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Minnesota To Add Denver’s Hicken-Franklin As Associate Head Coach

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will be adding Denver’s Alicia Hicken-Franklin to its coaching staff as associate head coach, replacing the departed Ryan Purdy.

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Illinois Record-Holder Ema Rajic Verbally Commits to Cal

Breaststroker/IMer Ema Rajic of Urbana, Illinois’ University High School and Champaign County YMCA has verbally committed to Cal for 2018-19.

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2016 Paralympic Medalist Commits To Queens University Of Charlotte

Two-time Paralympic Games medalist Hannah Aspden of the YMCA of the Triangle Area (YOTA) Swim Team in Raleigh, North Carolina…

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Tomas Mendez Hired As Assistant Coach At Seattle University

Seattle University swim coach Craig Nisgor has announced the hiring of Tomas Mendez as an assistant coach for the 2017-18…

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Paulina Ziolek Joins Penn State Coaching Staff After Stint in Austin

Paulina Ziolek has been named to the Penn State coaching staff, announced yesterday by head coach Tim Murphy. Ziolek comes to…

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SMU Earns AAC Academic Excellence Awards

The SMU men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs were awarded Team Academic Excellence Awards by the American Athletic Conference,…

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2018 Pac-12 Champs Set for Late February/Early March at Federal Way

The Stanford men will be shooting for their third-straight conference title in March next spring.

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Arizona Assistant Brandy Maben Moving On From Coaching Career

Arizona assistant Brandy Maben is stepping away from coaching after five season with the Wildcats.

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Schuyler Bailar, Harvard’s Transgender Swimming Star (Video)

The journey towards swimming for the Harvard men wasn’t always an easy one, and Schuyler initially postponed his enrollment at Harvard.

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US Releases WUGs Roster; Only 2 Swimmers To Double With Worlds

USA Swimming has announced its 44-swimmer squad for the 2017 World University Games, with only two of the eligible pool swimming World Champs team members electing to take part in both meets.

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52.9 Backstroker Hannah Whiteley Transferring from Louisville to OSU

Ohio native Hannah Whiteley is returning to her home state after her freshman year with the University of Louisville. She will…

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Samantha Shelton Sends Game-Changing Verbal to Harvard for 2018

Her 1:44.95 200 free best time would’ve won the 2017 Ivy League title by half a second, and it would’ve also earned her a spot in the B final of the 200 free at NCAAs.

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St. Bonaventure Brings In Stephanie Fleming As Head Diving Coach

St. Bonaventure University has announced the addition of Stephanie Fleming as new head men’s and women’s diving coach. Fleming returns…

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Augie Busch Named Head Coach At Arizona

The University of Arizona will be hiring Virginia’s Augie Busch as its new head coach for men’s and women’s swimming and diving, sources tell SwimSwam.

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6 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Swim in College

When my kids started swimming, college was light-years away. I noticed many of our team’s older kids went on to swim in college… When my kids got older, it dawned on me that we should check out college swimming, too.

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