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LSU Swim & Dive to Host Five Schools Across Two Meets this Weekend

The LSU swimming and diving program will welcome Alabama and Florida State on Friday and Rice, Houston, and Tulane on Saturday for a women’s only meet.

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LSU Swim & Dive to Face Off Against Kentucky in Home Opener

The first 100 fans will receive a free rally towel, with doors opening around 10 AM local time, an hour prior to the start of the meet.

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LSU To Open Season Saturday With Annual Purple & Gold Intrasquad

This season will mark the Tigers’ fifth under the helm of head coach Rick Bishop and fourth under diving coach Drew Livingston.

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LSU Team Members Accuse Coaches Rick Bishop, Leah Stancil of Bullying, “Toxic Behavior”

Numerous complaints from LSU swim and dive team members centered on head coach Rick Bishop and former associate head coach Leah Stancil in exit interviews.

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Pace Clark Joins LSU Staff As Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator

LSU has hired Pace Clark, former Delta State Head Coach, as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for this year.

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LSU Swim & Dive Announces Schedule For 2025-26 Season

The Tigers’ slate will include five home meets, three away meets and three invitationals, including the midseason Georgia Fall Invite.

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LSU Parts Ways With Associate Head Swim Coach Leah Stancil

Leah Stancil, a two-time Barbadian Olympian, spent three seasons as an associate head coach at LSU. Her last day with the program was Monday.

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Backstroke – The Tempo Stroke Volume 1: Foundations, The Tempo Cliff & Progress Sustainability

Diving into the relationship between stroke rate, stroke efficiency, and all things tempo when it comes to backstroke training.

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The Big Pond, Small Pond Test in College Swimming

The last few weeks of college swimming has been littered with disappointment. Hundreds of student-athletes have been cut from their D1 rosters…

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Euro Champs Finalist Grace Palmer Heading From Belgium to LSU for 2024-25

Grace Palmer recently placed 8th in the 800-meter freestyle (8:51.04) and 14th in the 200 breaststroke (2:32.01) at June’s European Championships.

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LSU Hires Former Siena Head Coach Brogan Barr as Assistant

“As a former head coach, Brogan brings a wealth of experience in the holistic development of the student-athlete,” LSU head coach Rick Bishop said Thursday.

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Metà Squadra Olimpica Canadese Non Si Allena In Canada

L’oro di Tokyo Maggie MacNeil smuove le acque del nuoto canadese, chiedendo che il suo allenatore Rick Bishop venga nominato nello staff olimpico.

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About Half of Canada’s Paris 2024 Olympic Swim Team Does Not Train in Canada

Olympic gold medalist Maggie MacNeil stirred the pot in Canadian Swimming, publicly asking for her coach Rick Bishop to be named to the Olympic staff

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Canada Unveils Roster of 29 Swimmers Headed to Paris 2024 Olympics

“I’m pretty happy to be able to qualify in my top five events, so going into Paris I’m super excited,” said 17-year-old Canadian star Summer McIntosh.

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Maggie MacNeil Calls On Swimming Canada To Bring Coach Rick Bishop To Paris

MacNeil is hoping Swimming Canada will make the same exception it made for Brent Arckey, Summer McIntosh’s American coach, at last year’s World Championships.

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