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Michigan State Diver, Olympian Farrell-Ovenhouse Speaks To Trustees Over Cuts

Michigan State diving alum and 1992 U.S. Olympian Julie Farrell-Ovenhouse spoke at this morning’sBoard of Trustees meeting about the school’s program cuts.

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No Relay-Only Swimmers at 2021 NCAA D2 Swimming & Diving Championships

The NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships won’t allow relay-only swimmers in 2021 in an effort to keep the number of participants low.

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Bill Wadley Resigns As ASCA CEO

Bill Wadley is no longer the CEO for the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA), a source close to the organization tell SwimSwam.

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MHSAA Girls Division I Preview: Ann Arbor Pioneer Leads the Way on Psych Sheets

Ann Arbor Pioneer, who finished 2nd in last year’s team standings, looks to be in excellent position heading into this weekend

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SSPC: Phoebe Bacon Breaks Down What Gains You Get From Training in a 15yd Pool

Bacon detailed training at her new home in Wisconsin is like and how she got through quarantine, documenting her time training in a 15-year pool. 

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Initial Entries Released For 2021 Kosuke Kitajima Cup: Ikee, Hagino, Ohashi

Tokyo Frog King standout Yui Ohashi is set to race at the 2021 Kosuke Kitajima Cup slated for January 22nd – January 24th.

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Watch Russian Yekaterina Nekrasova Break Ice Swimming World Record

Just when you thought your morning practice jump-in was cold, Yekaterina Nekrasova went ice-swimming in Russia in order to claim a new world record.

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MN Sprinter Ezra Dickerson Joins LSU Class of 2025

At the 2020 Minnesota HS AA State Championships, Dickerson was an A-finalist in the 100 backstroke, finishing eighth.

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Towson Picks Up Distance Specialist Blakely Dean (2021)

At the 2020 Virginia HS 5A State Championships, Dean finished seventh in the 200 free and 100 fly. He also swam on both of Matoaca High School’s free relays.

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Benedetta Pilato Announces Negative Covid Test, Resumes Training

World Junior record holder and Italian Olympic qualifier Benedetta Pilato has announced that she tested negative for COVID-19 and is resuming her training.

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Nuovo DPCM Dal 18 Riaprono Musei Ma Piscine E Palestre Ancora Chiuse

Dal 18 Gennaio 2021 i musei potrebbero riaprire in “zona gialla”. Per la riapertura di piscine e palestre l’unica speranza è la zona bianca

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Paralympic Swimming Legend Daniel Dias Announces Post-Tokyo Retirement

14-time Paralympic gold medalist Daniel Dias has announced that he will be retiring from the sport following the 2020 Paralympic Games this summer.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Breaststroke Inspo From Cody Miller

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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New Mexico State Receives Verbal from 2019 Futures Qualifier Bella Cratsenberg

New Mexico State University has added freestyler Bella Cratsenberg of Bellingham, WA to its roster for the 2021-2022 season.

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Citing “External Factors,” NCAA Delays Votes on NIL Modernization

Division I Council announced today that it would delay a vote that was supposed to be held this week regarding new NIL rules.

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