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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, February 9. DAY two of the Minnesota Challenge in Minneapolis wrapped up last night as the host Golden Gophers finished off the meet with 21 wins out of 40 events. Minnesota's Kyler Van Swol was the big winner on the day yesterday, picking up a trio of individual wins in the ...

MADISON, Wis. –Every team’s early-season aims are set on Big Ten championships but the newest addition to Wisconsin’s coaching staff knows a thing or two about winning them. Madison’s own Derek Toomey is returning to the pool deck, this time as a volunteer coach for the Badgers. “It is a pretty spec...

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ANN ARBOR, Michigan, February 28. THE third day of the Big 10 men's swimming and diving championships featured a run for a hallowed record and a history-making swim for Penn State's Shane Ryan. The session started with the 200 freestyle relay, and all indications were that Minnesota's team of Derek ...

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OKLAHOMA CITY − For the 23rd straight year, Oklahoma City has become the late December destination for top swimmers, but this year features two dueling meets, both bearing the title "Elite Pro-Am." John Brown founded the meet when head coach of the Kerr-McGhee Swim Club (later Chesapeake and then Am...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 4. MINNESOTA sprinter Derek Toomey, who just completed his collegiate competition for the Golden Gophers, was awarded the prestigious Medal of Honor from the Big Ten conference today. The Medal of Honor is, according to the Big Ten conference, awarded to the student-athl...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 1. FOR the first time since 1992-95 under then head coach Jon Urbanchek, the Michigan men captured their fourth straight Big Ten title in a row, this time under the direction of head coach Mike Bottom. Michigan dominated team scoring with 889 points, more than 300 points a...

HONOLULU, Hawaii, January 12. THE University of Minnesota swimming and diving teams wrapped up their training trip to Hawaii with a sweep of the University of Hawaii on Saturday. With the win, the Gopher women are now 6-0 in dual meets this season, while the men are now 5-1. Minnesota Women's Press ...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, February 27. AFTER an NCAA and U.S. Open record last night in the 800 freestyle relay at the Big 10 men’s swimming and diving championships, the Michigan Wolverines kept the heat burning tonight in their home pool. Michigan continued to put itself in good position to defend its ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, February 8. THE University of Minnesota's Minnesota Challenge kicked off last night with the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free and 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays. The meet features individuals from several midwestern colleges and gives swimmers a chance to fine-tune before their...

Michigan and Indiana got heated in the team race on Thursday night in Minnesota at the Big Ten Championships. IU won the 200 IM and 4x100 medley relay as well as 1m diving while Michigan dominated the 500 as per usual. The Wolverines still lead by nine points even after Indiana got a lot of diving p...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 1. THE final prelim session at the Big 10 men’s swimming and diving championships set up exciting races in just about every event. For the first time at this meet, the Michigan Wolverines did not dominate in qualifying as the top seed in the events, posting only the fastes...

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 20. IVY Martin threw down the third-best 50 free time by an American this year, while her Wisconsin Aquatics team ran away with the combined team title as the Speedo Champions Series sectional meet at the University of Iowa Aquatic Center wrapped up tonight. Katherine Drabot of...

Photo Courtesy: Xinhua/Ding Xu GREENSBORO - Tomorrow's prelims at the USA Swimming short course nationals will feature two Olympic champions setting up the opportunity to chase some fast American records, with college swimmers aiming for times that will get them into the NCAA championships. Men's he...