Minnesota Golden Gophers

Andrew and Martin re-write Schroeder A+ record book on Sunday

Records are made to be broken they say, and at the 34th Annual Schroeder A+ meet and this past weekend,…

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Minnesota beats back Boilermakers, Badgers in Big Ten triangular

CJ Smith and Kiera Janzen combined to dominate the distance events for the Golden Gophers in the two-day triangular at Purdue.

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Minnesota men sweep Swimmer, Diver of Week after comeback win vs NC State

Kyler Van Swol was named Swimmer of the Week after some dominant butterfly performances, while Manny Pollard won Diver of the Week for his work on the boards. Northwestern got in on the action with freshman diver Andrew Cramer earning Freshman of the Week.

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Indiana women take two of three weekly Big Ten awards, Minnesota diver honored

Brooklynn Snodgrass won her 8th Big Ten Weekly Honor in just two years of collegiate swimming. Hoosier freshman Gia Dalesandro was also honored, as was Minnesota’s Sarah McCrady.

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After tight first day, Golden Gophers roar back to big wins over NC State

The Golden Gopher men and women combined for 9 straight wins to close the meet in dominating fashion over a fired-up NC State squad that put up huge performances on the road.

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Minnesota women up on NC State after day 1, Gopher men trail by 1

Kiera Janzen had a big 200 free win for the Lady Gophers while the Wolfpack men put up multiple season-bests on the way to a one-point day one lead.

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Bosch wins Big Ten Swimmer of the Week, Turner adds fourth freshman honor

Dylan Bosch was named Swimmer of the Week after swimming 7 different events in a two-day stretch for Michigan, winning 5 of them. Minnesota’s Daryl Turner won his fourth Freshman of the Week award.

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Minnesota men, women drop just one event each in rout of Hawaii

Minnesota’s #10 women and #20 men won big in the midst of their combined training trip, while unranked Hawaii finished its last tune-up meet before its conference championships.

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NCAA Men’s mid-season Power Rankings: Katis Enough to Put Cal on Top

Marcin Tarcynski and the well-rounded Golden Bear men sit atop the mid-season power rankings.

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Chesapeake Elite Meet 2013 Starts With Steenvoorden Repeat on Thursday

Ashley Steenvoorden won her second-straight Oklahoma City Pro-Am 1000 free on Thursday night.

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NCAA Midseason Women’s Power Rankings: Cal on Top, Dogfight For Third

The Cal women are absolutely unreal this season, led by Liz Pelton, who placed in the top 2 of three different events at NCAA’s last year. How does everyone else stack up?

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Bosch, Turner Win Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Week Honors

Michigan sophomore Dylan Bosch was honored for winning the Winter National Championship in the 200 fly, as he now leads the nation in that event.

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(NLI Photos): Brooke Lorentzen Officially Becomes a Gopher

Brooke Lorentzen signed her National Letter of Intent to swim for the Minnesota Golden Gophers just before she left to compete there over the weekend.

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Adam Brown Just Out-Touches Fellow Auburn Alum Cesar Cielo to Close Minneapolis Grand Prix

Adam Brown and Cesar Cielo went nose-to-nose in the 100 free from the outside lanes, and Brown came away with the narrowest of victories. (Photo Courtesy: Greg Davis)

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14-Year Old Ashlyn Schoof Takes Top Seed in 200 Back at Prelims of Minneapolis Grand Prix

Day 3’s preliminary session at the 2013 Minneapolis Grand Prix featured a 14-year old breakout backstroker having another good swim.

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