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Arizona’s Brandon Drops Two Pool Records as Wildcats Take Down Cougars

In their first Pac-12 meet of the season, the Arizona Wildcat women won 12 of the 14 events to take…

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Wisconsin men top Cordes-less Arizona in the desert, Wildcat women knock off Badgers

Kevin Cordes and Brad Tandy didn’t compete and the Wisconsin men took advantage, knocking off Arizona in the Wildcats home pool.

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College Swimming Previews: Stability arrives for #8 Arizona in first full year under DeMont

Bonnie Brandon lost most of her NCAA meet last spring to a devastating illness, but at full strength this season she’ll be the centerpiece of Rick DeMont’s Wildcats.

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10 Things We Noticed on Day 2 of the 2014 U.S. National Championships: That 800 Free Relay

Conor Dwyer is the lone veteran of last year’s 800 free relay squad that swam to gold in finals who finished in the top 4 of the 200 on Thursday.

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Race Video: Women’s 100 Back Final at LA Invite: Missy Franklin vs Elizabeth Pelton

Watch Missy Franklin and her Cal teammate Elizabeth Pelton go head-to-head in the 100 back final at Los Angeles Invitational.

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Sarasota YMCA Sharks Head Coach Steve Brown to Be Named Assistant at Arizona

Arizona All-American miler Tjasa Oder (above) will have a new group

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#4 Seed in 200 Back Bonnie Brandon Scratches at 2014 NCAA Championships

Arizona’s Bonnie Brandon will once again be unable to go on Saturday morning at the NCAA Championships.

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Team Scores: Georgia expands lead, Stanford still topping Cal

Nicole Vernon helped power Georgia to a big day 2 lead by winning the B-Final in the women’s 400 IM.

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2014 W. NCAA Picks: NCAA 800 free relay record on high alert for Cal-Georgia showdown

Missy Franklin is a scary sight for opposing teams in this relay, but Georgia has their own dominant line-up, led by Shannon Vreeland, to help counter Cal’s Bears.

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2014 W. NCAA Picks: Fast freshmen 400 free relay legs could decide meet’s big finale

Three of the top contenders will look to star freshmen to power their programs to the top of the podium at the final event of the NCAA Championships.

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2014 W. NCAA PICKS: 500 Free – Big Names, Big Event; Great Way to Start the Meet

It’s a star-studded event, the top six or seven coming in with practically interchangeable seed times. We give the nod to Cal’s Missy Franklin, on whom the Bears will be counting for big points in this event. Somehow we expect that will make her even better.

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2014 W. NCAA Picks: Slew of Sophomores Look to Spoil Senior’s Last 200 Back

Elizabeth Beisel looks to end her final day at the NCAA Championships a winner, but a studly group of sophomores including defending champ Liz Pelton (above) may spoil her exit.

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2014 Pac-12 Women’s Championships: Final Day Real-Time Recaps

Arizona’s Margo Geer is the defending NCAA Champion, and it’s she, not Missy Franklin, who’s in control going into the women’s 100 free final.

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2014 Women’s PAC-12 Championships: Real Time Recaps Finals Day 2

USC has two of the three individual top seeds for tonight. We will see if the Trojans can hold their places amongst a deep PAC-12 field.

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USC Takes Two of Three Top Seeds on Thursday Morning at Women’s Pac-12 Championships

USC’s Stina Gardell leads a strong group of 200 IM’ers into tonight’s Pac-12 final.

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