College

Butterflier Mason Morris Stays In-State, Chooses USC for Fall 2021

Morris is one of three 2025 commits on the men’s side for USC, including other southern California-based swimmers Kevin Sichak and Chris O’Grady.

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TCU Women Announce 2020 Recruiting Class

TCU swim and dive welcomes eight young women in its 2020 recruiting class, head coach James Winchester announced today.

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Rachel Strickland Transfers from ECU to Liberty after Program Cut

Rachel Strickland has committed to swim for Liberty beginning in the fall of 2020. She joins the team after East Carolina cut its swimming program.

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Horizon League Delays Start of Fall Athletics Until October 1

The Oakland Grizzlies won the 2020 men’s and women’s titles in swimming & diving. For the men, it was a record-setting 7th straight title.

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All the Cuts and Cancellations to College Aquatics Programs for 2020-2021

SwimSwam’s running list of all the college swim & dive, synchronized swimming and water polo teams that have been cut or canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bryant’s Alyssa DiFiore Nominated For NCAA Woman of the Year

The senior from Connecticut medaled in all three of Bryant’s NEC Championship victories over her final three seasons in Black & Gold.

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TCU Men’s Swim & Dive Welcomes 2020 Recruiting Class

TCU swim and dive welcomes 11 young men in its 2020 recruiting class, head coach James Winchester announced today. 

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AAU Is Hosting 17,000-Strong Volleyball Tournament in Litmus Test for Sports

While most sports remain away from competition, the AAU will be hosting their 2020 National Volleyball Tournament in Florida with 12,000 athletes this week.

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He Swam for Eastern Michigan, Then East Carolina; Ben Gingher Transfers Again

Having to transfer schools because the swim team got cut is emotional and difficult; Ben Gingher is doing it for the second time in his NCAA career. 

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NCAA D1 Council Votes to Allow Stacking of Merit/Need Aid and Athletic Aid

The NCAA passed legislation to allow equivalency sports such as swimming and diving to stack need-based aid and/or merit aid with athletic aid.

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Polish Junior National Team-er Mateusz Dubas Joins Florida for 2020-21 Season

In 2019, Dubas qualified for the 200m breast semifinals at the Euro Summer Junior Champs and finished 10th overall with a lifetime best of 2:15.50.

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St. Thomas Approved for Historic Move from NCAA Division III to Division I

While we’ve seen programs make the switch from Division II to Division I, this will be the first transition from Division III in modern history.

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IUP Athletics Staff Gives Back Through Department’s Emergency Fund

The IUP Department of Athletics announced a plan for its coaches and staff to give back through the University’s athletic fund.

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D3 Powerhouse Kenyon Among the Latest Wave to Cancel Fall College Athletics

While the NCAC has said that it will allow limited competition in the fall, Kenyon administrators have chosen a more restrictive route.

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USC Adds Local Breaststroker Chris O’Grady for Fall 2021

O’Grady, a breaststroker with solid speed in the 200 free and 200 IM, will be part of USC’s breaststroke group revival.

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