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Former Texas A&M Swimmer Jessica Sloan Dies, 28, After Battle With Brain Cancer

Former Texas A&M swimmer Jessica Sloan died earlier this week after a three year battle with a brain tumor. She was 28 years old.

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School Record Holder Angel Alcala Joins Pacific As Assistant Coach

After swimming four years at Pacific, Alcala has spent the last two as a swim instructor with Tiger Aquatics in Stockton.

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Todd DeSorbo Reflects on Time as US Olympic Head Coach, Preview 2025 Virginia NCAA Season

Todd DeSorbo is fresh off serving as Team USA’s head women’s coach for swimming at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #4 Tennessee Women Remain Dangerous With High-End Talent

Fresh off winning an Olympic medal, Mona McSharry returns for her fifth year at Tennessee in pursuit of that elusive individual NCAA title.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #5 NC State Men Reload In Pursuit Of Another Top Finish

The Wolfpack men took home another ACC title and a fifth-place NCAA finish last year, what do they have in store for the 2024-2025 season?

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2024-25 NCAA Digest: The First Meets Of The Season Are In The Books

Ilya Kharun is wasting no time this season, firing off some head-turning times at ASU’s intrasquad scrimmage, one of the first meets of the new season.

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Tropical Storm Helene Causes College Swim Meet Cancellations in Florida

Florida State’s scheduled invite with Georgia Tech, Illinois, and TCU this weekend has been canceled due to an intensifying storm entering the Gulf of Mexico.

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Georgia Bulldogs Jump Into Class of 2026 Recruiting with Verbal from #10 Virginia Hinds

Georgia is ramping up their women’s recruiting, nabbing a top-10 commit for the 2nd year in a row with a verbal from #10 Virginia Hinds (2026).

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World Championship Medalist Ksawery Masiuk Announces Texas Commitment For January 2025

The multi-time World Junior champion brings world-class backstroke ability to a Texas team that has quickly emerged as a national title contender.

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NCAA Champion Jasmine Nocentini Turning Pro, Reveals Future Training Plans

Italian swimmer Jasmine Nocentini had one season of NCAA eligibility remaining, but will forego it to turn pro after winning an NCAA title.

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Ohio State Names Two-Time NCAA Champion Lyle Yost Assistant Diving Coach

Yost, who will work under Justin Sochor, is the first full-time assistant diving coach in program history.

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A Whole Lot of Talk, But Not Much Action on NCAA Realignment on Monday

The wheel of change made a lot of turns on Monday, but other than a swimming-specific shift, wound up mostly back where it started.

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Private Equity in College Athletics?

Over the last five years, private equity firms have begun to invest professional American sports leagues. Are collegiate athletics next?

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2024 SEC Champion Macguire McDuff (Florida) Says He’s “Done Competing”

McDuff, who played a key role on the Gators’ NCAA title-winning relays, confirmed to SwimSwam that he is not competing anymore but declined further comment.

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Three-Time Olympian Abbey Weitzeil Weds Short Course World Champion Michael Jensen

The pair began dating in 2018 while swimming together at Cal and got married in Napa surrounded by friends, family and former teammates.

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