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Arkansas Secures Verbal From Florida Based Lizzy Linartas For 2020

Linartas has dropped a great deal of time in the butterfly races since 2017 and will look to continue to do so in Fayetteville.

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Australian Sprinter Tyson Upton Sends Verbal to Florida for 2021

In April of 2019, Upton finished in the top ten of the 50/100/200/400 free in the 16-year-old group at the 2019 Australian Age Group Championships.

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USC Adds Verbal from Greek Nat’l Champ Vaggelis Makrygiannis to Class of 2024

Vaggelis Makrygiannis of Athens, Greece has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Southern California’s class of 2024.

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2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: First Edition

The top two teams are clear. Everything after that… completely unpredictable. Our five voters take an opening shot at preseason Power Rankings.

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CA Governor Signs Law Allowing College Athletes To Make Money

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law this week, allowing CA college athletes to profit off of their own names, images and likenesses beginning in 2023.

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Futures Champion Lauren Aylmer Makes Verbal Commitment to James Madison

Geneva Futures 200 backstroke champion Lauren Aylmer from NYS Aquatics has verbally committed to James Madison for 2020-21.

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After 2017 Withdrawal, Canada Bounces Back With 14 World Para Champs Medals

Swim Canada finished at 2019 World Para Swimming Championships with 14 medals, following disappointment of pulling out of the 2017 meet due to an earthquake.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: Sept. 30 – Oct. 6, 2019

This week’s marquee matchup comes in the SEC, where #15 (men) Alabama is set to host #18 (women)/#13 (men) Georgia on Friday.

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Oregon High School State Champion Tia Lindsay Verbals to Arizona for 2020

Lindsay will come to Tucson 1.04 seconds off of the ‘B’ cut in the 100 back and 1.21 seconds off the 200 back ‘B’ cut with one more year for improvement.

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Slovenian Breaststroker Tina Celik Makes Commitment To Rutgers For 2020

Celik will make an immediate impact when she arrives at Rutgers; she is within close range of the school record in the 100 breast and the top 5 in the 200.

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The Official SwimSwam Ballot for the 2019 Golden Goggles Awards

Do Regan Smith’s World Records upend Simone Manuel’s absolute medal haul and individual heroics? Let the debate rage on.

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Arkansas, Nebraska, Drury To Attend Missouri Invite In November

The University of Missouri’s mid-season invite will feature a handful of Division I programs, but also a few top Division II programs this fall.

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USA Swimming Unveils 2019 Golden Goggles Awards Nominees

Spoiler alert: there’s only one nominee for Male Swimmer of the Year.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Durden, California

The Cal men hold the nation’s top time in the 100 fly, 100 back, 100 breast and 100 free thanks to fast swimming at the King of the Pool meet.

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New Zealand Short Course Championships Begin Tuesday

The 2019 New Zealand Short Course Championships kick-off in Auckland tomorrow, October 1st, with Bradlee Ashby among the competitors.

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