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Frolander, Gyurta, Vollmer, and 1976 US 400 Free Relay Named to 2024 Hall of Fame Class

Five-time Olympic gold medalist Dana Vollmer was the first woman ever under the 56-second barrier in the 100 meter fly in long course.

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Blast From the Past: Complaining About the NCAA is Evergreen

In 1991, new NCAA rules went into effect, which caused some to worry that the U.S was about to get left behind on the international scene.

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Pitt Assistant Rebecca Westfall Expected to Join Alabama Staff

After two seasons at the University of Pittsburgh, Westfall becomes new head coach Coley Stickels’ first hire since he was brought on at Alabama in April.

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2019 NCAA Offseason Coaching Carousel: UCLA, West Point Headline Remaining Gigs

Six Division I head coach positions remain open as the wild NCAA offseason finally starts to slow down.

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Alabama Hires Rio Ramirez as Diving Coach

Rio Ramirez is the latest addition to Alabama’s new-look staff, as the school announced today that Ramirez will be the new head diving coach.

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Questions for College Swim Coaches from American College Connection

To help you out during the recruiting process, ACC has put together a list of questions that they suggest swimmers consider asking college coaches.

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South African Olympian Christopher Reid to Join NC State Post-Grad Group

The Alabama post-grad will head to Raleigh as a result of the coaching changes in Tuscaloosa.

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Worlds Medalist Margo Geer Moves from IU to Alabama with Coley Stickels

Geer is one of a handful of Indiana post-grads we know are following Stickels.

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Olympian Ryan Held Following Coach Coley Stickels to Alabama

Held, who had moved to train with the Indiana pro group in February, expects Zane Waddell, Laurent Bams and Ali Khalafalla will comprise his main training partners at Alabama.

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2019 NCAA Offseason Coaching Carousel: Hiring Season in Full Swing

After a slow start to the NCAA offseason, we’ve seen an influx of hires in the last week.

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Veteran Jonty Skinner Expected to be Named New Indiana Sprint Coach

Skinner, current Alabama senior associate head coach, will take the new Alabama head coach Stickel’s old job at Indiana University.

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’19 NCAA Offseason: Head Coach Hires Trickling In, Assistant Positions Open

Coley Stickels was announced as the new head coach at Alabama last week – check out the remaining DI vacancies here.

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Alabama Hires IU’s Coley Stickels As New Head Swim & Dive Coach

The University of Alabama has announced Indiana sprint coach Coley Stickels as its new head coach for men’s and women’s swimming & diving. Stickels was previously the associate head sprint coach for the Hoosiers.

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Alabama Celebrates 2018-19 Season with Postseason Awards Dinner

The Crimson Tide celebrated a season which included a top-10 NCAA finish for the men, a top-35 finish for the women and a combined nine men and women earning All-America honors.

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2019 Offseason: 13 NCAA Division I Head Coaching Positions Open Already

The UNC coaching job, vacated by Rich DeSelm, is one of the biggest jobs open so far this offseason.

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