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Grechin Goes 48.0 in 100 Free in first WUGs Session

The Canadians, Russians, an Americans all got off to a hot start, and Russia may have gotten a boost for a Worlds gold in the 400 free relay. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Fran Crippen Meet of Champions Begins Thursday in Mission Viejo

The meet named in honor of the great American swimmer Fran Crippen will begin Thursday in Mission Viejo. (Photo: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)

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2013 Women’s NCAA Picks: What’s a Cal Bear or a Georgia Bulldog to Do in the 200 Medley?

Cal has a lot of options in this 200 medley relay, including using Cindy Tran on either the backstroke or butterfly legs. (Photo: Tim BInning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 Women’s NCAA Picks: Georgia A Favorite Again in 4Free Relay, Pac-12 Nipping at Their Heels

Stanford and Maddy Schaefer have a great 400 free relay this year, and despite being out-touched by Cal at Pac-12’s, we like them for silver. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Year 1 Under Greg Meehan Returns Pac 12 Championship to Stanford Cardinal Women

Even without a single event title on Saturday, Maddy Schaefer (above) and the Stanford women took their third Pac 12 title in four seasons. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Pelton Bounces Back for Top Seed in 200 Backstroke on Final Day of Pac 12’s (Up/Downs Included)

Liz Pelton, the American Record holder, will take the top seed into the 200 back final tonight. (File Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Stanford Holds 8-Point Lead Over USC With One Day to Go at 2013 Women’s Pac 12 Championship

Stanford’s Maya DiRado got a win over Caitlin Leverenz in the 400 IM, which helped Stanford to a very narrow lead over USC with just 7 finals to go. (File Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Pac 12 Women’s Battle Gets Even More Muddled After Day 3 Prelims (With Up/Downs)

Note: There was an error in the official scoring on night 1 of the meet; Cal’s diver was listed as…

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Stanford, Cal, USC Neck-and-Neck After Day 2 Prelims at Pac 12 Championships

Cal’s Caitlin Leverenz leads four 1:56’s in the women’s 200 IM prelims at the Pac 12 Championships. (Stock Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Arizona Bears Down on Golden Bears; Bookends With Dominant Relay Swims

Arizona’s Lauren Smart is proving to be a key to their success this season. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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SwimSwam College Power Rankings: Injury, Retirement Hurt Georgia’s Title Hopes

College Swimming News: “Georgia thoroughly handled Cal at their home invite a few weeks ago, however, they are battling some injuries…” (Swim Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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SwimSwam Power Rankings: Cal #1 to Start Season, But Georgia Closing In

Allison Schmitt’s return to the collegiate fold makes the battle for #1 tighter than many want to admit. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Kelsey Floyd Moves Into World’s Top-20 At U.S. Open

Kelsey Floyd did her amazing Trials performance one-better at the U.S. Open. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Kremer Breaks Morales Record; Tosky Approaches National Mark at CIF-CC Prelims

The Central Coast meet in California, which includes the powers of Palo Alto and Santa Clara, started off with a bang. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Cal Women Round out 2012 Class with Verbal from Top-5 Sprinter Acker

Cal loaded up on the class of 2012 early – by the middle of October, they had received verbal commitments…

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