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Notre Dame Moves Classes Online For Two Weeks As COVID Positives Rise To 15%

Notre Dame is shifting all of its courses to online remote instruction for two weeks after positive COVID tests rose during the first week of classes.

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U.S. Open Qualifier Jane Umhofer Sends Verbal to Illinois for 2021

At the 2020 Maryland 4A/3A high school state champs, Umhofer tied for second in the 200 IM (2:06.14) and finished third in the 100 breast (1:04.86).

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UVA Women Jump Into ’22 Recruiting with Verbal Commitment from #4 Claire Tuggle

Claire Tuggle, the #4 recruit from the class of 2022, has announced her verbal commitment to UVA for 2022-23.

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Auburn Starts 2022 Recruiting Push with Verbal from In-State Drew Jordan

Jordan is the defending Alabama high school champion in the 200 free and 500 free, and he’s hit lifetime bests in all of his top events since December.

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Indiana Jumps on 2022 Recruiting with Verbal from Mya Dewitt

Indiana is in need of backstroke speed, and Dewitt is already fast enough to have scored in the 100 back B-final at the 2020 Big Ten Championships.

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JMU Athletics Mourns Passing of Coach Charles Arnold

Arnold joined JMU Athletics in the fall of 1973, becoming the first head coach for the men’s swimming and diving program.

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Nebraska High School State Finalist Sean McElmeel Commits to Long Island

Free and back specialist Sean McElmeel has announced his decision to swim for Long Island University beginning in the fall of 2020.

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D-II Bluefield State Adds 12 New Sports For 2021, Including Swimming & Football

Bluefield State College in West Virginia has added a dozen new sports teams for the 2021-2022 school year, including women’s and men’s swimming & diving.

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Gallaudet To Join Atlantic East As Associate Member In Swimming & Diving

Gallaudet joins the Atlantic East after competing in the NEAC for the last 10 years. The NEAC is no longer sponsoring men’s and women’s swimming and diving.

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ECAC Butterfly Finalist Orry Zayit Transfers from UConn to Marist College

Butterfly and backstroke specialist Orry Zayit will transfer from UConn to Marist College beginning in the 2020-2021 season.

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Audrey Bibb Commits to Wilmington College’s Class of 2024

From McNeil High School in Austin, Texas, Audrey Bibb has committed to swim for Wilmington College in Ohio as a member of the class of 2024.

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Caitlin Beery Commits to UNM for 2021

Denver Hilltoppers’ Caitlin Beery has committed to swim for DI University of New Mexico beginning fall 2021. She will join the Lobos’ class of 2025.

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Distance Freestyler Molly Kennedy Commits to DII Florida Southern

High School senior Molly Kennedy has committed to swim for DII Florida Southern College beginning in fall 2021. She will join the Mocs’ class of 2025.

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Taylor Ruck Will Remain in Toronto for Fall 2020 Semester

Taylor Ruck, who scored 50 points at the 2019 NCAA Championship meet, will stay in Canada for the fall semester, and is taking things “month to month” she says.

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Maggie MacNeil Posts 55.6 100 Freestyle in Post-Practice Time Trial

Canadian World Champion Maggie MacNeil posted a 55.6 in the 100m freestyle during a post-practice time trial, which falls just a second shy of her PB.

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