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• Vladislav Grinev Reinforces Aqua Centurions Ahead of ISL European Derby

  21-11-2019 14:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – EUROPEAN DERBYSaturday, November 23 – Sunday, November 24, 2019
  5:00-7:00 PM Local Time (12:00 noon – 2:00 PM, U.S. Eastern Time)
  London Aquatics Centre – London, England
  Short Course Meters (SCM) format
  European franchises: Aqua Centurions, Energy Standard, Iron, London Roar
  Viewers GuideThere is only pride and prize money on the line for the Aqua Centurions at this weekend’s International Swimming Le
  
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• Adelaide McRoberts (2024) To Swim and Study at University of Idaho

  09-05-2024 07:23 via swimswam.com
  
  By Claire Wong on SwimSwam
  Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
  Adelaide McRoberts of Green Bay YMCA in Wisconsin will travel west to Moscow, Idaho to continue her education and swimming career. She currently resides
  
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• Allison Mann (2024) Will Remain In-State to Swim for the San Diego State Aztecs

  09-05-2024 07:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Claire Wong on SwimSwam
  Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
  California native Allison Mann of Socal Aquatics Association will remain in-state to swim for the San Diego State University Aztecs. Mann, who hails fro
  
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• World Aquatics Says 2024 Paris Olympic ‘B’ Cut Swimmers “May Not” Qualify Due To Athlete Quota

  09-05-2024 05:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Swimmers who have obtained the ‘B’ cut during the 2024 Paris Olympic qualifying period may not make the cut due to the athlete quota.
  The athlete quota for Paris is smaller than it was for the 2020 Games in Tokyo. This summer will only feature 852 swimmers, 26 less than were allowed in Tokyo (878).
  In addition to a lower quota, rules for universality changed earlier this year as athletes are not required for athletes to have competed at either the 2023 or
  
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• Cameron McEvoy And Olivia Wunsch Highlight First Prelims Session Of 2024 Sydney Open

  09-05-2024 03:54 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  2024 SYDNEY OPEN & UNISPORT NATIONALSThursday, May 9th – Saturday, May 11th
  Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Start List
  Heats Program
  Live Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Sydney Open Meet”The first preliminary session of the 2024 Sydney Open & Unisport Nationals took place this morning in Australia. A host of significant talent is descending upon the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre over the course of this 3-day meet,
  
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• NCAA Relay All-American Ava Longi Returning to Texas For 5th Year

  09-05-2024 02:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NCAA qualifier Ava Longi joins the list of women that will be using their fifth year of eligibility at Texas this upcoming season. Longi spent her undergrad career with the Longhorns.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ava Longi (@avaklongi)As a freshman, Longi finished her season with Big 12s and at the American Short Course Championships. She swam best times of a 23.07 in the 50 free and 54.16 in the 100 fly. She finished her sophomore season at Big 12s
  
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• 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Abby Arens Transferring to Texas For 5th Year

  09-05-2024 02:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NCAA ‘B’ finalist in the 100 butterfly Abby Arens has announced she will transfer to Texas to use her COVID-19 fifth year. Arens spent her undergraduate career with NC State.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Abby Arens (@abby.arens)Arens made NCAAs in all four of her seasons with NC State. As a freshman, she finished 26th in the 200 breast, 29th in the 100 breast, and 45th in the 200 IM. She also swam on the team’s 800 free relay.
  She
  
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• Lexi Stephens Earns Olympic Trial Cut With 2:12.62 200 Back At NOVA LC Kick Off

  09-05-2024 01:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Casey Murphy on SwimSwam
  2024 VA NOVA LC KICK OffApril 26-28, 2024
  Richmond, Virginia
  LCM (50 meters)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “NOVA LC Kick Off”Poseidon Swimming’s Lexi Stephens booked her ticket to the Olympic Trials in the LCM 200 back to highlight the 2024 VA NOVA LC Kick Off meet, which took place April 26-28 in Richmond, Virginia.
  Stephens dropped a time of 2:12.62 in the 200 back at the meet to dip under the Olympic Trials cut of 2:13.59. She clocked her previous best
  
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• Andrew Billitto Transferring to Florida Atlantic After Freshman Season With Auburn

  08-05-2024 23:40 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Andrew Billitto has announced he will transfer to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) after spending this past season as a freshman with Auburn.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Andrew Billitto (@andrewbillitto_)Billitto swam numerous best times this past season at midseasons as he swam a 20.42 in prelims fo the 50 free and a 48.43 in prelims of the 100 back. He finished his season at the James Martin Invite after not swimming at SECs. There he swam a season b
  
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• Sarah Pauley Transferring to James Madison After 1 Season With Campbell

