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Ava Phillips (2024) to attend Virginia Military Institute for Swimming

Virginian native Ava Phillips of East Coast Aquatic Club will stay in state to swim for Virginia Military Institute’s class of 2028.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick 1650 Free As Most Wide Open Event At Women’s NCAAs

Georgia’s Abby McCulloh leads a wide-open field in the 1650 free at the Women’s NCAA Championships, coming off a big PB of 15:40.96 at SECs.

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TCU, Queens Charge to the Lead at NIC; Kentucky 500 Freestylers Break Through

Kentucky swimmer Libby Grether dropped two-and-a-half seconds to win the 500 free on Thursday at the National Invitational Championship.

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2024 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Gretchen and Alex Walsh will feature prominently at the Women’s NCAA Championships, as both are favored to sweep their individual events.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Can Sims Keep The Freshman Streak Alive In 200 Back?

First-year swimmers have won the 200 back in three straight seasons, and Bella Sims is in position to extend that run over some experienced names.

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2024 NCAA Division II Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Day 4 at the 2024 NCAA Division II Championships will consist of women’s and men’s 500 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 fly, and men’s 1-meter diving.

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Current, Former College Swimmers File Title IX Lawsuit Over NCAA’s Transgender Policy

The lawsuit includes a “Prayer for Relief” asking to “reassign” past awards and prevent trans women from using women’s locker rooms, showers, or restrooms.

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Colorado Mesa’s Benjamin Sampson Crushes DII 400 IM Record; Indy’s Beussing .01 Behind

After winning the 200 IM on Wednesday, Colorado Mesa’s Benjamin Sampson added the 400 IM title and broke the Division II record by 2.6 seconds.

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McKendree Scorches NCAA DII Record in Men’s 400 Medley Relay (3:07.11)

McKendree’s Patryk Rozenek, Filipe Pinheiro, Jackson Lustig, and Tyson Upton won the 400 medley relay on Thursday with a new NCAA Division II record.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Katharine Berkoff Set For 3rd 100 Back Title At Her Last NCAAs

NC State fifth-year Katharine Berkoff has set herself up well to earn her third NCAA title in the 100 backstroke, dropping a 48.70 PB at ACC Champs.

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2024 NCAA Division II Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Benjamin Sampson of Colorado Mesa will attempt to sweep the IMs on Thursday night, after having won the 200 IM title on Wednesday.

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2024 NCAA Division II Championships: Day 3 Up/Down Analysis

Drury and Colorado Mesa are challenging Nova S’eastern in the women’s meet; Tampa, Drury, and Indy are battling for the men’s title.

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World Record Holder Regan Smith Enters the NCAA Transfer Portal

NCAA Champion, Olympian, and World Record holder Regan Smith has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

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2024 NCAA Zone E Diving: Cal Men Qualify Two Divers, UCLA’s Hallaselka Leads Women’s Field

Finnish native and UCLA freshman Lauren Hallaselka dominated the women’s springboard events at the Zone E Championships to punch her first NCAA ticket.

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2024 Zone D Diving: Texas Qualifies Six Men, Four Women For NCAAs

The Longhorns qualified a total of 10 divers for NCAAs, led by 2023 NCAA ‘A’ finalists Hailey Hernandez, Jordan Skilken, Nicholas Harris and Noah Duperre.

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