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Beth Botsford

Arizona Lets Go Head Coach Augie Busch After Seven Seasons

The Arizona swimming programs have struggled during Busch’s tenure, including the women’s team scoring zero NCAA points in 2024.

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Alex Kovtounenko, 10, Breaks Michael Phelps’ Eastern Zone Age Group Meet Record in 100 Fly

10-year-old Alex Kovtounenko won the 100 fly in 59.29, erasing Michael Phelps’ Eastern Zone Age Group meet record of 1:00.06 from way back in 1996.

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12-Year-Old Julia Bak Climbs NAG Rankings With Big Drop in 100 Back (56.42)

The aptly-named Julia Bak dropped more than a second in the 100 backstroke with a winning time of 56.42, jumping up to 19th in the 11-12 girls NAG rankings.

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The 10 Oldest U.S. NAG Records Remaining On the Books

The recent onslaught on the record books has left just four NAG standards remaining from the 1970s, two from the 1980s, and 13 total from the 20th century.

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La Classifica Degli Ori Olimpici Più Giovani Nella Storia Del Nuoto

Nel nuoto, gli atleti tendono a raggiungere il loro apice più presto rispetto ad altri sport. La classifica degli ori olimpici più giovani della storia

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La Classifica Degli Ori Olimpici Più Giovani Nella Storia Del Nuoto

Nel nuoto, gli atleti tendono a raggiungere il loro apice più presto rispetto ad altri sport. La classifica degli ori olimpici più giovani della storia

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The Youngest Olympic Champions In Swimming History

On her road to becoming one of the greatest female swimmers in history, Katie Ledecky won Olympic gold at the age of 15 years, 139 days old in 2012.

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Rye Ulett Becomes 2nd 13-14 Girl Ever Under 2:10 in 200 Back

Ulett ranks No. 3 all-time in the 13-14 girls’ age group and is just over half a second off Missy Franklin’s national age group record.

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2019 NCAA Offseason Coaching Carousel: UCLA, West Point Headline Remaining Gigs

Six Division I head coach positions remain open as the wild NCAA offseason finally starts to slow down.

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Arizona To Hire Pacific Head Coach Peter Richardson As Associate Head Coach

The University of Arizona will fill one of its open assistant coaching positions, hiring current University of the Pacific head coach Peter Richardson.

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Indiana to Add Former Arizona Assistant Cory Chitwood to Coaching Staff

Chitwood, best known for his success with Olympic distance swimmer Leah Smith, will join Ray Looze’s staff in Bloomington.

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2019 NCAA Offseason Coaching Carousel: Hiring Season in Full Swing

After a slow start to the NCAA offseason, we’ve seen an influx of hires in the last week.

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Cal Women’s Assistant Coach Sarah Dunleavy Leaving Swimming

Dunleavy will pursue other interests after two years with Cal.

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Arizona Parts Ways with Coaches Cory Chitwood and Beth Botsford

Both Chitwood (center) and Botsford (right) joined Augie Busch’s staff when he was appointed head coach in August 2017.

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10 Oldest Remaining U.S. NAG Records

Since our last look at the records back in July of 2015, only 2 of the 10 oldest NAG records have been broken, but there’s a fresh class of contenders hungry to get their names in the history books.

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