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Party in the MIAA: Kalamazoo’s Conference Themes & Why They Matter

There’s at least one on every team: the oddball swimmer (or diver) who dresses up in funny outfits at major meets and cheers on the rest of the team with emphatic zeal, livening the mood and siphoning some of the stress out of the air. In the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or MIAA, team costumes and MIAA “themes” are the norm for Kalamazoo College.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Nowhere Is Safe – Ledecky Expands To IM

400 IMers, you now have something in common with distance freestylers. None of you are safe from the wrath of Ledecky.

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2017 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s action will feature several world class swimmers, including Olympians Dylan Carter, Ryan Murphy, Santo Condorelli, and Long Gutierrez.

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Buffalo and Mo State Tied After MAC Day One Relays

Buffalo and Missouri State lead after day one at the Mid-American Conference, ten points ahead of Defending Champion Eastern Michigan.

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Seliskar Splits 1:32.3 as Cal Downs Pac-12 Meet Record in 800 FR Relay

The Cal Bears kept the ball rolling with their 2nd Championship Record in as many events at the 2017 Men’s Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way, Washington.

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Cal Men Set Pac-12 Record, Scare NCAA Record in 200 Medley Relay

The Bears opened the meet with a gold in the 200 medley relay, breaking the Pac-12 Record and Championship Record in the process with the 1:22.31.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 41.9% Predicted Indiana’s Big Ten Title

A plurality of SwimSwam voters saw Indiana’s Big Ten championship coming, although in lower numbers than last week’s poll about the women’s ACC.

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Louisville Downs ACC Record to Win 400 medley Relay Gold

NC State and Louisville battled for the gold, with just .12 separating them at the finish. During the entire duration of the race, they were never separated by more than 3 tenths of a second.

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2017 Men’s ACC Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

NC State will be looking to build its lead tonight after putting 11 swimmers into A-finals this morning.

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American Short Course Championships Relocated to San Antonio

A plumbing leak at the Texas Swimming Center in Austin has forced the American Short Course Championships March 2nd-4th to relocate to Austin. Amanda Weir (pictured) is one of the top-flight swimmers slated to swim there.

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2017 NAIA National Championships: Day 1 Photo Vault

See the photos from Day 1 of competition at the 2017 NAIA National Championships.

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Ryan Held Joins Sub-45 Club, Sets New ACC Record in the 100 Fly

Ryan Held set a new ACC record in the 100 fly tonight with a 44.79.

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Official Psych Sheets Released for 2017 Women’s NCAA Champs

Katie Ledecky is seeded first in the 500 free and mile and 2nd in the 200 free.

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2017 M. ACCs Up/Mid/Down Report: NC State, Louisville Separate From Field

NC State senior Soeren Dahl is the top seed in tonight’s 200 freestyle

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2017 Men’s ACC Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Louisville’s Grigory Tarasevich and Carlos Claverie will try to snap the NC State Wolfpack’s event-winning streak in Atlanta.

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