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Castro-Ortega, Dressens and Ax Named BMC Swimmers of the Year

Patricia Castro-Ortega and Dion Dreesens of Queens University of Charlotte and Joel Ax of SCAD Savannah earned Bluegrass Mountain Conference Swimmer of the Year honors for 2016-17.

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Scott Whitbeck Named Swimming and Diving Coach at Nazareth

Scott Whitbeck, head coach at SUNY New Paltz for the past eight seasons, has been named head coach of the Nazareth College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. He becomes the sixth head coach in the Golden Flyers’ history and replaces Martie Staser, who coached the men’s and women’s teams for 12 seasons.

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Boki, Rivard Gear Up For Second Wins At Day 2 Prelims of IPC Euros

A series of swimmers are in pole position to take their second gold medal in as many days after qualifying fastest in the heats on day two (Monday, 2 May) at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal.

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Romania to Bring Seven Men to European Championship

The roster is just as lopsided as the South African Olympic team.

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Colgate Adds High Performance Diving Team Member Freeman Huff to Staff

Colgate Swimming and Diving Head Coach Andy Waegerannounced the addition of former Iowa All-American and USA Diving High Performance Squad member Deidre Freeman Huff to his staff.

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Michigan Water Polo advances to 10th CWPA Championship Game

No. 5 Michigan was stellar on its power play defense to lead to a tight 9-8 win over No. 16 Princeton in the CWPA Semifinals on Saturday (April 30) at Blodgett Pool, advancing to the 10th CWPA Championship game in school history.

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Indiana Water Polo Falls Short of CWPA Title

The No. 14 Indiana water polo team came one win shy of an automatic NCAA Championship berth after falling to No. 5 Michigan, 9-2, in Sunday’s CWPA Championship game. With the win, Michigan moves to 29-6 on the year, while Indiana falls to 23-7.

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Georgia Southern Adds Three in Late Signing Period

Georgia Southern Swimming & Diving Head Coach Nate Kellogg has announced the signing of three additional student-athletes to the Signing Class of 2016. Mary Coates, Markiyah Davis and Abigail Duncan will join the Eagles for the 2016-17 campaign which kicks off this fall.

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USA Swimming Foundation Names Scott Usher Director of Major Gifts

The USA Swimming Foundation announced today the addition of Scott Usher to its headquarters staff as the new Director of Major Gifts.

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College of Saint Benedict Adds 23 to 2016-17 Roster

The deadline has passed for high school seniors to make their decisions on where to continue their academic and athletic careers in college, and College of Saint Benedict swimming and diving coach Dan Eckberg announced Monday that he will add 23 names to the Blazers’ roster in 2016-17.

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NM State Celebrates Successful Season at End of Year Banquet

The New Mexico State swimming and diving team celebrated a successful 2015-16 season on Sundayat Salopek Farms.

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Vermont Announces Trio of Swimming & Diving Captains for 2016-17

Vermont women’s swimming & diving head coach Gerry Cournoyer has announced that juniors Molly Condron, Abby Holmquist, and Ali McClure will serve as tri-captains for the 2016-17 season.

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Duke Swimmers and Divers Honored at Team Banquet

The Duke men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams celebrated the 2015-16 campaignFriday evening at the program’s annual banquet.

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A box filled with kindness, extreme generosity sent to Mozambique

This is the story of a box that has brought more joy, dignity, hope and love to a group of young men that I have witnessed over the past 5 months. It is a box that is filled with kindness and extreme generosity.

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Indiana Water Polo: Matthews, Schroeder Receive All-Conference Honors

Indiana senior Candyce Schroeder and sophomore Kelly Matthews picked up first team honors after leading the No. 14 Hoosiers to a 6-1 record and a second-place finish in the CWPA.

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