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NJIT Signs Seven Men for 2018-19 Season

The NJIT men’s swimming and diving team will add seven new additions to their roster for the 2018-19 season. The seven swimmers hail from three different states including NJIT’s home state New Jersey as well as New York and Iowa.

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Former Cal Swimmer Sent 2010 E-Mail Reporting Muqtar Harrassment

A former swimmer at the University of California sent an unanswered e-mail to the school’s chancellor and athletic director in 2010, reporting sexual harassment by school employee Mohamed Muqtar, who was fired earlier this month after sexual assault allegations.

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Michigan’s Carolyn McCann Receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

University of Michigan women’s swimmer Carolyn McCann has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, per an announcement from the NCAA earlier this week.

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Former NZ Head Coach Olszewski To Lead Fullerton College

Jerry Olszewski, who left New Zealand’s national swimming program staff after just a year, will now head up Fullerton College.

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Speedo Introduces Joseph Schooling

Following multiple medal success at the 2015 FINA World Championships, Joseph Schooling’s reputation as one of swimming’s most exciting new prospects was sealed at the Rio Olympics when he sensationally overcame his boyhood hero, Michael Phelps, to seal victory in the men’s 100m butterfly.

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Practice + Pancakes: Ledecky, Manuel, Neal, Sweetser AM Workout (Video)

Remember that world record that Katie Ledecky set last week in Indy? Well a week before that, SwimSwam was in Palo Alto for practice with Stanford

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Béryl Gastaldell: “Happy to still be alive” after bout with depression

Béryl Gastaldello told the French sports daily newspaper l’Equipe about the deep depression she went through in her final season at Texas A&M.

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Portmann Tabbed as Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Washington College swimming student-athlete Julia Portmann has been named Overall Centennial Conference Co-Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year spanning all 12 of the conference’s women’s championship sports.

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Indiana Hires Former Auburn Assist. Kirk Grand for Sprint Group

Grand’s arrival will coincide with the transfer of U.S. National Teamer Zach Apple, who trained under Grand at Auburn but will join Indiana for his senior season.

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BYU’s Fellows Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

BYU’s Kent Fellows was awarded a 2017-2018 Postgraduate Scholarship by the NCAA as he begins medical school at the University of Alabama.

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Rutgers to Host Coaches Swimposium

Courtesy: Rutgers Athletics PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers swimming and diving will host a free admission Coaches Swimposium on Sunday, June 17…

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Auburn’s Zoe Thatcher Receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Zoe Thatcher, a three-time NCAA Championships participant with Auburn Swimming and Diving has been awarded a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

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Georgia’s Gunnar Bentz Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Georgia standouts Keturah Orji of track and field and Gunnar Bentz from swimming and diving have been chosen as 2018 recipients of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, according to an announcement by the NCAA.

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Nicolas Albiero Describes Having Had Both Parents as Coaches (Video)

After having a monster year as a freshman for the Louisville Cardinals, Nicolas Albiero raked in a pile of new best times this weekend in Indianapolis, including the 200 back and 200 fly

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37 Division I Swimmers Named Academic All-District Selections

he College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced its 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-District At-Large teams last week and 20 Division I men’s swimmers and 17 women’s swimmers were among those honored.

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