  08-05-2024 22:02 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Sarah Pauley will transfer to James Madison after spending the 2022-2023 season with Campbell. She has three years of eligibility remaining.
  Pauley originally is from Gurley, Alabama and swam at Campbell as a freshman before swimming with Nationals Capital Swim Club (NCAP) this past season.
  As a senior in high school, Pauley won the Alabama High School 6A-7A state title in the 500 freestyle as he swam a personal best time of a 5:03.85. She also helped her school&rsquo
  
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• Five Storylines To Watch At The 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials – Men’s Edition

  08-05-2024 21:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live ResultsThe 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials are set to commence next week from the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, as the country’s best swimmers will vie for spots on the Paris Olympic team over seven days of racing.
  Below, find five key men’s storylines to follow throughout the competition:
  L
  
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• Tamber McAllister Named Head Swimming & Diving Coach at BYU

  08-05-2024 21:11 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  Tamber McAllister was announced as the new Brigham Young University swimming and diving head coach Wednesday morning. She will be taking over from Shari Skabelund, who served as the head coach for three years and coached at BYU for a combined 37 years.
  McAllister will oversee both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs, while Tyce Routson will retain his position as head coach of the men’s and women’s dive teams.
  “It is an
  
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• NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Grace Cooper Returning For 5th Year With Texas

  08-05-2024 21:11 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NCAA ‘B’ finalist in the 50 freestyle Grace Cooper has announced on Instagram that she will return to Texas to use her COVID-19 fifth year.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Grace Cooper (@graceecooperr)Cooper spent her undergraduate career with Texas and swam at NCAAs in all four seasons. As a freshman, she swam as a relay-only swimmer helping the team to 7th in the 200 medley relay and 10th in the 200 free relay.
  As a sophomore, she once ag
  
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• A Summary Of Current Open Division I Head Coaching Positions (May Update)

  08-05-2024 20:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  The swimming and diving coaching carousel is in full swing. Last month we summarized all of the open positions. Nine positions were open a month ago but 11 are currently open.
  PROGRAMS THAT STILL HAVE A HEAD COACHING POSITION OPEN (AS OF THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 8th):Washington State: Matt Leach left the program to take the head coaching job with Iowa State.
  Evansville: Stuart Wilson stepped down to pursue other professional opportunities after spending five seasons with
  
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• Three Mastromatteo Siblings Set To Compete At 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials

  08-05-2024 19:04 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Kenora Swimming
  Kenora, ON — In a remarkable showcase of talent and familial spirit, the Mastromatteo siblings from Kenora will make waves at the Canadian 2024 Paris Olympic Trials, held at the Toronto Pan Am Sport Centre from May 13th through May 19th, 2024. This momentous occasion marks the first time three siblings – Gabriel, Émilia, and Tazio Mastromatteo – will compete in the trials, a reflection of their incredible dedication to th
  
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• Virginia Names Six Captains For 2023-24 Season

  08-05-2024 18:26 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Virginia Sports
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia swimming and diving head coach Todd DeSorbo announced the program’s team captains for the 2024-25 season today (May 7). The six swimmers who will handle captain duties are Ella Bathurst (Tampa, Fla.), Emma Weber (Denver, Colo.), Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn.), Jack Aikins (Atlanta, Ga.), Peter Thompson (Billings, Mont.) and Matthew Heilman (Crozet, Va.). Aikins, Bathurst and Thompson are serving
  
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• Dizotti Secures Olympic Bid In 1500 Free At Brazilian Championships

  08-05-2024 15:19 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 BRAZILIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSMonday, May 6th – Saturday, May 11th
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Brazilian Olympic Selection Criteria
  SwimSwam Preview
  Start List
  Day 1 Recap
  Live ResultsDay 2 of the 2024 Brazilian Swimming Championships/Olympic Trials grew the Paris 2024 roster as 21-year-old Maria Fernanda Costa solidified her slot as the nation’s premier women’s freestyler.
  Costa cranked out a new national and South Americ
  
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• “This Is Hell”: How A Mistimed Backstroke Wall Changed A Young Swimmer’s Life

  08-05-2024 15:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Every swimmer knows the importance the flags have while swimming backstroke. They let you know when the wall is coming, helping avoid a mistimed turn, or if you’re coming in for a finish, a direct hit with the wall.
  During a practice in the fall of 2021, the absence of the flags resulted in a life-altering incident for Alexandra Chrisman.
  Chrisman competed at the AAU Junior Olympic Games representing the Arkansas Zone Team in the summer of 2021, and was
  
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• The Race Club Breakdown: Flip Turn Progression

  08-05-2024 15:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwamCourtesy of Gary Hall Sr., 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club co-founder.
  In our final progression of the freestyle flip turn the swimmers put it all together. Coach Gary leads the campers through their final progression by having them approach and breakout into a mid pool flip with no fins. We break down the flip turn into two progressions; the approach and the breakout. This allo
  
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• Maria Fernanda Costa Lowers Own South American Record In 200 Free

