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Three Swimmers Named 2019 NCAA Today’s Top 10 Honorees

12-time All-American Luke Kaliszak, who swam at Alabama, was one of three swimmers out of the ten total athletes honored by the NCAA.

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Integrity Committee Makes 12 Recommendations For USOC

The Committee to Restore Integrity has published a list of recommendations for the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) to “create an athletes first culture at the U.S. Olympic movement.”

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Power 5 Conferences Will Meet, Vote On Proposals This Week

Representatives from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC will meet this week to discuss 11 proposals ranging from mental health services for athletes to rules on sports agents for college athletes. The meeting is part of the autonomy process for the so-called “power 5” conferences, now in its fifth year.

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WISCA Polls: Madison W. and Madison Edgewood Lead Week Seven

There wasn’t much movement this week in the WISCA boys polls. Only slight changes were highlighted in both divisions. Division…

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Fosters Surge, But St. Xavier Boys, Mason Girls Win SW Ohio Classic

Brothers Carson Foster and Jake Foster combined for four individual meet records, but it wasn’t enough to take down Ohio powerhouse St. Xavier at…

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First Newspaper Journalist Inducted Into Swimming Hall of Fame Dies

Frank Litsky, a sportswriter for The New York Times and the first newspaper journalist to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame has died at the age of 92.

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Townley Haas Posts 1:48 200 Free at Longhorn Invite Night 2

Haas is now just inside the world top 15 with that time.

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Stockton, California Swim Coach Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges

Stockton, California swim coach Shunichi Fujishima appeared in court this week on charges that he had sexual contact with a minor….

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Calendar Revealed, Athletes Invited for 2019 FINA Champions Series

The FINA series, which seems to be a direct response to the ISL series, will run in late spring 2019 and have a ton of prize money on the line.

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Tate Jackson, Drew Kibler Hit 49 in 100 Free at Longhorn Invite

Texas senior Tate Jackson had a great swim in the 100 free, winning it in 49.20, which is the third-best time amongst Americans this season.

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No Swimmers Nominated for 2019 Laureus Sports Awards

Katie Ledecky was nominated for Sportswoman of the Year in each of the last 3 years, but no swimmer was nominated in 2019 for just the 2nd time ever.

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US Paralympics Names 48 Swimmers to 2019 National Team

23-time Paralympic medalist Jessica Long headlines the 2019 roster.

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Anthony Ervin to Attend Dartmouth Business Program in Lead-Up to 2020

Anthony Ervin doesn’t know exactly what the next 18 months hold for him in terms of swimming, but he’ll be getting…

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Many Top Swimmers from Midwest Clubs to Converge at Carmel Invite

Kelly Pash of hosts Carmel Swim Club is the top seed in five of her seven scheduled events this weekend.

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ASCA Announces Class of 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has announced four inductees into their Hall of Fame class of 2019.

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