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Georgia State Champion Brooke Murphy Commits To Miami-FL For 2025

Murphy won the 200 free Georgia state title last December in a 1:50.23. She also is strong in the 100 butterfly with a best time of a 55.77.

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2024 ACC Championships: Day 2 Prelims Scratches – Pair of Top 8 NC State Swimmers Scratch

NC State’s Abby Arens has scratched out of the 50 free on day 2 of the 2024 ACC Championships and will have no individual swims on the 1st full day.

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Miami (FL) Women Win 10 Events In Sweep Of Vanderbilt And Iowa

Fifth year Talia Bates helped Miami to two relay wins and she also won the 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle.

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SMU’s Cotton Fields Clocks New PB of 3:43.16 in the 400 IM on Friday of SMU Invite

The 2nd full day of the meet featured the 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 200 medley relay, and 800 free relay.

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Five School Records Fall on Day 2 of SMU Invite

The Miami women broke four program records to lead the points table. The Hawai’i men also broke a school relay record, and are 2nd behind SMU.

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Winkler, Pelaez Shine As Bolles Sweeps Team Titles At FHSAA Class 1A State Championships

Pelaez concluded a remarkable high school career on Saturday that saw her capture two individual 1A state titles each year for the past five seasons.

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Miami Women Compete Without Powerhouse Divers for the 2nd Straight Meet

All-American Mia Vallee already confirmed a redshirt for the 2023-2024 season, but the Miami Hurricanes have been without the rest of their diving crew so far too.

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Miami Tops Florida International In Season-Opening Dual

The Miami Hurricanes decisively beat their crosstown rivals, the Florida International Panthers, by a 60-point margin in their season-opener.

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2023-24 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: Pre-Season Edition

Fourth last season, the Louisville Cardinals kick off the 2023-24 campaign as SwimSwam’s #3 ranked team in the NCAA.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: #9 Florida Women Welcome Bella Sims, Isabel Ivey to Crew

With top recruit Bella Sims coming to Gainesville along with former top recruit Isabel Ivey, the stars seem to be aligning for Nesty’s crew this season.

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Mark Szaranek, Lillie Nesty Highlight Florida Senior Championships In Ocala

The 2017 NCAA champion in the 200 IM, Szaranek broke 2:00 in the long course event for the first time in five years at the four-day meet.

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NCAA Qualifier And 2022 U.S. National Teamer Summer Smith Transfers To Florida

Smith, a 2022 NCAA qualifier in the 500/1650 free and 400 IM, will contribute to the distance freestyle depth of the defending SEC Champions.

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12-Time All-American Talia Bates Will Finish Her NCAA Career at Miami (FL)

Talia Bates will use her bonus year of COVID eligibility at the University of Miami in Florida next season. Her best times in the 50, 100, and 200 free are faster than the Hurricanes’ school records.

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Florida All-American Katie Mack Enters NCAA Transfer Portal; Pitt Has 9 Women In

University of Florida senior Katie Mack (above) has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal as a graduate transfer, seeking options for using her 5th year elsewhere.

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Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2019-2023

The University of Virginia had the top-ranked high school recruiting class in 2019, and that remains the case four years later, led by Kate Douglass.

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