World University Games

Japan Releases 2015 Junior Worlds and WUGs Rosters

Team Japan has finalized its line-up of men and women set to compete at this year’s World Championships and World University Games.

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Maddy Schaefer, Shane Ryan Removed From 2015 World University Games Roster for Team USA

Maddy Schaefer has been pulled from the roster for the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.

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Florence and Romania to enter host bids for future World University Games

Two nations appear to be set to enter host bids for future World University Games events: Florence, Italy and Bucharest and Cluj, Romania.

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Purdue’s Julianne Heyde is Big Ten Swimmer and Freshman of the Week

The Purdue first-year swept both weekly honors in the last week of the season.

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USA Swimming announces coaches for 2015 Worlds, WUGs, Pan-Ams

USC’s Dave Salo will lead the American women’s team at the 2015 World Championships, just as he did in 2013.

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Interactive Graphs: Cal, Pac-12 claim majority of U.S.’s World University Games Team

Seth Stubblefield is one of 9 Cal Bears on the U.S. roster. Check out our interactive breakdowns here.

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Team USA Swimmers Named for 2015 World University Games

2012 U.S. Olympian Rachel Bootsma will represent her country in Gwangju, South Korea in July, 2015 at the World University Games.

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Bidding opens for potential hosts of 2021 World University Games

FISU (the International University Sports Federation) has opened the bidding for nations wishing to host the World University Games in 2021.

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U.S. 2015 World Championship Team qualifying criteria, and the ‘Pan Pacs Second Chance’

As we begin to ramp up to the U.S. National Championships next month in Irvine, here’s a simplified look at how the U.S. will select its team for the 2015 World Championships.

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Brasilia, Brazil Will Host the 2019 World University Games; Budapest Withdraws

Brasilia, Brazil will host the 2019 World University Games, FISU announced today. Brasilia was the only remaining candidate for the…

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Baku Postpones 2019 World University Games Bid

With Baku, Azerbaijan postponing their WUG’s bid, it now leaves Budapest, Hungary and Brasilia, Brazil left to battle. (Photo Credit: FISU.net)

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Baku, Brasilia, and Budapest Make 2019 World University Games Presentations

The three finalists and primary candidates for the 2019 World University Games made their initial formal presentations to the Federation International du Sport Universitaire, or FISU, in Belgium earlier this week. Present at the meeting representing the organizers of the biannual event were president Claude-Louis Gallien, and a pair of FISU Vice Presidents.

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Photos of USA Swimming’s Bilbao, Spain Training Camp Pre-Worlds

The glass-walled, glass-cielinged pool in Bilbao, Spain that will play host to the U.S. World Championship team for the next week. (Photo Thanks to Todd Schmitz)

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Twichell Heads to Russia for World University Games

Courtesy of Duke University Swimming and Diving: Former Duke swimmer and All-American Ashley Twichell is set to begin competition at…

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