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Duke Returns to the Pool Saturday for Battle with North Carolina

Back in competition for the first time in three weeks, the Blue Devil men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams face Tobacco Road rival North Carolina in the teams’ regular season finale Saturday.

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Queens Men Break Duke Pool Record, Duke Tops Queens and William & Mary

Max St. George took wins in both backstrokes as one of Duke’s top performers.

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Melanie Margalis Scratches 200 Breast Final on Day 3 in Knoxville

Melanie Margalis of Saint Petersburg Aquatics gave up her spot in the A final of the 200 breast to concentrate on the 400 free.

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Cieplucha Swims NCAA A Cut with 4:03 400 IM in Tennessee Invite Finals

Tess Cieplucha had a big swim in the 400 IM to achieve her NCAA ‘A’ cut for Tennessee. She came into the meet with a best time of 4:05.43 from last season, but blew that away tonight with a 4:03.81.

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Nikol Popov is Back, Hits 58.8 100 Breast PR at TN Invite Prelims

After two years without breaking 1:00, Popov smashed through the 59.0 barrier for the first time in her life with a huge swim this morning in the 100 breast.

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Duke Hosts NC State In Home Opener Saturday

Courtesy: Duke Athletics DURHAM, N.C. – After kicking off the season last weekend at Virginia Tech, the Blue Devil swimming…

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Freshmen Power Duke Women Past VT, Hokie Men Topple Duke

Easop Lee, Cabell Ann Whitlow, and Melissa Pish all won as the Duke women beat VT.

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Ranking the 2018 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12

Julia Menkhaus is a big reason why UVA slides in at #11 on the top incoming NCAA classes rankings.

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Ivy League Champ Quinn Scannell Transferring to Duke After 1 Year at Penn

Stamford, Connecticut’s Quinn Scannell from Greenwich Academy and Badger Swim Club has elected to leave the University of Pennsylvania and transfer to Duke with 3 years of eligibility left.

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Grace Ariola Posts 52.5 100 Back, 48.3 100 Free at IL Senior Champs

There were 14 meet records broken at the 2018 Illinois Swimming SCY Senior Champs meet, with Grace Ariola breaking 6 individual records and being a part of 1 relay record.

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First Looks: Ranking the Incoming NCAA Women’s Classes of 2022

Allie Raab is one of the many stars heading to The Farm next fall.

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Rosary Wins 3rd Straight Illinois Title; State Record Falls in Finals

Rosary completed the 3-peat of IHSA girls state titles, and Oswego broke the 400 free relay record again in finals.

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Oswego East Girls 400 Free Relay Crushes IHSA Record in Prelims

Sophomore Grace Cooper led the field in the 50 and 100 free, posting times of 22.37, and 49.60.

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IHSA Girls State Preview: Downstate IL Girls Set Sights on Records

Illinois’ downstate girls are prepared to operate on the IHSA record book this weekend.

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Duke Lands Verbal Commitment from 2x OHSAA Champion Lucy Callard

Cincinnati, Ohio’s Lucy Callard has announced her verbal commitment to Duke University for 2018-19. Callard swims for The Seven Hills…

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