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True Sweetser and Florida HS State Champions Grace Top of Gainesville Psychs

National champion True Sweetser will be competing at the Gainesville sectionals this weekend alongside an all-star group of Florida HS state champions.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 Girls NCAA Swimming Recruits, Class of 2019

Last year’s #1-ranked recruit graduated early, leaving this class a little thinner than it was. But new #1 Kate Douglass is a tailor-made NCAA prospect with sprint speed across all four strokes – and she’s part of a monster recruiting class for one rising NCAA program.

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2019 NCSA Spring Juniors: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

NCAP’s Phoebe Bacon holds the top seed in the 50 back on the final night of the 2019 NCSA Spring Juniors.

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Phoebe Bacon Qualifies 1st in 50 Back Prelims on NCSA Final Day

Isabelle Stadden has won both backstroke races at the 2019 NCSA Junior National Championships, but Phoebe Bacon is the top seed in the 50 back.

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Grimm Swims Pair of 47s On Day 4 Prelims of NCSAs

Anthony Grimm is on the hunt for his 4th and 5th wins at the 2019 NCSA meet, this time in the 100 back and 100 fly.

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Canton City Resets 15-18, 17-18 Mixed 200 Free Relay (LCM) NAG Records

The Canton City Schools relay team of Hunter Armstrong, Parker Timken, Will Rose, and Caroline Ehlers took down the 17-18 mixed 200 free relay National Age Group record Saturday night.

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13-Year Old Gracie Weyant Wins 200 Breast to Close Plantation Sects.

While older sister Emma (above) got 3 wins at the meet and finished 2nd in the individual high point standings, Gracie was the winner on the final day.

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Bruno Fratus Returns from Surgery At Plantation Sectionals

On day 3 of the Plantation Sectionals, Bruno Fratus returned to competition after receiving shoulder surgery to win the 50 free.

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Alia Atkinson Wins 2 on Day 2 of Plantation Sectionals

The Jamaican Olympian won the 100 breaststroke in about the same time as what she swam in March of last year.

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FHSAA 1A Sprint Champ Chadé Nersicio Moves Verbal from FSU to UF

Former Florida State verbal commit Chadé Nersicio signed a National Letter of Intent with the University of Florida for 2019-20.

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Gators Ink Six to 2019-20 Signing Class

The University of Florida women’s swimming & diving team signed six swimmers to the 2019-20 recruiting class, announced by head coach Jeff Poppell.

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Florida HS 4A States: Talia Bates Crushes 100 Fly State Record in 52.8

Buchholz’s Talia Bates won her 4th-straight state title in the 50 free and her 3rd-straight title in the 100 free.

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Intense Battles to Come at the FHSAA 4A State Championships

2018 FHSAA 4A State Championships Nov. 10, 2018 Meet Timeline Results Index State Selection Sheet Live Webcast Link Live Results…

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2018 Florida HS 4A Roundup: Regional Highlights & State Qualifiers

Buchholz’s Talia Bates, the 3-time defending 50 free state champion and 2-time defending champ in the 100 fly, has already hit the AA-A standard in the 50 free this season. Her regionals time of 22.85 makes her the top seed for states and the region 1 champion.

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2018 Florida HS 4A Roundup: District Highlights & Region Qualifiers

Buchholz’s Talia Bates, the 2-time defending 50 free state champion, has already hit the automatic All-American time standard in the 50 free with a 23.23 to lead the way in regional cluster 1 (districts 1-3). She also put up an AA-C time to win the 100 fly.

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