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Florida & Minnesota Women TIE, Gator Men Chomp Gophers in Dual

Natalie Hinds (above) is not messing around this year. She won all three of her individual events today vs. Minnesota.

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College Swimming Previews: #12 Minnesota Women Will Miss Smith

Breastroke star Kierra Smith will be greatly missed by her Minnesota teammates this season as she plans to redshirt the year in order to prepare for the Olympics

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Gophers Earn Gold at Pan Am Games, Speedo Sectionals

Following Samantha Harding’s eighth-place finish in the women’s open water 10k (2:04:37.7), Team Canada and Minnesota teammate Kierra Smith took home gold in the 200-meter breaststroke.

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10th Gophers Record Broken in 2015

Golden Gopher Danielle Nack’s performance in the 200 fly at the2015 Speedo Sectionals at Minneapolis marked the tenth University of Minnesota school record broken in 2015 so far.

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6 Big Things from Day 3 of the Women’s Big Ten Championships: O Canada, freshman flurry & more

O Canada! Minnesota’s Kierra Smith is one of a number of Canadians currently dominating the Big Ten Conference Championship.

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Gophers Smith, Hoosiers Snodgrass share B1G Swimmer of the Week award in preview of conference showdown

Oh, Canada! Two swimmers from the Great White North shared the women’s swimmer of the week title this week, and their teams will clash for the Big Ten title in just a few weeks.

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Gophers Triumph Over NU and Purdue After Day Two of B1G Clash

Kierra Smith was untouchable in the 200 breast as the Gopher men and women held their leads in this B1G clash.

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CJ Smith Topples Wilimovsky and Kierra Smith Wins Twice as Gophers Lead Purdue and NU After Day One of B1G Triple Dual

Kierra Smith was a double winner for the Minnesota women, who hold big leads over Purdue and Northwestern.

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Minnesota topples North Dakota on doubles from Zeiger, Nack, Turner

Brooke Zeiger was one of a number of impressive youngsters for the Golden Gophers, winning the 500 and 1000 frees by dominating margins.

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Nation-leading Smiths power Minnesota past Arizona State

Kierra Smith and CJ Smith (pictured) each won two events and put up a NCAA-leading time apiece to help Minnesota triumph in its season opener.

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Sister Act 2: Minnesota Gophers get commitment from Kaia Grobe, second in-state sister in one night

Kaia Grobe (left) will join her older sister Bridgette (right) as a Golden Gopher beginning next fall.

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College Swimming Previews: Giant senior class has come of age for the #10 Minnesota women

Freestyler Kiera Janzen is a big part of a hard-hitting senior class for the Golden Gophers, who look for a third-straight top-10 finish in 2014-2015.

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Women’s 100 Meter Butterfly – US Nationals Preview – Donahue the constant among American turnover

With four of last year’s six national teamers retired or taking time away from the pool, the door is open for fresh talent behind 2012 Olympian Claire Donahue.

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Ranking the 2014 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8

Both Brooke Zeiger (left) and Heidi Miller (right) find themselves in our 5th-8th ranked recruiting classes, Zeiger with Minnesota and Miller with Princeton.

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Katie McLaughlin Breaks Overall National High School Record, Takes Down 100 Fly Mark

It hasn’t exactly been the smoothest of junior seasons for Katie McLaughlin in California’s Southern Section. Mid-year, she transferred out of…

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