Becca Weiland

Mark Bradshaw, Becca Weiland, Join Notre Dame Swimming & Diving Staff

Weiland, above, is a former All-American swimmer at Minnesota, while Bradshaw joins the staff from Arizona State, where he was the head diving coach for 23 years.

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Alaska-Fairbanks Promotes Becca Weiland to Head Coach

13-time Minnesota All-American Becca Weiland has been promoted to head coach at Division II Alaska-Fairbanks, and chosen her assistant coach.

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3-Sport Athlete Makayla Suominen Signs NLI to Swim at Alaska Fairbanks

Although she only swims 3 months a year, Makayla Suominen has finished in the top 4 in both the 50/100 free events at Minnesota High School Class A State Championships in each of the last 4 years.

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Wisconsin Tabs Becca Weiland To Complete Coaching Staff

Beyond deep ties to the Badger State and the Big Ten Conference, a winning pedigree set Becca Weiland apart as…

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College Swimming Previews: #12 Minnesota Women Will Miss Smith

Breastroke star Kierra Smith will be greatly missed by her Minnesota teammates this season as she plans to redshirt the year in order to prepare for the Olympics

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2015 Women’s Big Tens – Day 2 Ups/Downs+Scoring Preview – three leaders remarkably even

Usually Minnesota and Indiana are the clear-cut top two in the women’s Big Ten, but Michigan has raced the two stroke-for-stroke through day 2 prelims.

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Gophers Triumph Over NU and Purdue After Day Two of B1G Clash

Kierra Smith was untouchable in the 200 breast as the Gopher men and women held their leads in this B1G clash.

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CJ Smith Topples Wilimovsky and Kierra Smith Wins Twice as Gophers Lead Purdue and NU After Day One of B1G Triple Dual

Kierra Smith was a double winner for the Minnesota women, who hold big leads over Purdue and Northwestern.

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Minneapolis Grand Prix Day 1 Prelims Photo Vault

It’s been uber cold in Minneapolis but there’s plenty of heat in the water and day 1 of the 2014…

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Golden Gopher women knock off Florida in Gainesville as Weiland beats Hinds twice

Senior Becca Weiland won two big races against Florida All-American Natalie Hinds to propel the Gophers to a dominating win over Florida.

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College Swimming Previews: Giant senior class has come of age for the #10 Minnesota women

Freestyler Kiera Janzen is a big part of a hard-hitting senior class for the Golden Gophers, who look for a third-straight top-10 finish in 2014-2015.

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2014 W. NCAA Picks: 100 fly might come down to fingernails

The 100 fly could go any number of ways over the top 16 – Ellese Zalewski and Dani Barbiea come in tied for the top seed after big November performances.

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Minnesota Uses Diving, Depth to Pull Away From Indiana on Day 3 of 2014 Big Ten Championships

Minnesota’s Becca Weiland will look to defend her 100 fly title, but it won’t be an easy go for her with Gia Dalesandro and Mckenzie Powers swimming well in prelims.

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2014 Women’s Big Ten Championship Fan Guide: Minnesota Looks To Repeat, But Will Be Challenged

Minnesota will look to three-peat this weekend at the 2014 Big Ten Championships. Kiera Janzen is key for the Gophers, and will take part in one of the more anticipated races of the weekend, the 500 freestyle.

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After tight first day, Golden Gophers roar back to big wins over NC State

The Golden Gopher men and women combined for 9 straight wins to close the meet in dominating fashion over a fired-up NC State squad that put up huge performances on the road.

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