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How Have Olympic Redshirts and Deferrals Worked Out in the Past?

With Torri Huske and Claire Curzan announcing that they will be taking redshirts next year, let’s see how redshirts and deferrals have worked out in the past.

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4 Storylines To Watch At The 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials

From up-and-coming juniors to a returning 2012 Olympic medalist, here are 4 storylines to watch at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2017

Brooke Forde was the #4 recruit as a junior, but very likely would have been the #1 in a senior re-rank. She outscored anyone in the class of 2017.

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SSPC: Mackenzie Padington Explains Her Pre-Olympic Retirement

Padington explains her reasons for leaving the sport she’s been in since age 4, including injury and being unhappy with her current training environment

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: A Tweet That Can Cause You Pain Just By Reading It

We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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NCAA and Pan Pacific Medalist Mackenzie Padington Announces Retirement

Canadian national teamer and former Minnesota Gopher Mackenzie Padington has announced her retirement from competitive swimming.

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Mackenzie Padington to Forgo Final 2 Years of NCAA Eligibility, Turn Pro

Canadian Worlds team member Mackenzie Padington, who had previously announced a transfer to NC State, will turn pro and continue to train in Canada.

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Redshirt Rewind: The 2020 NCAA Gap Years & Where They Go From Here

In Olympic anticipation, the 2020 NCAA season was loaded with top talent taking gap years. But Olympic postponement will throw a wrench into those plans.

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Mackenzie Padington To Join NC State For 2020-21 Season

Padington, who is currently taking an Olympic redshirt year, placed third in both the 500 and 1650 free at the 2019 Women’s NCAA Championships.

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Mackenzie Padington Won’t Return To Minnesota In The Fall Of 2020

Mackenzie Padington will not return to the Minnesota Golden Gophers for the 2020-21 NCAA campaign after her redshirt year.

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Jack Spitser’s Top Swimming Photos of 2019

2019 is a year that I will always remember, starting with getting hired with SwimSwam and my photographic career taking off.

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Swimming Canada Will Close Victoria High Performance Centre after 2020 Olympics

Jade Hannah, who has won 5 World Junior Swimming Championships, is among the elite swimmers who currently train at the HPC – Victoria.

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NCAA Champ Sarah Bacon, Scoring Diver Kristen Hayden To Sit Out NCAA For MN

Two key Minnesota divers will sit out the coming NCAA season to prepare for the 2020 Olympic year: NCAA champ Sarah Bacon and scorer Kristen Hayden.

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College Swimming Previews: Developing Depth A Key For #8 Minnesota Women

Minnesota has extreme highs, including elite distance, breaststroke, & diving, but also some major holes. A young roster will look for a program-best finish.

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MN’s Mackenzie Padington To Take NCAA Gap Year, Train For Canadian Trials

NCAA finalist Mackenzie Padington will be sitting out this college season for Minnesota, instead training for a potential Olympic bid for Canada.

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