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Alabama Scores Commitment From Michigan High School State Finalist Joey Wachter

Michigan high school state finalist Joey Wachter has announced his verbal commitment to swim for the University of Alabama beginning in 2020-21.

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2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Rankings: February Edition

IU is rising, Florida is falling. Who else is on the move in our latest edition of NCAA Power Rankings heading into Conference Championship season?

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Indiana Associate Head Coach Jonty Skinner Retires Mid-Season

“Although my departure isn’t super timely, we’ve both benefited from the experience,” the veteran coach Skinner said in a statement to SwimSwam.

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Winter Jr. National Finalist Anna Ogren Commits to University of Alabama

Anna Ogren, Winter Junior National finalist in the 200 butterfly, has committed to swim for the University of Alabama beginning in fall 2021.

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2019-2020 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Power Rankings: December Edition

The tides are turning, and we have a new #1 in our NCAA swimming & diving rankings, updated after mid-season invites across the nation.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: Dec. 2 – Dec. 8, 2019

The Minnesota Invite features eight ranked programs – six of them inside the top 10 – and highlights the coming weekend of NCAA swimming & diving action.

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2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Rankings: November Edition

Our #1-ranking votes are no longer unanimous after a fast fall season for several top programs. The uncertainty after the top two also continues.

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Virginia 5A State Champion Nikolas Lee-Bishop Verbally Commits to Alabama

USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Nikolas Lee-Bishop of Richmond, Virginia has announced his verbal commitment to Alabama for 2021-22.

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2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: First Edition

The top two teams are clear. Everything after that… completely unpredictable. Our five voters take an opening shot at preseason Power Rankings.

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The ’19-’20 NCAA Season is Here: Alabama Wins in Coley Stickels’ Crimson Debut

Alabama won their first meet of the Coley Stickels era, but the Crimson Tide’s new head coach named the meet a “Wakeup Call” for some of his athletes.

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NCAA Season Kicks Off Friday With Alabama-Delta State Dual

Despite a coaching change for Alabama, the Crimson Tide will still open up the fall NCAA dual meet schedule with their annual tilt with Delta State on Friday.

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#17 Matthew King Switches Verbal from Indiana to Alabama for 2020

King, one of the top sprinters in the entire class of 2024, had initially verbally committed to Indiana in January of this year.

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2019 U.S. Nationals: Day 1 Photo Vault

SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture all of the intensity and excitement of Day 1 at the 2019 US National Championships.

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Sprinter Morgan Scott Transfers Out of Indiana, Heads to Alabama

Scott, a 24.1/51.9 backstroker, comes in with a 100 back time faster than the Alabama program record. She’s the second IU to Alabama transfer this year.

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NCAA Division III Runner-Up Meg Peel Transfers to Alabama

Meg Peel was the 2019 NCAA Division III runner-up in the 200 yard backstroker as a sophomore; this fall, she will transfer to Alabama.

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