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Last of SwimSwam’s Top 20 Commits; #4 True Sweetser Announces Decision

Nicholas “True” Sweetser (shown here with his idol, a young Arnold Schwarzenegger), number 4 on SwimSwam’s top 20 list for the high school class of 2016, and the last to announce his intention, has made a verbal commitment to Stanford University for 2016-17.

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2015 Futures Champion Brooke Stenstrom Commits to Stanford

“The Stanford Women’s Swimming team is full of so many amazing people and the coaching staff is absolutely second to none”

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Stanford Snags a Verbal from #11 Commit, Backstroker Erin Voss

Erin Voss has announced her intention to swim for Stanford University in the fall of 2016.

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#3 commit in Class of 2016 Grant Shoults gives verbal to Stanford Cardinal

Grant Shoults, one of the top recruits in the nation, has given his verbal commitment to the Stanford Cardinals for 2016 and onwards.

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Ella Eastin Breaks 200 IM National Independent High School Record in California

Crean Lutheran’s Ella Eastin has broken the National Independent High School Record in the 200 yard IM, and also moved to 13th-place in the all-time rankings.

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Katie Ledecky to defer enrollment at Stanford until fall of 2016

Olympic champ and all-world distance swimmer Katie Ledecky will defer her freshman season at Stanford University, instead staying at her Nation’s Capital Swim Club training base through the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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Maddy Schaefer, Shane Ryan Removed From 2015 World University Games Roster for Team USA

Maddy Schaefer has been pulled from the roster for the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.

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Simone Manuel, Lia Neal to Appear on MSNBC on Wednesday Morning To Discuss NCAA Championships

Stanford teammates Simone Manuel, an American Record holder, and Lia Neal, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist, will appear on MSNBC’s NewsNation on…

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Nolan hits a new career-defining number in final collegiate 200 IM

Disclaimer: BlueSeventy Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of…

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2015 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day Three Scoring Projections – Texas Win All But Guaranteed

It seems as though a Texas win is all but guaranteed tonight as the final day of competition lingers in Iowa. Texas is entering day two with 399 points, a whopping 124 points ahead of Cal who sit in second with 275.

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The 32 Most Valuable Swimmers at 2015 Men’s NCAA’s: Part III

Cristian Quintero was incredible at Pac 12’s for USC. Where does he fall in our top 10?

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Franklin, Manuel, Smith, Worrell Nominated for Collegiate Women Sports Award in Swimming

Kelsi Worrell, who broke the American Record in the 100 fly at the NCAA Championships, is one of four nominees for the Collegiate Women Sports Awards.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Wolfpack Hungry for First-Ever Relay Title in 200 Free Relay

Simonas Bilis (above) will try to lead the NC State Wolfpack to their first-ever NCAA relay title in the 200 freestyle relay.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Four Teams Bunched Up as Trojans Look to Defend 800 Free Relay Title

The three swimmers above all return from the Trojans’ title-winning 800 free relay last year in hopes to defend their crown.

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Simone Manuel Breaks American, National Age Group Records, in 100 Yard Free at NCAA’s

Stanford’s Simone Manuel swam the fastest 100 yard freestyle in history on Saturday at the NCAA Championships.

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