Courtney Beidler

Beyond The Lane Lines: Meet Penny Oleksiak’s Animal Family

Beyond the Lane Lines catches you up on the latest stories outside the pool, including from whom Olympic gold medalist Penny Oleksiak gets love after a long practice.

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BigTen Senior Spotlight: Marni Oldershaw of the University of Michigan

With under 48 hours left until the 2016 Big Ten Championships kick off, the host of this year’s event, the…

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2014 Women’s Big Ten Championships: Vrooman crushes 500 but Minnesota leads by 47

Lindsay Vrooman defended her 500 free title with a giant final 100, but her Hoosiers trail Minnesota by over 47 after two days.

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Michigan men, OSU women win in intense, live-tweeted Big Ten battle in Columbus

A clash of Big Ten rivals led to comeback wins for the Ohio State women and Michigan men, and the Wolverine coaching staff live-tweeted the meet to offer their candid, mid-meet thoughts.

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Michigan women lead by 4 at Ohio State with one day remaining, Buckeye men beat WVU, await Wolverine men tomorrow

Ohio State started strong, but the Wolverines battled back to take a 4-point lead into Saturday. Meanwhile, the Buckeye men beat up on West Virginia as they prepare for a battle with the Wolverines tomorrow.

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Michigan Men/Women Emerge Victorious at Northwestern Multi-Team Duals

The Northwestern men’s and women’s teams hosted a combined meet in Evanston with Michigan and Notre Dame playing part on…

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Medley relay DQ dooms Michigan women in Purdue, Wolverine men win

Michigan’s winning 200 medley relay false started, giving Purdue an early advantage. Meanwhile, the Michigan men continued to dominate the Big Ten with another win.

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Orange Bowl Classic: DeLoof, Oldershaw, Funk break records in Wolverine win

The Michigan women swept all 12 races at the short course meters event, including two wins and a meet record from Marni Oldershaw.

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Winter Nationals wraps up with stellar American record for Ledecky, relay wins for Cal

Katie Ledecky tore the old American record to pieces in the 1650, going an insane 15:15.17 to open up the night.

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Pelton tops Franklin, Adrian leads loaded 100 free field at Day 3 prelims of Winter Nationals

Teammates Liz Pelton and Missy Franklin will go head-to-head tonight in the 200 back final.

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Winter Nationals: Multiple American records for Thoman on day 2, Franklin beats Ledecky in 200

Missy Franklin won twice for California, including an intense showdown with fellow Olympian Katie Ledecky in the 200 free.

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Ledecky Tops Missy in 200 Free; Missy Tops Bootsma in 100 Back in Day 2 Prelims at Winter Nationals

Cindy Tran and the Cal medley relays were off to a very good start on Friday morning, taking the top two spots in the 200 medley relay.

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Championship Records, Nearly American Records, Fall on Day 1 of U.S. Winter Nationals

Among the night 1 swims will be Katie Ledecky chasing an American Record in the 500 free.

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Coughlin, Schneider Take Top Seeds in 50 Free in Day 1 Prelims

The wildly-decorated Natalie Coughlin swam the second-best time of her career in the 50 free on Thursday morning.

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Michigan Men and Women Take Home Victories In the First Big Ten Meet of the Season

The Michigan Men and Women defeated the Iowa men and women in the first Big Ten dual meet of the season in Ann Arbor.

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