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2021 ACC Women’s Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

This morning, the prelims of the women’s 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back will take place. UVA’s Kate Douglass leads the 100 fly.

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Cesar Cielo Gives Personal Account on Defining Moments of his Career

Cielo also dives deep into his experience at the 2008 Olympics, admitting that mentally he was in quite a bad place heading into the 100 free

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Abbey Weitzeil Breaks Down Dream Come True After Signing with Speedo

In 2016 Weitzeil swept the 50 and 100 free at U.S. Trials. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Weitzeil notched the fastest split on the women’s 4×100 free relay

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California Loosens Restrictions on High-Contact Youth Sports like Water Polo

The California Department of Public Health has updated its guidelines for youth and high school sports in the state, adjusting…

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LSU’s Hernandez Wins 3rd SEC 1M Dive Title In 4 Seasons

LSU’s Juan Hernandez returned to the top of the SEC in this year’s first men’s diving event. He won the conference 1-meter title for the third time.

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Sofiya Gobora to Bring 4 NE-10 A-Final Times to Stonehill College in 2021

Gobora will join the Skyhawks with times that would have scored in the A finals of the 100/200 back and 200/400 IM at the 2020 Northeast-10 Championships.

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Alexis Wenger Breaks ACC Record in 100 Breast Prelims in 57.6

Virginia junior Alexis Wenger is now the 6th-fastest 100 yard breaststroker in history after breaking Sophie Hansson’s ACC Record. Both swimmers are in tonight’s A-final.

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Speedo Signs Abbey Weitzeil To Swimwear Partnership

Weitzeil, who won two Olympic medals in Rio, has signed her first performance swimwear sponsorship deal after graduating from the University of California.

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Kate Douglass & Kylee Alons Pick 100 Fly On Day 3 of ACCs (Scratch Report)

Virginia’s Kate Douglass and NC State’s Kylee Alons have both scratched out of extra events to focus on the 100 fly on Friday’s prelims session of ACCs.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Volunteer Medical Staff For Olympics In Short Supply

Catch up on additional stories from around the globe, including news on the medical situation of the Olympic Games, in this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.

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Ohana: Remembering Dr. Burwell “Bumpy” Otis Jones

Burwell’s daughter, Eney, remembers her father after his passing on Feb. 6 at the age of 87.

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Rancho San Dieguito’s Taylor Lyon Verbals to Cal Poly (2021)

At the 2019 CIF San Diego Div 1 Section Champs, as a sophomore, Lyon finished fifth in the 200 free (1:54.06) and 10th in the 100 fly (57.59). 

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Futures Qualifier Rylee Trojan Changes Verbal to Nebraska-Omaha (2021)

Since she committed, Trojan raced at the 18&U Winter Championships, where she went new bests in the 100 fly (56.92) and 200 IM (2:09.78).

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NAAC Distance Freestyler Charlie Pitta Joins Seton Hall (2021)

Pitta is already at Big East scoring speed in the mile; his lifetime best 16:04.97 would’ve been 12th at the 2020 meet and good for five points. 

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Select Athletes Only to Compete in Replacement Irish National Team Trials

The Irish National Team Trials will replace the formerly slated 2021 Irish Open Swimming Championships, with only select Performance athletes invited to race

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