Sam Hoover

2020 U.S. Open – Greensboro: Friday AM Live Recap

Today’s sessions will feature 2017 World Champion Chase Kalisz in the 200 IM, along with Harvard star Dean Farris making an appearance in the 50 free.

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Early Signing Day 2020: Over 830 Verbal Commitments from the Class of 2021

Aiden Hayes, the top-ranked boy from the high school class of 2021, will be able to sign a National Letter of Intent to swim at NC State beginning tomorrow.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Sam Hoover Shares the Legend Behind NC State’s Class of 2025

Hoover explained the recruiting trip to NC State that included himself, David Curtiss, Aidan Hayes, and Garrett Boone, all of whom ended up committing

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UNC ’25 Commit Jay Baker Goes Personal Best 49.0 100 Back at NCAC Time Trial

NC State ’25 commit Sam Hoover won the 100 free and clocked a lifetime best in the 100 back, while pro Justin Wright neared his best in the 100 free.

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Pros Michael Chadwick and Justin Wright Race for First Time with NCAC

NCAC is hosting a meet this weekend in SCM, as Chadwick and Wright each sprinted the 50 free and 100 fly today.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In the Boys High School Class of 2021

It’s an incredibly fast-rising class of junior boys – and we have a neck-and-neck competition for the #1 overall swimming recruit in the class.

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Sam Hoover Crushes NC State Record with 43.1 100 Free at NCHSAA 3A States

Hoover, who came into the meet with a best of 44.43, took almost 1.5 seconds off his best to break the State Record set by Tim Connery at the 1A-2A state meet

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Curzan, Forst, Connery, Zettel Highlight NC High School State Psych Sheets

Junior stars are spread across North Carolina’s three classes of high school swimming, including standout Claire Curzan, on a NAG record hunt this week.

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Via Instagram Live, #12 Sam Hoover Announces Verbal to NC State for 2021

Hoover is the fourth verbal commitment to NC State’s class of 2025 on the men’s side alone, and he’s the third in the last few days.

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2019 Speedo Junior National Championships: Day 5 Finals Preview

Day 5 finals include the women’s and men’s 200 IM, women’s 1500 freestyle, women’s and men’s 50 freestyle, men’s 800 freestyle, and the 400 medley relays.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/26/2019

Check out our Weekly Wonders from June 21-23, 2019.

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Way Too Early Recruit Ranks: Boys High School Class of 2021

After a bunch of classes in a row loaded with 200 freestylers, 2021 is decidedly sprintier, led by a pair of Swiss Army Knife multi-stroke sprinters.

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Noah Henderson Breaks 50 FR, 100 FL NCHSAA Records at 3A State Meet

NC State recruit and SwimSwam’s #14 recruit for the Class of 2019, Noah Henderson, threw down a pair of NCHSAA 3A records, and an overall NCHSAA state record in the 50 free.

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2018 Speedo Junior Nationals: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Jake Foster of Mason Manta Rays is top seed in the men’s 100 breast on Tuesday in Irvine.

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Charlotte Hook Posts 2:11.5 200 Fly At NC Age Group Champs

The North Carolina Swimming Age Group Championships were held this past weekend, seeing a total of 13 state records come down. TAC Titans won the combined meet, boys meet, and girls meet, and additionally was responsible for 7 of the 13 broken records.

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