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Butterflier Abby Flood Commits to Rollins College

Abby Flood, a senior at Pine Richland High School in Pennsylvania, has committed to Division II Rollins College for the fall of 2022.

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As Corona Cases Fall, Michigan Sets Dates for Girls’ Swim & Dive State Meets

The MHSAA will allow practices to resume on December 21, with the girls’ swimming & diving state championship meet now scheduled for January 15-16, 2021.

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SSPC: Veronica Burchill Breaks Down Decision to Train with Tennessee Postgrads

Burchill tells us stories from her days at Carmel swim club & high school, the University of Georgia, and the ISL bubble with the Cali Condors.

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USA Diving Updates 2021 Championship Schedule

USA Diving announced he tentative schedule for the 2021 USA Diving Regional, Zone and National Championships on Friday.

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Gutierrez Lavenant Earns Runner-Up Finish on 3-Meter At Auburn Diving Invite

Montserrat Gutierrez Lavenant led the way for the LSU Tigers on three-meter as the freshman finished in second place with a score of 326.85.

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Alabama Men, Kentucky Women Wrap Up Dual Meet Victories

After a tight finish, the Wildcat women came out on top by a score of 206.5 to 182.5, while the Alabama men emerged victorious by a score of 202 to 187.

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Oakland Grizzlies Reel In Commitment from Turkish Freestyler Bora Kutlu

Bora Kutlu, whose converted 500/1650 times would have scored top-8 at the 2020 Horizon League Championships, has verbally committed to Oakland for 2021-22.

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Katie Grimes Swims 4:09.27 400 Yard IM, 3rd Fastest All-Time in 13-14 Age Group

Sandpipers’ Katie Grimes dropped 5 seconds in her 400 yard IM today, nearing Katie Hoff’s 13-14 National Age Group record of 4:08.44 which she set in 2004.

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Back/Free Specialist Robert Luebke Commits to Miami University

NCSA Summer Championship finalist Robert Luebke has committed to Miami of Ohio for the 2021-22 school year and beyond.

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Harvard Nabs 4:14 400 IMer Erin Cavanagh for Fall 2021

At the 2019 Speedo Junior Nationals, Cavanagh was a scorer in the 400 IM and 200 free, touching 13th in the IM (4:53.90) and 18th in the 200 free (2:02.73). 

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Irish 100 Fly Record-Holder Ellen Walshe Sends Verbal to Tennessee (2021)

When she set the national record earlier this year, she became the first Irishwoman under a minute in the 100 fly.

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SwimSwam Headlines, Now Available on Your Alexa Smart Speaker

You can now listen to SwimSwam Swimming headlines directly through your Amazon smartspeaker or other Alexa-enabled devices.

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Chad Cradock Out As UMBC Head Coach

Head coach Chad Cradock is no longer with the UMBC swimming & diving program, the team was informed today. The school has declined to comment.

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Kira Toussaint Ties Her Own World Record in 50 Back in Amsterdam

After breaking the 50 back World Record for the first time last month, Dutchwoman Kira Toussaint has again tied mark, swimming at a meet in Amsterdam.

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Gorbenko & Soleveychik Highlight Distance Events On Final Day In Israel

The final day of Israel’s Olympic qualifier featured only distance events, with Anastasia Gorbenko winning a 400 IM and Bar Soloveychik the 1500 free.

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