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NCAA Weekly Preview #8: Which College Meets to Watch This Week

Louisville comes to Columbia to take on the Missouri Tigers, and the Cardinals have Mallory Comerford and Zach Harting back after their trip to Hangzhou for Worlds.

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Caeleb Dressel Earns Best of December Honors from USOC

Swimmer Caeleb Dressel, alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, and figure skating duo Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue earn December Team USA accolades.

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Florida State Begins Weekend Test on Thursday at Home

The FSU swimming and diving teams will welcome Incarnate Word on Thursday before hitting the road to face Alabama and Miami.

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20 Australians Under 20 You Need to be Watching – Women

The 10 Australian women you need to be paying attention to including Ariarne Titmus (pictured above).

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NCAA Championship Tickets Will Go on Sale on February 1st

Teams get access to purchase tickets first, but the general public can begin buying all-session tickets on February 1st.

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All the Links You Need for the 2019 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville

Simone Manuel is one of the premier athletes set to race in Knoxville this week.

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FINIS Signs Two-Time Olympian Lia Neal

FINIS, Inc., the worldwide leader in technical swimming innovation, is proud to announce the signing of two-time Olympian Lia Neal to a long-term deal that extends through the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Gianluca Urlando

Coming off a summer of long course time explosions, 16-year-old Gianluca Urlando transferred that speed and more to the short course yards pool in December.

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Indiana High School Coach Sues School, Alleges Gender Bias

A high school swim coach in Indiana is suing her school system for sex discrimination, saying she has been treated differently than male coaches in the district for the past two years.

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Zoe Bartel Named Colorado Sports HOF High School Athlete of the Year

Zoe Bartel, now in her freshman season at Stanford, is the 2018 Colorado Sports Hall of Fame High School Female Athlete of the Year.

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Former FL HS Coach of the Year Banned By Center for SafeSport

Eric Hill, a former high school swim coach in Florida, has been banned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport. He’s accused of inappropriately touching a 16-year-old girl and has been charged with battery.

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Watching Swimming: What Makes a Race Good?

Last Friday, SwimSwam published our Swammy Awards Top 10 Swims of the Year. The number one race was the men’s medley relay at the Asian Games.

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Three Charges Dropped Against Former Coach O’Neill, One Remains

Currently-banned swim coach Alfred O’Neill had had one of the two criminal complaints against him dropped, leaving one complaint and one charge of criminal sexual conduct moving forward.

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He Junyi Becomes 3rd Fastest Chinese 100 Freestyler Of All-Time

The 2019 Chinese Spring Swimming Championships in Shaoxing wrapped up today with a bang, as He Junyi made history in the men’s LCM 100 freestyle event.

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Swimnerd Finally Releases iPhone App

After two years of development and months of Bluetooth testing, we are excited to announce the Swimnerd app is finally in both app stores. It’s called, “Swimnerd”.

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