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Kentucky Hires Illinois State’s Caitlin Hamilton as Associate Coach, Promotes Lieberman

Caitlin Hamilton’s departure from Illinois State to Kentucky leaves the Redbirds without a head coach less than two weeks before classes start.

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Marshall Swimming & Diving Hires Bailey Bonnett as Assistant Coach

Bonnett, a 14-time All-American during her collegiate career at Kentucky, spent last season as an assistant with the Wildcats.

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Kentucky Head Swim Coach Lars Jorgensen Has Been Off Deck Since Early May

Sources tell SwimSwam that University of Kentucky head swimming and diving coach Lars Jorgensen has been away from the pool deck since the beginning of May.

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Kentucky Adds Butterflier and IMer Billie Sherratt to Massive 2024 Commitment Class

Speedo Winter Junior Nationals qualifier Billie Sherratt joins a 2028 class of at least eight other swimmers for the University of Kentucky.

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College Swimming Previews: #12 Kentucky Women Strong in the Stroke 200s + 400 IM

The team’s highest scorer at NCAAs Lauren Poole returns for her senior season and have a class of incoming freshmen coming in to fill gaps.

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Two 2022 NCAA Qualifiers Returning to Kentucky for 5th Year; Gati and Knight

Gati and Knight have qualified for NCAAs in each of their three (four) years at Kentucky. They combined for 124 points at 2022 SECs.

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How Much Did 5th Years Impact the 2022 NCAA Championships?

Stanford’s Brooke Forde was one of just a handful of 5th year swimmers who scored more points at this year’s NCAA Championship meet than last year’s.

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2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Day Three will feature heats of the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back followed by the preliminary rounds of diving.

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2022 SEC Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks will have all eyes on him in the men’s 100 freestyle after becoming the fastest freshman in the 50 free earlier in the meet.

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2022 SEC Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

200 IM champion Ellen Walshe has a big night ahead of her as the top seed in the 400 IM and the second seed in the 100 butterfly just minutes later.

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2022 SEC Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

After leading off Florida’s 800 free relay in 1:30.42 on Tuesday, Kieran Smith will tackle the 400 IM instead of the 200 free on Thursday.

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2022 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships: Day 2 Prelims Scratches

Dupre was the pre-scratch 4th seed in the 200 IM, but chose the 50 free, where she’s the 47th seed, instead on Wednesday at SECs.

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2022 SEC Women’s Fan Guide: Will the Vols Reclaim Their Throne?

With a rising young core, the Tennessee women appear poised to reclaim the SEC title after winning for the first time in 2020.

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Seniors Show Out As Kentucky Closes Dual Meet Schedule With Sweep of Cincinnati

Kentucky senior Mason Wilby earned two individual wins as the Wildcats cruised to a sweep over Cincinnati.

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Rye Ulett Breaks Louisville Record in 2nd Collegiate Meet After Surprise Debut

Rye Ulett was scheduled to arrive at Louisville next fall, but made a surprise debut last week at Indiana. She’s already making a big impact.

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