Jeff Poppell

2023 SEC Champs Preview: Despite Missing Stars, Can The Lady Vols Go Back-to-Back?

They’ve gotten some pieces back, but can the Tennessee women repeat as SEC champions without key pieces such as 3x SEC champion Ellen Walshe?

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South Carolina Picks Up Verbal Commitment from Distance Specialist Ryan Turner for 2024

With a year and a half left to improve before joining the Gamecock roster, Turner already boasts impressive times in the distance events.

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South Carolina Adds Futures Finalist Sofia Krstolic for 2023

Sofia Krstolic, Futures and Florida State finalist, has announced her commitment to South Carolina, beginning in the 2023-2024 season.

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Maggie MacNeil Downs 2 More School Records as LSU Splits Dual vs. South Carolina

Graduate transfer Maggie MacNeil continued rewriting the LSU school record books in the team’s dual against SEC foes South Carolina.

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South Carolina Announces Retirement of Head Diving Coach Dale Schultz

With Schultz’s retirement, South Carolina has hired Tennessee volunteer assistant Michael Wright as the team’s new head diving coach.

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Steve Jungbluth Out as Associate Head Coach at Florida After 12 Years with Gators

Steve Jungbluth is out as the associate head coach at the University of Florida after a dozen seasons with the Gators program, sources told SwimSwam.

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Junior Nationals Qualifier Caroline Chasser Commits to South Carolina (2023)

Chasser will join the backstroke and freestyle groups at South Carolina when she arrives on campus in the fall of 2023.

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Schultz Leads South Carolina Women To Victory, Army Men Upset Gamecocks

The Black Knight men defeated South Carolina 158-140, while the Gamecock women defeated the Army 204-88.

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South Carolina Native Kylie Larkin Commits to the Gamecocks for 2023

Larkin will help bolster the Gamecocks backstroke and sprint freestyle groups when she comes to campus in the fall of 2023.

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Winter U.S. Open Qualifier Jessi Wigham Commits to University of South Carolina

Winter U.S. Open Qualifier, Jessi Wigham from Urbandale, Iowa, has announced her commitment to the University of South Carolina for 2023-2024.

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South Carolina Gets Potential SEC Scorer with Commitment from Ellery Ottem (2023)

Ottem will be a big addition to the Gamecocks middle distance group when she arrives in South Carolina in the fall of 2023.

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Junior Jane Koch Will Stay In-Town With Commitment to Swim at South Carolina

Jane Koch attends high school just two miles from the University of South Carolina campus. She’ll stay close to home with her commitment to swim for the Gamecocks in 2023

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South Carolina Adds NCAA All-American Kelly Fertel as Assistant Coach

Fertel was a three time All-American at Florida under Jeff Poppell who has since moved to be the head coach at South Carolina.

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High School Senior Jose Castro Commits to South Carolina

SwimAtlanta distance swimmer and high school senior Jose Castro has committed to join the South Carolina Gamecocks next fall.

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Breaststroke Specialist Caroline Kudela Commits to South Carolina

Kudela will be a big addition to the South Carolina team next season, with breaststroke times that would have been among the program’s best in 2021.

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