5 Backstroker Kiki Kennedy Verbals to Duke (2022)

Kennedy has made enormous improvements in the backstroke events in the last year. Going into the pandemic, she was just 55.41 in the 100.

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Harvard Snags Verbal from Colorado Stars Distance Specialist Lizzie Brock

At the 2020 Colorado HS 5A State Championships, Brock helped Cherry Creek to a second-place team finish with top-four placements in the 200 free & 500 free.

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Spanish Backstroker Marta Beesmans Barquero Joins Houston Class of 2025

Barquero looks like an immediate impact swimmer for the Cougars; for some context, her 100m back lifetime best is under the US Olympic Trials cut (Wave I). 

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Augustana College Women Edge Wheaton By Single Point; Wheaton Men Top Vikings

The Augustana women prevailed over Wheaton College by a score of 99-98, while the Thunder men’s team rolled past the Vikings 122-71.

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Air Force Sweeps Denver At Colorado Sprint Championships

The Air Force Academy men’s swimming and diving team rolled to a comfortable 204-95 win over Denver, while the Falcon women dropped the Pioneers 192-162.

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Davenport University Sweeps Saginaw Valley State

The Panthers defeated the Cardinals with scores of 127-110 on the men’s side and and 126-115 for the women, both moving to 2-0 for the season.

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