Cooper Van Der Laan

2022 Minnesota Invite: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The 2022 Minnesota Invite keeps chugging along this morning with heats of the 200 fly, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 back.

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2022 Minnesota Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Despite some key scratches, fans should be in store for some great head-to-head matches tonight in Minnesota, including the men’s 100 breast.

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Notre Dame Completes Coaching Staff With Another Louisville Alum: Trevor Carroll

Trevor Carroll swam for new Notre Dame head coach Chris Lindauer at Louisville and spent the last four seasons running Pitt’s most successful training group.

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John Hargis Out As Pitt Head Coach After Six Seasons

During Hargis’ tenure, the Panthers finished as high ninth on the women’s side and eighth on the men’s side at the ACC Championships.

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2022 M NCAAs Previews: Max McHugh Eyeing that Elusive 49-Point 100 Breast

McHugh’s sights are assuredly set on breaking the 50-second barrier, which would make him just the 2nd swimmer in history to do so.

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2022 ACC Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

With one day of racing to go, the NC State men are in the driver’s seat, while the women are trying to close the gap against UVA.

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WATCH: UVA Smashes US Open Record; Other ACC Records Broken (Day 4 Race Videos)

Though ACC records were broken all night, the most exciting race came at the end, when the Virginia women smashed the US Open record in the 400 medley relay.

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2022 ACC Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

All seven individual events tonight at the 2022 ACC Championships will each feature the defending champion trying to defend their titles.

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2022 ACC Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Louisville’s Evgenii Somov and Nick Albiero will each be swimming for a fifth-straight ACC title in their respective individual events today.

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2022 ACC Men’s Fan Guide: New Defending Champs and Schedule Set Up Thriller

Fans can expect even more excitement at this week’s ACC Men’s Championships thanks to a new location, new schedule, new stars, and new defending champs.

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Herbet, Van der Laan & Openysheva Named ACC Swimmers of the Week

FSU’s Mason Herbet and Pitt’s Cooper Van der Laan share the Men’s Swimmer of the Week honor, while Louisville’s Arina Openysheva wins the women’s award.

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Pitt Sweeps Villanova at Home

The University of Pittsburgh men and women swept in-state foe Villanova at Trees pool in Pittsburgh on Thursday afternoon.

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Pitt Gets First 2023 Commitment from Upper Arlington’s Grant Kennedy

The first commit to the Panther’s class of 2027, the rapidly improving Kennedy will come to the University of Pittsburgh in the fall of 2023

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2021 US Open: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Tate Jackson makes his return to competition with the 100 free, having taken a five-month break from the water after receiving a one-month USADA suspension.

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Ohio State Invite Day 3 Finals Live Recap: Preview of Big Ten Champs in 100 FR

U.S. Olympian Michael Brinegar (IU) is the top seed in the men’s mile, while 2021 NCAA All-American Charlie Clark is the #2 seed.

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