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Aidan Lohr To Join Sergio Lopez At Pinnacle Racing After Iowa Program Cut

Lohr was just about a week into his freshman year at Iowa when the decision was made to cut the swimming & diving programs.

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Eastern Michigan Hall of Fame Swimmer Jay Jones, 59, Has Died

Dr. Jay Jones, a 5-time individual MAC champion at Eastern Michigan University, died at age 59. He was inducted into the EMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992.

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Pepper Ritchey Stays In-state, Commits to Villanova

Electing to stay in-state, Pepper Ritchey has announced her commitment to join Villanova University’s class of 2025 that will arrive on campus next fall.

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Parkland, Florida’s Kenan Kocoglu Kocoglu to Swim for NJIT

Kenan Kocoglu, a teammate of Nicholas Dworet at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, will swim for NJIT beginning in 2020-21.

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Georgia Bulldogs Grab Another 2021 Sprint Commitment from Hailey Hicks

The Georgia Bulldogs have loaded up big on female sprinters in both the class of 2020 and 2021, including their latest commitment Hailey Hicks.

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Iowa 100/200 Back School Record-Holder Millie Sansome Transfers to Georgia

Sansome is a native of the United Kingdom, and she set Iowa program records in both backstrokes as a freshman in Iowa City.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 9/12/2020

In our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series, we celebrate the swimmers of every age and experience level by profiling several young swimmers.

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Dolfin Swim of the Week: Barratt’s Tune-Up 100 Free Sets Up ISL Season

Australia’s Holly Barratt won the 100 free at Western Australia’s SC Championships just days before she officially rejoined the London Roar roaster for 2020.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Pick Rooney (LAC) Over Stewart (CAC) As Top NCAA-to-ISL Man

Almost half of voters picked Maxime Rooney in our poll picking the top NCAA-to-ISL man, edging out the 38.6% picking Coleman Stewart.

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Noelle Harvey Chooses Washington State after Iowa Hawkeyes Dump Swimming

Noelle Harvey was an early commit in the class of 2021 to the University of Iowa. After the Hawkeyes dropped their program, she’s now chosen Washington State.

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Georgia Nabs British Breaststroker Angharad Evans for 2021

At the 2018 European Junior Championships, Evans finished 10th in the 100 breast and 11th in the 50 breast representing Team GBR.

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Old Dominion Hires WVU Grad Assistant Ross Glegg As New Assisstant

Old Dominion University has added Ross Glegg to its coaching staff. Glegg was previously the graduate assistant at West Virginia, his alma mater.

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Euro Jr. Champion Tatiana Belonogoff Gets Approval to Represent Russia

Belonogoff (center) represented Great Britain, where she’s lived her whole life, when she won gold at the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships.

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Explaining USA Swimming’s Sanctioning Rules: the Complete Guide

In recent months, the term “USA Swimming Sanctioned Meet” has been extremely prominent, but it’s meaning can be confusing to casual swimming fans.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Anastasia Pagonis Living at the OTC as a Swimmer Who is Blind

After becoming blind by age 14, and going through a deep depression, Pagonis was able to get back in the pool and start chasing her Olympic dream once again.

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