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Defending Iowa 100 Fly HS Champion Drew Reiter Verbals to Indiana for 2022

Reiter is the defending Iowa HS 100 fly champion after he hit a lifetime best 48.93 at the 2020 Iowa HS State Championships.

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IHSAA Finalist Paige Bakker Chooses University of Illinois for 2021

Bakker has made A-finals in the 50 and 100 free at the last two Indiana HS State (IHSAA) Championships, representing Lake Central High School.

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Utah Picks Up Loveland Swim Club Breaststroker/IMer Baylor Lewis for 2021

At the 2019 Colorado 4A HS Championships, Lewis placed third in the 100 breast (58.85) and fourth in the 200 IM (1:55.49).

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SwimSwam Podcast: Jack Spitser on Creating a SwimSwam Magazine Cover

Spitser delves into his process for choosing a cover photo and how he manipulates it to become more than a picture, but a statement and piece of art

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Bryant Diving Coach Chuck LoCurto Announces Retirement

In 2012, LoCurto recruited the first-ever Bryant women’s diver, thus creating the Bryant swimming and diving team.

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Illinois Secures Verbal from Nebraska HS State Champion Logan Kuehne for 2021

Futures qualifier Logan Kuehne has announced her decision to swim at the University of Illinois beginning in the fall of 2021.

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Open Water Specialist Mallory Schleicher (2022) Sends Verbal to Florida Gators

The Florida women’s swimming and diving team has already bagged three verbal commitments for the class of 2026 – the latest is Mallory Schleicher.

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Maryland High School 4A3A State Champion Chris Ma Commits to Brown for 2021

Winter US Open qualifier Chris Ma will join Ivy League with verbal commitment to swim for Brown University’s class of 2025.

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Disruption, Sports and Pandemic: How Colleges Are Failing Student-Athletes

“The current educational/athletics model is broken and the overall well-being and mental health of students is the price that is being paid.”

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Big Ten Will Resume Football On October 24; Swimming Update ‘Shortly’

Citing new medical protocols, the Big Ten Conference has voted unanimously to resume the college football season starting with the weekend of October 23-24.

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2016 SC Worlds Member Katrina Konopka Joins the Aqua Centurions for Season 2

The Aqua Centurions have picked up former Arizona sprinter Katrina Konopka for season 2, continuing their efforts to re-vamp their sprint crew.

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Minnesota Announces 2020-2021 Swimming & Diving Captains (CAPTAINS ROUNDUP)

Minnesota, Colorado State, North Texas, Concordia University, and Wisconsin Whitewater have all announced their captains for the upcoming NCAA season.

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Freestyler Danielle McNerney Verbally Commits to Colgate

Colgate University Women’s Swimming has added another recruit to their class of 2025: Maryland native Danielle McNerney.

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Lehigh Men Open 2021 Recruiting with Verbal from Connor Goodyear

Pennsylvania Boys 3A finalist Connor Goodyear has sent his verbal commitment to swim at Lehigh University beginning in the fall of 2021.

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IUPUI Lands “A” Final-Ready Breaststroker Logan Kelly for 2021

Logan Kelly is headed to IUPUI in 2021; his best times would have scored in the A finals of the 100/200 breast at 2020 Horizon League Championships.

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