Dave Durden

SwimSwam’s Awards For The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

Regan Smith was one of the top performers of the U.S. Olympic Trials, setting a new world record in the 100 back and winning two more events decisively.

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USA Swimming Reveals 2024 Olympic Games Assistant Coaches

Team USA’s coaching staff includes a mixture of former Olympic head coaches, other veterans, and first-time Olympic coaches.

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2024 U.S. Olympics Trials: Triple Double for Ryan Murphy as He Sweeps Backstrokes

Domestic backstroke competitions have been completely owned by Cal Bear Ryan Murphy as he and his training partners have been dominating the competition.

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Setting the Field: Who Will the U.S. Choose as Assistant Coaches for the Paris 2024 Olympics?

Ray Looze is an obvious choice for the Paris 2024 Olympic coaching staff for the US swim team. Who else is in the running?

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Cal Pulls in 2 More 5th Years: NCAA Qualifiers Geringer (Ohio State) and McDonald (Princeton)

Cal has added a pair of NCAA qualifiers to the roster for 2024: 5th-year transfers Maya Geringer (Ohio State) and Margaux McDonald (Princeton).

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European Juniors Finalist Lars Antoniak Commits to Cal for 2024

Estonian breaststroke specialist Lars Antoniak committed to Cal last month, rounding out the Bears’ 2024 recruiting class with another international talent.

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D-III Champion Frank Applebaum Transferring From Claremont-Mudd-Scripps to Cal for 5th Year

Two-time NCAA Division III champion Frank Applebaum is transferring from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps to Cal for his fifth year of collegiate eligibility.

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2024 Men’s NCAA Championships: Night 3 EPIC Photo Vault

Night 3 of the Men’s 2024 NCAA Swimming Championships in Indianapolis had some incredible energy, here are the top photos.

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2024 Men’s NCAA Championships: Night 1 Photo Vault

Here are the top photos from Night 1 of the Men’s 2024 NCAA Swimming Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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2023-24 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Final Edition

In his NCAA curtain call, Brendan Burns aims to lead the Indiana Hoosiers to another top-four finish this week in their home state.

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2023-24 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: Final Edition

Josephine Fuller and the Tennessee Volunteers vaulted up the power rankings after SECs as they aim to hit their taper and take 4th at NCAAs.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Florida’s Sims and Ivey Aiming For 1-2 Finish In The 200 Freestyle

As the #1 and #3 seeds, Bella Sims and Isabel Ivey will look to go 1-2 in the 200 freestyle and put up big points for the Florida Gators.

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Cal Women Win Last Pac-12 Title, First of Dave Durden Era

The Cal women led from start to finish at the last-ever Women’s Pac-12 Championships this week, winning their sixth conference crown — and first since 2021.

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Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Ups/Mids/Downs – Can Anyone Keep Up With Cal’s Depth?

Stanford has the most A-finalists on Friday night, but a bevy of B-finalists has Cal poised to extend their lead again during the third finals session.

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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The USC women enter this year’s meet owning 10 of the 18 top-seeded times in the Pac-12 as they seek their first conference title since 2016.

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