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Former Fisher’s Coach Ken Stopkotte’s Charges Dismissed in Pre-Trial Motion

Posted on March 7, 2012, in Club/USA Swimming News, National, National News, News, with 2 Comments

Former Fisher’s High School and club coach Ken StopkotteĀ has had his charges dismissed, according to the official records of the State of Indiana. Stopkotte was charged with 8 Class D Felonies for “theft” connected to allegations that he was taking.

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Two More Scratches Until Glorious Ending for Clemson Women…

Posted on March 6, 2012, in College, Events, NCAA Championships, with 0 Comments

Two more scratches. That’s all it will take. With two more scratches, the Clemson Women’s Swimming Team will go out not with a 10th-place finish at ACC’s; rather their last performance and memory would be at the big show in.

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NCAA Men’s Uncut Psych Sheets Released

Posted on March 6, 2012, in College, Events, NCAA Championships, News, with 6 Comments

The preselection entry lists have been released for the 2012 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship. See the lists here. These psych sheets don’t show who is qualified and is not (those lists should come out either late today or.

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Broken Hand to Keep LSU’s Kendall out of NCAA Championships

Posted on March 6, 2012, in College, Events, NCAA Championships, News, with 6 Comments

LSU’s breakout sprint star Amanda KendallĀ has been ruled out of the 2012 NCAA women’s championship after suffering a broken hand. LSU junior swimmer Amanda Kendall suffered a non-swimming related injury and will have surgery on Wednesday,” LSU released in a.

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Perdue Officially Scratches NCAA’s, UNLV Gets Second Entry

Posted on March 5, 2012, in College, NCAA Championships, News, with 0 Comments

Though there was still some uncertainty through the weekend as to whether Virginia superstar Lauren Perdue would swim at NCAA’s next week after battling a back injury, she was officially scratched from the meet earlier today. Her loss, though not.

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Two National Records Go Down on Final Day at Irish Olympic Trials

Posted on March 5, 2012, in International Coverage, International News, News, with 0 Comments

On the final day of the 2012 Irish Olympic Trials were without the country’s four biggest-name swimmers. Barry Murphy and Ryan Harrison stayed home in the USA to train. Sycerika McMahon and Grainne Murphy both made the short hop to.

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14-Year Old Lithuanian Goes Startling Time in 100 Breaststroke at British Trials

Posted on March 4, 2012, in International Coverage, International News, News, with 0 Comments

During today’s British Finals of the 2012 British Gas Olympic Trials, six Olympic roster spots were handed out. But what really started some buzz came in the international finals later in the day. In the women’s 100 breaststroke, there were.

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Nolan Completes Sweep of Individual Events, Stanford Makes it 31-Straight at Pac 12′s

Posted on March 4, 2012, in College, Conference Championships, News, with 3 Comments

The final night of the 2012 Pac 12 Championships didn’t leave for much drama in scoring, but that doesn’t mean the meet failed to excite the fans at the East Los Angeles College Natatorium. There were several Meet Records that.

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Murphy Attempts 200 Back Qualification on Last Day at American Short Course Championships

Posted on March 4, 2012, in Club/USA Swimming News, College, News, with 0 Comments

On the final day of the 2012 American Short Course Championships in Austin, Texas, the big story was two more Longhorns gunning for their NCAA qualifying times in the 200 back. Fortune has favored the Longhorns this meet, as they’ve.

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Michael Andrew Breaks National Age Group Record at Jenks Sectional Meet

Posted on March 3, 2012, in Club/USA Swimming News, National, National News, News, with 1 Comment

Another week, another record for 12-year old superstar Michael Andrew. During Saturday’s prelims at the Jenks, Oklahoma Sectional meet, Andrew smashed his own National Age Group Record in the 50 free. This meet is being swum in long course as.

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