The Pride of Being a Student-Athlete: Swimmer Edition With more than 92% of the Olympic Team tied to student-athletes, it’s important to show the magnitude such a relationship has on the collegiate system. Whether pursuing a career in competition or in a non-athletic field, swimming and sports as a whole have a tremendous effect upon the students that participate. It provides a long list of benefits: Higher GPAs, an additional support group, a disciplinary routine, and exercise, all of which create a massive alumni connection. |
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USA Swimming Names 43 Girls, 36 Boys to 2021-22 U.S. National Junior Team USA Swimming announced 79 athletes (43 girls, 36 boys) to the 2021-22 U.S. National Junior Team.
In all, 61 clubs and 26 states are represented. Leading the way with four events is Justina Kozan, selected in the girls 200 free, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM. Five athletes are on the team in three events each... |
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 | USA Swimming Announces Gold, Silver, Bronze Medal Clubs in Excellence Program USA Swimming announced today 200 clubs will be recognized as Gold, Silver or Bronze medal clubs in the 2021-2022 Club Excellence Program.
Number one seated club, TAC Titans (TAC), posted 69,591 points to oust 7-year defending champion Nation’s Capital Swim Club (NCAP) club by 9,215 points. TAC’s top performers include 2020 Tokyo Olympian Claire Curzan along with Charlotte Hook and Lance Norris.
SwimMAC Carolina (MAC), Dynamo Swim Club (DYNA) and Carmel Swim Club (CSC) round out the top five for 2022. |
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 | Great Races: When Michael Phelps Nearly Broke the World Record in the 100 Backstroke With 28 Olympic titles on the ledger, the career of Michael Phelps is well-documented. He is known as the greatest swimmer in history, one of those rare athletes where there is no debate about his status as the GOAT. The five-time Olympian burst onto the global stage as a precocious 15-year-old at the 2000 Games in Sydney. He bid farewell at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. |
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 | Justice For Shirley Babashoff and Others? FINA Will Explore Doping History and Awarding Proper Medals Shirley Babashoff. Enith Brigitha. Sharron Davies. All three women have Olympic medals to their names, but not the gold color they deserve. Due to the systematic-doping program orchestrated by East Germany during the 1970s and 1980s, Babashoff, Brigitha and Davies were beaten to the wall by performance-enhanced opponents, their rightful place in the sport not recognized. |
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