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Jeff Poppell

South Carolina Adds NCAA All-American Kelly Fertel as Assistant Coach

Fertel was a three time All-American at Florida under Jeff Poppell who has since moved to be the head coach at South Carolina.

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High School Senior Jose Castro Commits to South Carolina

SwimAtlanta distance swimmer and high school senior Jose Castro has committed to join the South Carolina Gamecocks next fall.

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Breaststroke Specialist Caroline Kudela Commits to South Carolina

Kudela will be a big addition to the South Carolina team next season, with breaststroke times that would have been among the program’s best in 2021.

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South Carolina Opens 2023 Recruiting with Verbal from Raymond Prosinski

Raymond Prosinski, a distance free and IM specialist from St. John’s, Florida, has committed to join South Carolina in the all of 2023.

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South Carolina To Begin Poppell Era Against Gardner-Webb In Season Opener

The Gamecocks will face Gardner-Webb in the first dual meet under new head coach, Jeff Poppell, along with an entirely new coaching staff.

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Olympic Champion Katie Ledecky Heads To Florida To Train Under Anthony Nesty

Ledecky says she will train at the University Florida under Nesty to gear up for the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Pool/Open Water Specialist MaKayla Ciancanelli Verbals to South Carolina

Ciancanelli has qualified for Futures in free, fly, and IM events, but also placed 9th at the 2021 USA Swimming Open Water Jr. National Championships.

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South Carolina Picks Up New Mexico Transfer Nicholle Toh

Toh, a 2020 Mountain West Championship runner-up in the 100 butterfly, will join the Gamecocks in January 2022.

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Meaghan Harnish Decommits from Missouri; Announces Verbal to South Carolina

York YMCA breast/IM specialist Meaghan Harnish has changed her verbal commitment from Missouri to South Carolina for 2022-23.

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Coach Poppell Announces South Carolina’s 2021-22 Signing Class

Head coach Jeff Poppell announced the addition of 21 Gamecocks to his program for the upcoming 2021-22 season Tuesday morning.

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Futures Qualifier Amy Riordan Commits to South Carolina for Fall of 2022

Amy Riordan’s time drop progression shows that she’s ready to help South Carolina women bounce back from an 11th place finish at the 2021 SEC Championships.

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Poppell Announces South Carolina’s 2021-22 Swimming & Diving Schedule

The team will return to a full slate of competition with seven dual meets and a pair of multi-day invitationals.

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Former Auburn Coach Jeana Kempe To Round Out New South Carolina Staff

Jeana Kempe will join the new coaching staff at South Carolina, making the jump after Auburn cleared out its coaching staff this offseason.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 61% Pick Geer & Bama For Highest New-Coach SEC Finish

Alabama finished much higher than Auburn or South Carolina at this year’s SEC Championships, and voters expected that to remain stable despite new staffs.

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Santi Corredor Returns to Transfer Portal, Looks to Transfer to South Carolina

This would be Corredor’s third transfer in his college career, and he’s crafted a petition to ask to the NCAA to let him transfer and not sit out a season.

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