Carol Capitani

2022 US Trials Day 1 Roundup: NCAA Swimmers Performing Well So Far

Despite concerns about the proximity of the US International Team Trials to the NCAA season, collegiate swimmers have been posting strong performances.

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2022 U.S. Trials Previews: Walsh-Douglass Duo Primed To Prevail Again In 200 IM

Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass, the Tokyo Olympic silver and bronze medalists, are the favorites to make the 2022 Worlds team in the 200 IM.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Carol Capitani

Capitani led the Longhorn women to a surprise runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships, marking the team’s highest showing since 1994.

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2022 Swammy Awards: NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving

Virginia’s Kate Douglass had one of the best NCAA Championship meets that we’ve ever seen this weekend in Atlanta, breaking 2 individual NCAA Records.

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2021 Swammy Awards: Women’s NCAA Coach of the Year – Todd DeSorbo

UVA became the first ACC program to have an NCAA A finalist in every swimming event.

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CSCAA Names 100 Greatest Coaches

The CSCAA released its collection of the 100 Greatest Coaches, a list that included greats like Eddie Reese and Teri McKeever.

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Leah Smith Hits Huge Best Time in 200 IM at US Open – 2:11.67

Smith, who recently changed coaches, would have placed sixth at U.S. Olympic Trials this year with her new best time.

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Four Races To Keep An Eye On At The 2021 US Open

Katie Ledecky and Leah Smith will open the 2021 US Open on Wednesday night in the women’s 800 freestyle.

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Leah Smith Hits 10-Second 400 IM SCY Best Time, 4:03.83, In Austin

Smith put up a time of 4:03.83, shattering her 2017 best time of 4:13.93, and also clocked 4:35.95 in the 500 free.

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College Swimming Previews: #3 Texas Adds U.S. Olympians Sullivan and Hernandez

Texas took a massive step in the right direction last season, putting together a greatly improved NCAA team performance, for a 3rd-place finish.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Coaching Changes, NCAA, and Young Guns Firing

We discuss the coaching changes of last week, the wave of new international teenage talent on the men’s side, and the fast weekend of racing from the NCAA

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Texas Sweeps Annual Big 12 Swimming & Diving Awards

The Longhorn men swept the awards for a seventh consecutive year, while the women accomplished the feat for the fifth straight year.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Carol Capitani, Texas

Four Texas women, including two freshmen, have already hit automatic NCAA qualifying swims as coach Carol Capitani has gotten her rookies up to speed fast.

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Mitch Dalton Joins Texas Women’s Staff As Assistant Coach

Dalton joins head coach Carol Capitani after spending five years as USA Swimming’s National Junior Team Director.

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Swimming From Home: Texas Head Coach Carol Capitani Plays “Box of Truths”

Texas women’s head coach Carol Capitani and I took one of Jimmy Fallon’s talk show games, Box of Lies, and made it our own

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