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Augie Busch Named Head Coach At Arizona

The University of Arizona will be hiring Virginia’s Augie Busch as its new head coach for men’s and women’s swimming and diving, sources tell SwimSwam.

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Top Potential Candidates For the Arizona Head Coaching Job

After the surprising retirement of longtime coach Rick DeMont, the University of Arizona has a head coaching opening, one of the more high-profile job openings in recent memory in college swimming. Though we don’t know exactly what the Arizona athletic department is thinking, here’s a look at some of the top potential candidates for the job.

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Rick DeMont Retires after 30 Years with University of Arizona

Rick DeMont has announced his retirement as head coach at the University of Arizona.

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8 Reasons Why College Swimming Will Change Your Life

I think about my days with 59 men and women on the UA swim team at some point every day. Here are 8 Reasons Why College Swimming Will Change Your Life…

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Mental Health for Coaches: Are You Living a Sustainable Lifestyle?

One is moved to admire them and to hope that someday the world will understand them; this strange breed they call coach…

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TYR Sports signs multi-year agreement with the University of Arizona Swimming

Rick DeMont, University of Arizona Head Coach: “It is with a glad heart that I announce TYR as the official supplier of swimwear, parkas, and swim caps for the University of Arizona.”

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Arizona-Utah upset rematch slated for Saturday in Las Vegas

The rematch of the Arizona-Utah dual, perhaps the biggest college dual meet upset of last season, will happen this weekend, with UNLV joining the meet and hosting.

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College Swimming Previews: Huge Freshman Class Will Determine Outcome Of #7 Arizona’s 2014-2015 Season

Nobody has swam faster times in the 100 or 200 yard breaststrokes ever, his personal bests remaining at 50.04 and 1:48.66 from last year’s NCAA Championships. Cordes is the 2013 and 2014 NCAA swimmer of the year and with safe starts should help the Arizona medley relay teams find success as well.

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MacKenzie Rumrill Verbally Commits to Arizona Class of 2015

Arizona head coach Rick DeMont and his staff are on a roll this fall, keeping pace with the rest of the Pac 12 in recruiting.

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Rick DeMont Added to 2014 Pan Pacs Coaching Staff

Rick DeMont is the first assistant that has been publicly named as a part of the 2014 Pan Pacs coaching staff, according to the University of Arizona.

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West Virginia star Bryce Bohman heading to Tuscon Ford for summer training

Fresh off a senior season that garnered him a pair of All-America honors, West Virginia Mountaineer Bryce Bohman has headed to the desert to join Tuscon Ford Dealers Aquatics for his summer training.

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Sarasota YMCA Sharks Head Coach Steve Brown to Be Named Assistant at Arizona

Arizona All-American miler Tjasa Oder (above) will have a new group

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VIDEO: Arizona’s Margo Geer, NCAA Champion in 100 free on deciding…

Arizona’s Margo Geer, told herself: “Make the decision on what you are going to do.” “I wanted to stay relaxed.”…

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Race Video: 2014 Pac 12 Championships 200 Medley Relay, Arizona Wins In Record Time

Arizona Medley Relay Splits: Mitchell Friedemann (21.78), Kevin Cordes (23.11), Giles Smith (20.09), and Brad Tandy (18.52.)

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Still no Giles Smith as Zona drops ASU in season finale and Demont’s official head coaching debut

Arizona State hosted desert rival Arizona in a dual Saturday, the last meet for both Pac-12 foes before the conference championships. The visiting Wildcats picked up two resounding wins – the women triumphed 171.5-105.5, while the men, swimming for a second straight week without star butterflyer Giles Smith, won 158.5-116.5.

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