  08-05-2024 14:44 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 BRAZILIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSMonday, May 6th – Saturday, May 11th
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Brazilian Olympic Selection Criteria
  SwimSwam Preview
  Start List
  Day 1 Recap
  Live ResultsDay 2 of the 2024 Brazilian Swimming Championships saw Maria Fernanda Costa fire off a new national record and South American continental record en route to winning the women’s 200m freestyle.
  21-year-old Costa stopped the clock at 1:56.37 to top t
  
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• USA Water Polo to Present Live Coverage of 2024 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championships

  08-05-2024 14:20 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: USA Water Polo
  Irvine, CA – May 8, 2024 – USA Water Polo, in collaboration with the NCAA and ESPN, is excited to once again present LIVE coverage of the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship final in 2024. The biggest prize in college water polo will be decided at the Spieker Aquatics Complex on campus at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, CA live on ESPNU and ESPN+ on Sunday, May 12 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
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• Swimmer Hafnaoui's Olympic title defence in doubt

  08-05-2024 13:37 via bbc.com
  
  Ahmed Hafnaoui's defence of his men's 400m freestyle title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is in doubt because of injury.
  
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• The Pulse: NCAA Championship Reform Is the Hottest Topic at this Week’s CSCAA Convention

  08-05-2024 13:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  The hottest topic of conversation at this week’s College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America was the existential dread over the future of the sport in a rapidly-evolving collegiate athletics landscape.
  But the conversation is not all doom-and-gloom. Coaches are looking for NCAA Championship reform in an effort to increase the relevance and exposure of swimming.
  Among the ideas that were floated are pushing the meets back to ealry April, moving i
  
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• O’Neal Girls Go Back-to-Back, Trinity Boys Pull Off Upset at NCISAA Division III State Champs

  08-05-2024 12:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  2024 NCISAA Division III State ChampsFebruary 12, 2024
  Greensboro, NC
  25 yards (SCY)
  Meet Central
  ResultsThe North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) hosted its Division III Swimming State Championships in February, with competitors from the division’s 51 member schools coming together for a day of intense racing.
  Girls Recap
  The O’Neal School secured their second straight state championship title on the girls’ side, surpas
  
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• USC Women’s Water Polo Aims To Add To National Title Count In 20th Straight NCAA Trip

  08-05-2024 07:23 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: USC Athletics
  THIS WEEK    USC has secured its 20th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, locked in for action at the 2024 National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship, held May 10-12 at Spieker Aquatics Complex in Berkeley, Calif. USC (18-8) opens the 2024 NCAA Tournament at 2 p.m. PT on Friday (May 10) against No. 4 seed Stanford (18-6). In the Opening Round game on May 8 at 5 p.m., Biola (14-16) will play Wagner (29-4)
  
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• BOTR Ranked Recruit Noah Cakir Commits to Indiana For 2025

  08-05-2024 03:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
  Best of the rest ranked recruit Noah Cakir of Deer Park, New York has committed to continue his academic and athletic careers with Indiana beginni
  
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• Summer Juniors Qualifier Aaron Gordon Commits to Auburn for 2025

  08-05-2024 03:14 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
  Aaron Gordon of Austin, Texas has announced his commitment to continue his academic and athletic areers at Auburn beginning in fall 2025.
  “I
  
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• CSCAA Elects Stratton-Mills, Murslack, And Epstein To Board Of Directors

  08-05-2024 03:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has elected three new coaches to its board of directors.
  The new additions are as follows:Rachel Stratton-Mills (Northwestern University)
  Kristen Murslack (University of Florida)
  Adam Epstein (Keiser University)Stratton-Mills will join the executive board as President-Elect and will become President in 2026. She currently serves as the Head Coach of Northwestern’s combined swim team, as she
  
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• Giving Context to Ahmed Hafnaoui Skipping 2024 Paris Olympic Games

  08-05-2024 03:09 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamAs previously reported, the defending Olympic champ in the 400 free, Ahmed Hafnaoui, is forgoing the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
  This was certainly a shock to me, but it does seem to align with how the last 6 months have gone for Hafnaoui. He’s had a lot of inconsistency, whether that’s who’s coaching him, who he’s training with in the pool, and even where he’s training (city, state, country, continent). After not competing very much in th
  
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• Kristof Milak, Katinka Hosszu Highlight 3rd Update On Mare Nostrum Names

  08-05-2024 02:57 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Hungarian swimmers Kristof Milak and Katinka Hosszu highlight the third list of swimmers that will be in attendance at the Mare Nostrum stop in Monaco at the beginning of June.
  The meet will take place in Monaco at the Prince Albert II pool. It is the final stop of a three-stop series. The first stop is scheduled for Canet in France on May 25-26. The second stop is in Barcelona, Spain on May 29-30. The final stop in Monaco is scheduled from June 1-2.
  The addition of M
  
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