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Summer Juniors Qualifier Scarlett McGlinchey Sends Verbal To Duke (2025)

With over a year to go before arriving on campus, McGlinchey’s best 200 breast time (2:15.22) already puts her within ACC scoring range.

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WATCH: Duke Head Coach Brian Barnes Discusses Kaelyn Gridley, His First Full Season, & More

Barnes talked to SwimSwam about training his swimmers for trials, as well as what it was like to coach his first full season as a head coach.

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NCAA First-Year Coach Update: Duke Women Earn Highest NCAA Finish in Program History

Duke women’s swimming and diving team earned the most points at NCAA Championships and ACC Championships in program history under Brian Barnes.

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2024 NCAA Swammy Awards: Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving

Where Gretchen Walsh’s season sits throughout history is up for debate, but Gretchen Walsh was clearly the best collegiate swimmer in the 2023-2024 season.

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2024 ACC Men’s Fan Guide: NC State Still In Driver’s Seat, At Least For One More Year

The Wolfpack could get challenged next year when the conference expands, but this week, NC State should comfortably cruise to yet another title.

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2024 ACC Women’s Champs Preview: Fun Battles Forecasted Behind Powerhouse Virginia

Virginia junior Gretchen Walsh should lead the Cavaliers to their fifth ACC title in a row — but behind them, it’s a toss-up predicting the standings.

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Colin Mikulecky Commits to Duke for Fall of 2024

Mikulecky will be a big addition to the program’s sprint freestyle group when he joins the Blue Devils as a member of their class of 2028.

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NCAA First-Year Head Coach Check-In: Michigan, Duke Thriving Under New Leaders

New Michigan head coach Matt Bowe led the Wolverines to a strong showing at the UGA Fall Invitational last weekend, showing early signs of progress.

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Duke Women And Virginia Tech Men Win In ACC Openers

The #9 Virginia Tech Hokies downed the Duke men 166-120, while the #16 Blue Devil women came out on top of the women’s side of the meet 183-117.

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Duke Completes Coaching Staff With Addition Of Kate Moore As Assistant Coach

Moore most recently was an associate head coach at Washington State. She graduated from East Carolina in 2007.

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With New Hires, NC State Swim & Dive Base Salaries Push Past $669,000

NC State’s new associate head coach Dan Kesler is now the team’s highest paid assistant with an $85,000 per year base salary.

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World Record Holder Coleman Stewart Named Assistant Swim Coach At Duke University

Stewart, the world record holder in the short course meters 100 back, was named an assistant coach for Duke just a month after the program hired a new head.

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Duke Nabs a Pair of Recruits: Idaho’s Milo Shue and South Carolina’s Jacob Hills (2023)

Freestyle sprinter Milo Shue (left) and backstroker Jacob Hills (right) have both committed to represent the Duke Blue Devils this fall.

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Duke Hires NC State Associate Brian Barnes as New Head Swim Coach

Brian Barnes (center), with his children Jack and Caroline, will make his 3rd stop in the ACC as the new head swimming & diving coach at Duke.

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Former ND Head Coach Brian Barnes Named New NC State Associate Head Coach

Barnes was the head coach of the Notre Dame women’s team from 2008 to 2014.

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