Rick Bishop

Alabama Hires Former LSU Assistant Richard Salhus to Round Out 2023-24 Coaching Staff

Richard Salhus spent last season in Baton Rouge, where he helped the LSU women achieve their highest NCAA finish in 30 years.

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LSU Set To Open Season With Annual Purple and Gold Intrasquad Saturday

The Tigers kick off a new era this weekend following the graduations of star swimmers Brooks Curry and Maggie MacNeil.

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LSU Swim & Dive Announces 2023-24 Schedule

The Tigers’ schedule includes a tri-meet with FSU and Alabama in November and a pair of January duals with Texas A&M and Tennessee.

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Wild Speculation: Who Will Take Over for Mike Bottom at Michigan?

The University of Michigan head swimming coach role is arguably the biggest co-ed coaching gig to come open in a generation, or more. Is it Sergio’s time?

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How The COVID Fifth Year Has Created New Opportunities For NCAA Swimmers

In this article, five different NCAA swimmers share what getting an extra year of eligibility meant for the trajectory of their careers in college.

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LSU All-American Peyton Curry Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

LSU sophomore Peyton Curry earned NCAA All-America honors this season by swimming the third leg of the Tigers’ 5th-place 200 free relay.

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Indiana, Louisville Women Tie Program-Best NCAA Championship Finishes

Louisville’s 30 All-America honors were a new program record, and led the team to a 7th top 10 finish at the last 8 NCAA Championship meets.

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Maggie MacNeil Will Stay At LSU To Train For The Paris 2024 Olympics

MacNeil staying at LSU for the Paris Olympics means that she will continue to train under her longtime coach, Rick Bishop

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2023 Swammy Awards: NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

The University of Virginia women came home from Knoxville with their third national championship in as many years after breaking six NCAA records this week.

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LSU Women Scratch Both Medley Relays And 800 Free Relay At NCAA Championships

LSU scratching their medley relays means that we won’t get the opportunity to see Maggie MacNeil swim backstroke at her final NCAA Championship meet.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Maggie MacNeil Looks to Chase Down Gretchen Walsh in 50 Free

The absence of defending champion Kate Douglass has turned this year’s 50 freestyle battle into a showdown between Gretchen Walsh and Maggie MacNeil.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Gretchen Walsh, Maggie MacNeil Clash In 100 Free

Defending 100 free NCAA champion Gretchen Walsh faces off against 2021 champion Maggie MacNeil, who aims to take the title back.

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Head Coach Rick Bishop Preached Belief All Season in LSU’s Chase for an SEC Relay Title

Bishop, a big Bill Belichick and New England Patriots fan, preached belief and “doing your job” all year long, and the LSU women did just that on both relays

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Lauren Bernardo Sends Verbal to LSU (2024)

SwimMAC Carolina’s Lauren Bernardo has a lifetime best 100 back time that would have made her LSU’s highest finisher at the 2022 SEC Championships (56.06).

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Sprint Training with Loofahs and Relay Starts | LSU SWIMMING WORKOUT VIDEO

The men and women would switch from relay exchanges to speed work, using a shower loofah (instead of a typical swim parachute) for resistance.

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