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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has invited independent prosecutor Eric Cottier to conduct a thorough review of WADA’s handling of the Chinese doping scandal in which 23 swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ).
Hetrick made an A final and a B final in 2023 and two B finals in 2024 at NCAAs. She also swam on three relays this past season at NCAAs. Current photo via Jack Spitser/ Spitser Photography
Nikonova would have earned an individual NCAA invite this past season in the 200 freestyle and would have had the fastest 50, 100, and 200 frees on the team. Current photo via Ekaterina Nikonova on Instagram
Driggers was a 2x NCAA D2 runner-up as a freshman at UIndy before transferring to Tennessee for his sophomore and junior seasons. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/ Spitser Photography
By: Anya Pelshaw
Raymond won the AAC title in the 200 fly with a 1:56.78 and was 2nd in the 100 fly and 200 back. She was the 2nd swimmer in program history to swim at NCAAs.
By: Anya Pelshaw
Anya has been with SwimSwam since June 2021 as both a writer and social media coordinator. She was in attendance at the 2022 and 2023 Women's NCAA Championships writing and doing social media for SwimSwam. Currently, Anya is pursuing her B.A. in Economics and a minor in Government & Law at … Read More »
Miranda Grana of Texas A&M is one of the latest athletes to enter the transfer portal. The window closes for women's swim/dive today. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/ Spitser Photography
Smith entered the portal on March 14th which was before Bob Bowman's departure from Arizona State to take the job at Texas.
By: Anya Pelshaw
The coaching staff was fired in the middle of January and the program is under a suspension until August following hazing allegations.
Owen McDonald swam in the 100 and 200 backstroke A finals which Indiana fifth year Brendan Burns was also in. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/ Spitser Photography
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