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arena Swim of the Week: Luke Hobson Fires Off Early-Season 1:32.5 200 Free

Hobson nearly reset his lifetime best in the 200 free at Texas’ Orange & White intrasquad meet on Thursday, clocking 1:32.50.

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Hobson, Johnston Hit Meet Records At Texas’ Annual Orange & White Classic

Luke Hobson took out Drew Kibler’s meet record in the 200 freestyle and nearly established a new personal best with a 1:32.50.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 73% Pick ASU Men To Finish Top Five At 2023 NCAAs

Overwhelmingly, readers are favoring ASU to overtake Indiana and claim a top-five position this season, earning more than 73 percent of votes.

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Making a Connection: Competitor and Queens University of Charlotte

Competitor and Queens have had a strong relationship since 2013, including developing gold-colored lane lanes to show school colors at Queens’ home pool.

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Associate Head Rachel Stratton-Mills on ASU Pro Group, Building a Successful Team

Rachel discusses how the recent influx of pros including Simone Manuel, Regan Smith, Chase Kalisz, and Jay Litherland affects the coaches and college team.

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LSU Women’s Swimming Opens 2022-23 Season Friday

LSU opens the highly-anticipated season against the Vanderbilt Commodores and Tulane Green Wave inside the LSU Natatorium on Friday.

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Florida State Set For Annual Garnet vs Gold Intrasquad On Friday

The teams will compete in 17 events including the 100’s and 200’s of each stroke in addition to the 50, 500, and 1000 free along with the 100 IM and 200 IM.

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UNC To Host Swim Across America Event

With two weeks remaining, the community has nearly reached its goal of $50,000. All funds go to the UNC Lineberger Cancer Center.

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Sprinter Matthew Elliott Verbally Commits to Cal for 2024-25

Quicksilver Swimming’s Matthew Elliott, who specializes in sprint free and fly, has verbally committed to Cal for 2024-25.

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Vermont Women Announce Captains for 2022-23 Campaign

A trio of seniors, Cailin Campbell, Katherine Morrissey and Mina Poppas, will lead the Catamounts in the upcoming season.

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College Swimming Previews: #1 Cal Men Seeking First Repeat as Champions Since 2012

Cal had a tremendous 2021-2022 season, winning the NCAA title by a healthy margin over the defending champion Texas Longhorns.

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2022-2023 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Pre-Season Edition

Gabriel Jett will be one of many key players for the Cal men this season as they seek a national title defense. For now, we’re picking them to do so.

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Ranking The 2022 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12

The Tennessee Vols recruited the best backstroker in this year’s freshman class, Nick Simons out of Oregon, pushing them into our top 10 recruiting classes.

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Want To Dive In College? The All-In-One Resource To Help You Pick A School

This resource, created by diving parent Mark Allan, will help prospective collegiate divers make their decision on where to go.

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The 2024 Floodgates Are Open. Does it Seem Early?

Does saying “verbal commitment to the college class of 2028” sound foreign to you? Does it seem too early? Well, think again.

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