March 17, 2020
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Year 2 of the International Swimming League is scheduled to begin in September (though, all things scheduled at the moment are prone to being rescheduled due to the global coronavirus pandemic). With a jump from 8 to 10 teams in the 2020-2021 league, and an expansion from 7 meets to 27, there is going to be a dramatic rise in the need for athletes to fill rosters in the new season. In year 1, teams were limited to 32 swimmers (16 male and 16 female) on their rosters, though most teams wound up announcing more athletes than that. In year 2, with more meets probably resulting in more c ...
March 10, 2020
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Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil, the reigning NCAA Champion, made history this season as the first woman to break 21 in the 50 free. Weitzeil turned in a 20.90 at the Minnesota Invite, breaking the American and NCAA Record. At the 2020 Pac-12 Championships, Weitzeil took down the Pac-12 Meet Record in 21.03, but hyper-extended her arm on the finish, causing her to scratch the rest of the meet.
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Abbey Weitzeil aiming to defend NCAA 50 free title #CAL #swimming
March 5, 2020
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Erika Brown has had an incredible rise over her four-year career at Tennessee. After being a relay-only swimmer at the NCAA Championships as a freshman, the Lady Vol broke out as a sophomore, winning three individual SEC titles and placing second at NCAAs in the 50 free and 100 fly. After anchoring the Vols to a national title in the 200 medley relay at last season’s NCAAs to go along with three top-five finishes individually, Brown helped lead the school to its first Women’s SEC Championship win.
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Erika Brown will face plenty of competition at NCAA's. Will she win the 100 Free? #swimming
Feb. 28, 2020
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After setting the Pac-12 Meet Record in prelims of the 50 free, Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil raced to another historic swim as she defended her title. Weitzeil took down her own Meet Record again with a 21.03 to win the final.
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Abbey Weeitzeil new #PAC12 50 free record 21.03 #swimming
Feb. 22, 2020
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The Florida men, led by Head Coach Anthony Nesty, look to cement their 8th-straight victory on the final day of the 2020 SEC Championships.
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#SEC Champs, Florida men set to win it. #swimming
Feb. 11, 2020
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The Tennessee women look very tough to beat as the Volunteers, led by SEC Record holder Erika Brown, chase their first SEC women's title in program history.
Feb. 2, 2020
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Kansas swimming and diving utilized a record-setting day to defeat Arkansas 178-118 at Robinson Natatorium. The win marks the Jayhawks’ first over the Razorbacks since 2004.
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Kansas over Arkansas and two new #records #swimming
Jan. 22, 2020
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Anna Hopkin, Benjamin Walker Claim SEC Conference Weekly Honors. The duo leads the weekly awards given out by the Southeastern Athletic Conference.
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Congrats: Anna Hopkin & Ben Walker #SEC #swimming honors
Jan. 19, 2020
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Competing in their last meet of the season, the three members of Arkansas' senior class took home eight podium finishes, including to two pool records by Anna Hopkin.
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Anna Hoppkin with a set of #swimming #pool records