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NAIA Alters 2023 Championship Selection Procedures After 2022 Backlash

After top-10 swimmers were left out of the 2022 Championships, the NAIA has altered its selection procedures for the 2023 meet, removing relay-only swimmers.

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Sarah Zoellner Commits to FGCU for 2023 with Conference Leading Times

Zoellner would have been fast enough to claim the conference title in the 200 fly with her lifetime best 200 fly last season.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Dressel’s Records, Whereabouts Failures, & “The Rowdy Rule”

we discuss the likelihood that Caeleb Dressel’s NCAA records get broken,whereabouts failure suspensions, and ‘Rowdy’s Rule’ for getting back into swim shape.

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Nebraska Omaha Head Coach Todd Samland Resigns Two Weeks Into The Season

Samland is the only head coach the program has ever known, having taken over the women’s program at its inception back in 1997.

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Ranking The 2022 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16

#6-ranked recruit Matthew Chai stays home in the state of California in one of our top 16 recruiting classes nationwide.

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1:46/3:51 IM’er Carter Lancaster, #7 in Class of 2024, Sends Verbal to Cal

Bolles School Sharks 16-year-old Carter Lancaster has handed his verbal commitment to Cal’s recruiting class of 2024.

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Winter US Open Qualifier Blake Conway Announces Verbal Commitment to Cornell

Summer NCSA Swimming Championship finalist Blake Conway has verbally committed to swim for Cornell University’s class of 2027.

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

It should come as no surprise—the Virginia women rank #1 in our pre-season NCAA power rankings.

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Lindi Worrell, Younger Sister of Kelsi Dahlia, Commits to Cincinnati for 2023

Worrell will join the Bearcats in 2023, a year before they make the transition to the Big-12 for the 2024-2025 school year.

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Dartmouth Eliminates Swim Test Graduation Requirement

Effective with its class of 2026, a long-standing aquatic-related graduation requirement has been eliminated at Dartmouth College.

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Auburn Adds All-American Diver Walker Creedon for 2022

Creedon will help make an immediate impact at Auburn as he helps bolster the team’s diving group during his fifth year of eligibility.

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Elaine Breeden is Inducted into Stanford’s First All-Female Hall of Fame Class

Stanford Athletics celebrated Title IX’s 50th anniversary by inducting its first all-female Hall of Fame class, including 2008 Olympic swimmer Elaine Breeden.

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College Swimming Previews: #2 Texas Men’s Stars Riding Summer Momentum

The Texas stars shone brightly over the summer, but the rest of the cast, especially the sprint freestylers, need to deliver for Texas to regain the crown.

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Former Alabama Commit Puts Swimming Aside to Pursue Military Dream

Despite being a top-ranked recruit at Alabama, Braden Rollins couldn’t ignore his intuition, changing course and joining the military.

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West Point Commits Hadley King, Campbell Payton on Being First Verbals for 2024

Each athlete gives perspective on what they took away from their experience and what they would tell others that are still going through college recruitment.

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