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Penn State Hires SVSU Coach Austin Pillado As Assistant Coach

Following 1 year as an assistant coach at Saginaw Valley State University, Austin Pillado has been hired as an assistant coach at Penn State University.

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NC State Swimming & Diving Announces 2021-22 Schedule

The schedule features three home dual weekends at the Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center, and the Pack is also set to host an invitational in November.

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LSU Swimming & Diving Announces 2021-22 Schedule

The Tigers will participate in 10 regular season meets, including of four that will be held at the LSU Natatorium.

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FINA Announces “Aquatics Festival” that Will Run Parallel to SC World Champs

The organization has dubbed this new slate of events the “Aquatics Festival,” and it will include diving, high diving, and open water swimming events. 

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FINA Offers 140 Scholarships for Swimmers, Divers; 40 More than Last Year

FINA has offered 140 scholarship for swimmers, divers, and open water swimmers to receive world-class training that otherwise might not be available to them. (Above: Marcelo Costa of El Salvador, an alumnus of the FINA Scholarship program)

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The Most Decorated Paralympic Swimmers of All-Time

American Jessica Long won six medals in Tokyo, giving her 29 for her career which ranks second all-time among swimmers.

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Little Rock Swimming & Diving Unveils 2021-22 Schedule

The Trojans will kick off their season next weekend at the Donaghey Aquatic Center, returning to the usual September through February competition format.

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William & Mary Swimming: A Case Study in Reinstatement

Some of the strategies used by William & Mary that could apply to other programs to help avoid avoid being cut, and if they are, aid them in reinstatement.

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Coach Poppell Announces South Carolina’s 2021-22 Signing Class

Head coach Jeff Poppell announced the addition of 21 Gamecocks to his program for the upcoming 2021-22 season Tuesday morning.

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USA Diving to Send 30 Athletes to the 2021 UANA Junior Pan Am Championships

Among the athletes named were 18-19 Junior National Champions Carson Tyler, Maxwell Weinrich and Daryn Wright.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Ahmed Hafnaoui Hands Commitment to Indiana for Fall 2022

His SCM 1500 time of 14:36.12, which is nearly 2 years old, converts to a 14:30.89 SCY 1650, which would have been the 3rd-fastest in the NCAA last season.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Sydney DeBaecke Verbally Commits to Virginia Tech

A Summer Juniors qualifier in the 200 back, Suburban Seahawks’ Sydney DeBaecke has verbally committed to Virginia Tech.

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PIAA 3A State Champion Quinn Buck Sends Verbal Commitment to Gamecocks

Central Bucks Swim Team sprinter Quinn Buck has verbally committed to the University of South Carolina for 2022-23.

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Brazil’s Ana Luiza Daisson Commits to Florida International for Fall 2022

Freestyle and IMer Ana Luiza Daisson will join Florida International University beginning during the 2022-2023 school year.

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Olympic Champion Pernille Blume Swaps Fins For Heels, Joins Danish Dance Show

Pernille Blume will spend some of her off-season in the dance studio, competing on the Danish celebrity dance show ‘Vild Med Dans’.

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