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Minnesota Gets Verbal From Breaststroker Katelyn Sauder

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have a verbal commitment from breaststroker Katelyn Sauder, who will join their roster 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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Adam Peaty Breaks Commonwealth Games Record During Prelims Of 50 Breaststroke

ALL THE LINKS YOU NEED TO FOLLOW THE 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES CAN BE FOUND HERE Women’s 200 Backstroke – Preliminary…

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PHOTO VAULT: Twitter’s inside glimpse at the Commonwealth Games

With most of the athletes competing in the Commonwealth Games now moved into the athlete village and preparing for competition, Twitter has been flooded with some great photos of the facilities and athletes. We’ve reposted a few of the best here to give you an insider’s look at the Commonwealth Games

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Josh Prenot Tears Through 200 Breaststroke On Day 3 Of Swim Meet Of Champions

Chelsea Chenault and Andi Murez started off Saturday night’s final session of the TYR Fran Crippen Memorial Swim Meet Of…

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Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions psych sheets released with Hardy, Plummer among headliners

Olympic gold medalist Jessica Hardy (pictured) and World Champs silver medalist David Plummer are among the headliners of the meet, which runs Thursday through Sunday.

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Brittany MacLean Tops Missy Franklin On Night Three Of Mel Zajac International

Noemie Thomas kicked off night three of the Mel Zajac International with a vengeance, winning the 100m fly over rivals…

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Missy Franklin Wins Two On Night Two Of Mel Zajac International

Day two finals at the Mel Zajac International started off with a big win for Missy Franklin. Franklin swam a…

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Day Two Prelims Of Mel Zajac International: Missy Franklin Takes Top Seed In 200 Back

Missy Franklin stole the show in the 200m backstroke throwing down a 2:11.75 to take the top seed over teammate Elizabeth Pelton. Pelton touched in at 2:13.11 to take the second seed. The two Cal teammates really separated themselves from the rest of the field; third seed Melanie Klaren who’s also a Cal swimmer was over two seconds behind Pelton in 2:15.22

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Kierra Smith wins 5 as Minnesota tops Wisconsin in long course college dual meet

Minnesota and Wisconsin renewed their Big Ten rivalry with a long course dual meet to kick off summer season, with the Golden Gophers picking up a pair of wins.

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VIDEO: Canadians Speak With Accents, Then Take Selfies, at National Championship Meet

Not only did the Canadians swim at their National Championship meet, they had a little bit of fun, too. In the above…

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18 Canadians Achieve Qualifying Standards Through First Two Days Of Trials

The follow is a list of swimmers that have acheived the qualifying standards to be considered for the Pan Pacific Championships and Commonwealth Games teams…

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Day Two Prelims Canada Trials

2014 CANADIAN TRIALS April 2-5 in Victoria, British Columbia Live results Live stream of the meet available here Pan Pacs…

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2014 W. NCAA Picks: 200 breast could be a barn-burner with Reaney, Larson & co.

The marquee matchup pits American record-holder Emma Reaney of Notre Dame against the woman whose record she broke just a few weeks ago, Texas A&M’s Breeja Larson. But a tough field should make this more than a 2-horse race.

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2014 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Minnesota three-peats on Kierra Smith 200 breast win

The Golden Gophers won the conference at home on a big final night that saw conference records from Wisconsin’s Ivy Martin and Indiana’s Gia Dalesandro.

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