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Two Gettysburg College Swimmers Suspended for Racist Incident

Two Gettysburg College Swimmers Suspended for Racist Incident Two swimmers at Gettysburg College have been suspended by the university for an incident in which a racial slur was scratched onto the body of a student. The news was first reported by and confirmed to The Hanover Evening Sun and The Gett...

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New Season, New Habits: Starting the Year Off Strong

In many of my previous articles, I have emphasized the importance of change. You are never going to improve by constantly doing the same things all the time. It is so important to reflect on your past season and think about the things that went great, as well as the things that could have been done ...

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Adjusting To Life As a Student-Athlete

By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Contributor. We're several weeks into the college academic calendar, which for many swimming and diving programs means practice has started in full force. For student-athletes, particularly freshman, adjusting to the rigors of college athletics and academics can be a ...

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5 Returning Women’s Olympians Set to Star This NCAA Season

5 Returning Women’s Olympians Set to Star This NCAA Season Following every Olympics, you can expect to see stars from the U.S. women’s team competing on the collegiate level in mere months. Think back eight years when the swimmers who accounted for five of the six individual golds the American women...

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Why You Should Train Your Off Stroke: The Benefits of Mixing Things Up

Why You Should Train Your Off Stroke: The Benefits of Mixing Things Up (From the Archive) “What is the hardest swimming event?” There are many answers to this question. Many would say the 400 IM. Why? You start off with a 100 fly, which can easily tire you out, followed by a 100 back. Next you have ...

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How to Build Confident Team Captains and Leaders

“As the team was wrapping up a meeting in the University of California, Berkeley’s High Performance Center for Athletics, my coach called me to the front of the room.  "My heart was pounding in my chest as I walked to stand next to him. Once I met his gaze, I slowly turned around. This was the first...

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Anthony Nesty Named 2024 ASCA Coach of the Year

Florida’s men’s and women’s swimming head coach Anthony Nesty was honored as the 2024 ASCA George Haines Coach of the Year recipient Thursday night at the Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Celebration during the ASCA World Clinic at the Rosen Centre Resort in Orlando, Florida. This award is present....

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Passages: Former LSU Coach Jeff Cavana Dies at 67

Jeff Cavana, a former head coach of the LSU Swimming and Diving program for four seasons, died this week. He was 67. Cavana became LSU’s head swimming coach in August of 2000 after serving as an assistant coach for the Tigers for 10 seasons. Cavana joined LSU as an assistant to then-head coach Rick ...

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Pitt Adds Olympian Gideon Louw as Associate Head Coach

Pitt Adds Olympian Gideon Louw as Associate Head Coach South African Olympic swimmer Gideon Louw has joined the coaching staff at Pitt as an associate head coach. Louw has spent the last six seasons at Auburn University, his alma mater, as an assistant. He’s overseen 32 All-Americans there, includin...

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Olympian Molly Hannis Joins Coaching Staff at SCAD

Olympian Molly Hannis Joins Coaching Staff at SCAD Savannah College of Art and Design has hired Olympian Molly Hannis as an assistant coach, the school announced Tuesday. Hannis represented the United States in the 200 breaststroke at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She swam at the University of Tennessee an...

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Utah Signs Four-Year Deal with FINIS to Become Flagship Team

The University of Utah has entered into a groundbreaking four-year partnership with FINIS, the world’s leading swimwear and aquatic innovation company. As part of this agreement, the University of Utah swim teams will become the flagship FINIS team, showcasing the latest in cutting-edge swim technol...

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Myth vs. Fact: The Swimmer's Guide to Nutrition

By Olivia McKelvey, Swimming World College Intern. When it comes to nutrition, swimmers - like any other athletes - tend to take on the "body is my temple approach." Meaning that the elite of the elite preach new health fads, supplements, and other information about nutrition that can lead them to t...

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Fordham Adds Olympic Trials Qualifier Harry Homans as Assistant Coach

Fordham Adds Olympic Trials Qualifier Harry Homans as Assistant Coach Fordham on Tuesday hired former USC swimmer Harry Homans as an assistant coach to Tom Wilkens. A native of Barrington, R.I., Homans completed his career at USC for four seasons after starting at the University of Georgia in 2019-2...

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Hawaii Turns to Alum Steve Allnutt as New Head Coach

Hawaii Turns to Alum Steve Allnutt as New Head Coach The University of Hawaii has hired Steve Allnutt as its new head coach, bringing a former Rainbow Warrior back to Hawaii. Allnutt swam from 2007-11, helping Hawaii win the 2011 Conference USA title. He finished in the top five at the conference me...