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SwimSwam Podcast: Zach Harting on Gaining Weight in Off-season, Viking Beard

We sat down with Zach Harting, NCAA All-American out of Louisville and quietly one of the biggest personalities on the national team.

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KATY Distance Freestyler Jackson Dement Verbals to Alabama for 2021

At the 2019 Winter Junior Championships – West, Dement scored in the 500 free, placing 23rd overall after going 4:28.42 in prelims.

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Backstroker Katie Carson Verbally Commits to Indiana (Class of 2021)

Carson, who trains with the TAC Titans in North Carolina, has already swum a best time in the 100 yard backstroke post-quarantine.

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Georgia Tech Swim & Dive Named Named Atlanta Sports Award’s Outstanding Team

The Yellow Jackets secured six ACC medals and five NCAA qualifiers in 2019-20.

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Duke Snags Top Remaining Sprinter in HS Class of 2021: Kyanh Truong

At the 2020 Texas 6A high school state championships, Truong was the 50 free runner-up (23.08), while she placed eighth in the 100 free (51.92).

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Cory Booker, Kamala Harris Back Proposed ‘College Athletes Bill Of Rights’

A group of Senators including Cory Booker and Kamala Harris has announced their plan to move forward with a proposal of the ‘College Athletes Bill of Rights.’

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Mark Emmert: No 2020 Fall NCAA Championships. Full Stop.

The NCAA has officially canceled Division I championships in all fall sports except Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19.

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NSIC (Division II) Suspends All Athletic Competition Through December 31

With the NCAA canceling fall Division II Championships, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has canceled all athletic competition through December 31.

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Stanford Swimmers Still Hoping to Train On Campus After School Goes Remote

The 3-time defending NCAA Champions from Stanford are still expecting to train on campus this fall, even as instruction at the school goes mostly remote for the first quarter.

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15 of 23 Division I Swimming Conferences Have Postponed Fall Sports

15 of 23 Division I swimming conferences have postponed their fall sports, 7 plan to move forward, and one doesn’t sponsor any fall sports.

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TX Distance Specialist Andrew Guziec Chooses Notre Dame for 2021

At the 2020 Texas 5A champs, representing Memorial High School, Guziec touched fourth in the 200 free and 500 free. 

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Big East Latest To Postpone Fall Sports; Nebraska Won’t Defy Big Ten

The Big East has postponed fall sports, while Nebraska backed down on its talk of defying the Big Ten’s postponement of football.

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Northwestern Adds Former FIU Associate Ignacio Gayo As Assistant Coach

Gayo was officially named Northwestern’s new assistant coach on June 1 after serving with FIU for 10 seasons.

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WAC Cancels Fall 2020 Athletics, Swimming Pushed Until at Least November

The Northern Arizona women won the 2020 WAC Swimming & Diving Championship in 2020. The conference decision won’t apply to them as an affiliate member, however.

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Texas 5A State Runner-Up Joelle Reddin Commits to Texas A&M

Versatile IM swimmer Joelle Reddin of Texas Ford Aquatics in Frisco has verbally committed to Texas A&M’s class of 2025.

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