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World Junior Champ Brandonn Almeida To Debut For SC Friday Night

Brazilian superstar Brandonn Almeida will finally make his much-awaited NCAA debut this weekend, swimming for South Carolina at the Virginia Tech College Invite.

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Georgia To Cap Off Regular Season Against Emory

The Georgia swimming and diving teams on Saturday will conclude the dual-meet portion of the schedule the way they began it.

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WVU Swimming Embraces Special Team Member

A very special person has joined the West Virginia University Swimming & Diving team, as 5-year-old Wyatt Dewitt has been drafted to the Mountaineers.

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Robson and Lindley Aquatic Center Breathes New Life into SMU (Video)

There had been talk of SMU building a new aquatic facility for decades, dating back to 1978 when there was an artistic rendition of the new facility in meet guides that season.

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Ledecky Posts 1:43.2 200 FR Immediately After 9:15.9 1000 FR at USC

Ledecky stepped up for the 200 free immediately after winning the 1000 free (9:15.96). Though she trailed USC’s Louise Hansson (1:46.21) through the front half, Ledecky powered through in the final 100 yards to build a 3-second lead, winning in 1:43.24.

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Rowan Claims Second Straight NJAC Title (Women’s D3 Weekly Recap)

An NJAC Champion was crowned this last weekend in Division 3 Women’s Swimming. We also got to see some big…

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MIT Men Defeat Division 1 Boston College (Men’s D3 Weekly Recap)

This week in Divsion 3 Men’s Swimming: MIT took down Division 1 Boston College, Rowan was crowned the NJAC Champions,…

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2017-2018 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings: January Edition

Simone Manuel is back in action for Stanford. But can they keep their hold on the #1 rank? Yes. The answer is obviously yes. Were you seriously wondering?

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Bowen Becker on 100 Free, New 3rd Event, and Home-Pool Advantage

Minnesota’s Bowen Becker put up the fastest 50 freestyle and the 2nd-fastest 100 freestyle in the country last week at the B1G Triple Dual meet, and posted a season-best 100 fly.

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Duke, UNC To Host Janis Hape Dowd Nike Invitational

After rounding out the dual meet portion of the season with a pair of victories, the Blue Devil men and women will feature a number of swimmers in action at this weekend’s Janis Hape Dowd Carolina College Nike Invitational.

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Virginia Tech Set For Technotational This Weekend

The Virginia Tech men’s and women’s swimming and diving team is set to host the Technotational this weekend as South Carolina, William & Mary, Towson, James Madison (women) and North Florida (women) join the Hokies at the Christiansburg Aqu! atic Center, Feb. 2-4.

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Iowa Freestyler Madeline Webb Commits to D2 Powerhouse Lindenwood Lions

Madeline Webb, a sprint and mid-distance freestyler from Pella, Iowa signed an NLI during the Early Signing Period to swim…

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Former Bucknell University Swimmer Struck by Car

Former Bucknell University swimmer Lectie Altman remains in critical condition after she was stuck by a car on Thursday, January 25, 2018.

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Stanford Women Regain Top Spot In Jan 31 CSCAA Dual Meet

Note: SwimSwam does not have a voting stake in the CSCAA Awards, which focus on dual meet viability. For rankings…

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ACC Champ Ky-Lee Perry Out 4-6 Weeks With Dislocated Elbow For NCSU

Defending ACC 50 free champ Ky-Lee Perry is out for 4-6 weeks after dislocating her elbow and tearing a tendon, NC State says.

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