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Atkinson Wins Two on Night Two of Southern Zone South Sectionals

Night two of the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships began this evening in Orlando, Florida. The preliminaries went off early this morning, with the top-32 swimmers qualifying for tonight’s finals. The 800-meter freestyle relays were the only events swum as timed finals this evening. Tonight...

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Florida Tops Florida State in Sunshine Showdown

Photo Credit: Peter H. Bick TALLAHASSEE - The University of Florida swimming and diving teams raced to a sweep of in-state rival Florida State in the Sunshine Showdown on Saturday afternoon, with the men earning a 173-126 victory and the women taking a 185-115 win. Lindsey McKnight won three events ...

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ACC Friday Recap: Virginia Women Take Down NC State in Rematch

The reigning ACC champion NC State Wolfpack women and men traveled to Charlottesville, Va., Friday, to match up with their former associate head coach, Todd DeSorbo, and the Virginia Cavaliers. NC State dominated the men’s meet, as expected, winning 193 to 100, while Virginia turned in just as stron...

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ACC Weekly Recap: Virginia Tech Dominant in Durham

Among the highlights this weekend in ACC swimming and diving was a three-team tri-meet in Durham, N.C., where Virginia Tech’s men and women took down both Florida State and Duke, while the Blue Devils and Seminoles split their pair of dual meets. Women’s Scores Virginia Tech 223.5, Florida State 129...

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Mallory Comerford Leads Field for Women's ACC Championships

The women's ACC championships will be among the first of the major conference championship meets, set for Feb. 14-17 in Greensboro, N.C., and five-time World Championships gold medalist Mallory Comerford is expected to highlight the field. Comerford, a junior at the University of Louisville, has won...

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ACC Meet Of The Week: Gators Hold Off Feisty Seminoles In Tallahassee

The Florida Gators made the trek northwest to Tallahassee Thursday to face their in-state rivals, the Florida State Seminoles. Florida finished on top in both the women's and men's dual meets, but each was more tightly-contested than expected. The Noles opened up with statement wins in the women's 2...

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North Carolina State Defeats Florida State in Home Opener

North Carolina State hosted the Florida State Seminoles in their first home meet of the season today. The Wolfpack men and women defeated the Seminoles 197-103 and 200-99 respectively. NC State Press Release: The NC State swimming and diving team opened its home schedule in #STATEment fashion as it ...

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Robert Howard, Natalie Pierce Post Quick Swims at Georgia Tech Invite

During the second of three nights at the Georgia Tech Invitational, Alabama senior Robert Howard and Florida State senior Natalie Pierce each posted impressive mid-season times. In the women's team race, Auburn led after two nights with 778.5 points, while in-state rival Alabama was second at 703. T...

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Chase Kalisz Blasts 400 IM, Also Wins 100 Breast at Georgia Invite

Night two at the Georgia Fall Invite in Athens featured fast swims across the board from the Georgia and Cal swimmers in attendance, but Chase Kalisz was the top swimmer of the evening, as he challenged his American record in the men's 400 IM before coming back to also win the 100 breast.Kalisz' bus...

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Florida Maintains Lead After Day Two At All Florida Invite

Photo Credit: Griffin Scott GAINESVILLE, Florida, October 4. THE University of Florida women's and men's swimming and diving teams maintained their leads in the team standings through two days of racing at the Pinch A Penny All Florida Invitational. With one day to go, the Florida women are in first...

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ACC Saturday Recap: Louisville Women Fall to Kentucky, UVA Crushes UNC

During Saturday’s ACC swimming and diving dual meet action, the Louisville Cardinals split with in-state rival Kentucky, while Virginia put up a monster effort against North Carolina. The Louisville women are considered a threat to win the ACC title this year, but their lack of depth hurt them again...

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ACC Saturday Recap: Notre Dame Upsets Louisville; FSU, Minnesota Split

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish scored a pair of upset dual meet wins over highly-touted Louisville Saturday morning in South Bend, Ind., as the first full weekend of ACC swimming dual meets wrapped up. The Fighting Irish won the women's meet by a massive 181.5 to 118.5 margin, while the men won a tig...

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ACC Weekly Recap: Virginia Splits With Tennessee; Gators Sweep FSU

This week in ACC swimming action, the University of Virginia Cavaliers traveled to Tennessee while Florida State visited in-state rival Florida. Read about what happened in those meets below. Virginia at Tennessee The Virginia Cavaliers dominated the women’s meet against Tennessee, coming out ahead ...