Brooks Fail: swimming with the greats
By Amber SolandThe University of Arizona has an rich athletic history, notably in swimming, and sophomore Brooks Fail has earned his place as one of the greats, both locally and nationally. Read more
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UA COVID-19 Test Tracker
| Daily (1/19) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 777 | 14 | % |
| Total (8/4) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 127,198 | 3,646 | % |
Data from https://covid19.arizona.edu/updates
Updated January 19, 2021
Soaring high with our Cheer 'Cats: Get to know the team behind the loud cheers
Red face paint, loud cheers and unique stunts that put you on the edge of your seats at sporting events. Sound oddly familiar? Arizona Cheer is and always has been an integral part of Arizona Athletics and our local Tucson community. Despite the fact that our cheerleaders spend the majority of a sporting game on the sidelines screaming their voices out, it is no doubt that they can be credited with helping our sporting teams have so much success. Read more
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Brooks Fail: swimming with the greats
The University of Arizona has an rich athletic history, notably in swimming, and sophomore Brooks Fail has earned his place as one of the greats, both locally and nationally. Read more
Synchronized swimming makes a splash
The UA Synchronized Swimming Team is a club sport on campus consisting of nine girls. This past season, they were the national club team champs, finishing with the highest point total at the U.S. Senior National Championships, held in Oro Valley. Read more
12-year-old newest member of Arizona swim team
Hoffman’s favorite part of this whole experience? He said proudly, “I got my own locker!” Read more
Olympic hopeful Katrina Konopka can teach you a thing or two about swimming, chemistry and life
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Now ranked no. 16 and 17, mens and women’s swimming look to take down top ranked Stanford
Stanford is No. 2 in the women’s polls and No. 5 in the men’s, and if the Wildcats can out-swim them on Friday, it might be one of the largest upsets in Arizona swimming history. Stanford had four medal-winning Olympians in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016 for the women, three of whom are still on the roster. Read more
Wildcats Make a Splash at USA Swimming's College Challenge
Five Arizona swimmers competed at USA Swimming's second ever College Challenge last weekend at the University of Southern California. The two day meet slated the best men and women swimmers in the Pac-12 against top performers on the U.S. National Team through thirty-six events, each gender swam fourteen individual races and four relays. Read more
