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The Maneater

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The Maneater

NCAA practice limits have their loopholes

Mitchell Forde October 29, 2014

Imagine a typical week in your life and all the work that entails. Now imagine it being one day shorter, with all the same responsibilities. You have the life of a swimmer. On a typical week, we spend...

Competition a welcome change

Mitchell Forde October 8, 2014

We’ve been training for six weeks now, but as of Friday, the swim season has officially started. Our first meet was the Show-Me Showdown, an invitational that pits every Missouri school against one...

Taper: a swimmer’s favorite word

Mitchell Forde September 30, 2014

Swimmers everywhere consider one word sacred. It is the reason we endure five-month stretches of brutal training and get out of bed for each morning practice. I start to feel giddy just thinking about...

Menu Courey family calls for ‘changing the system’

Menu Courey family calls for ‘changing the system’

Jacob Bogage January 29, 2014

When Missouri swimmer Sasha Menu Courey checked herself into University Hospital in March 2011 for suicidal thoughts, her parents, Lynn Courey and Mike Menu, rushed from their native Toronto. By the time...

Police begin investigation two years after Missouri swimmer’s death

Jacob Bogage January 29, 2014

**Outside the Lines** After an ESPN report first published Jan. 24 claimed athletic department officials may have known about a possible sexual assault involving Missouri swimmer Sasha Menu Courey and...

Report alleges Mizzou Athletics failed to investigate Menu Courey sexual assault

Report alleges Mizzou Athletics failed to investigate Menu Courey sexual assault

Jacob Bogage January 26, 2014

When [Missouri swimmer Sasha Menu Courey](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2011/7/21/sasha-menu-coureys-life-revolved-around-swimming-f/) checked herself into University Hospital in March 2011 for suicidal...

Relay for history: 200m freestyle record highlights historic swimming weekend

Brandon Grammer February 28, 2012

In a weekend of many firsts at the Big 12 Conference swimming and diving Championships, perhaps none was as dramatic as the Missouri women’s team's victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Competing...

Missouri finishes third in program-best Big 12 Championships

Brandon Grammer February 25, 2012

The Big 12 swimming and diving Championships drew to a close over the weekend, and many Missouri swimmers left the pool smiling. In its second season under coach Greg Rhodenbaugh, the team finished with...

Bonuchi’s success peaks with program-first Big 12 diving title

Brandon Grammer February 24, 2012

It’s easy to be impressed by Missouri sophomore David Bonuchi’s rapsheet. He’s been a junior national champion -- not once but five times. He’s a six-time USA International Team member and 2010...

Grevers scores both victory and Valentine

Brandon Grammer February 14, 2012

The 2012 Missouri Grand Prix concluded during the weekend and Olympic silver medalist Matt Grevers ensured that it was a meet to remember. After winning the 100-meter backstroke and receiving his medal,...

Tiger swimmers compete with Olympic company

Tiger swimmers compete with Olympic company

Brandon Grammer February 14, 2012

The USA Grand Prix swimming series made its third stop of an eight-meet cross-country competition this weekend at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Drawing in competitors from all over the world, the meet offered...

Tiger swimmers compete with Olympic company at Missouri Grand Prix

Brandon Grammer February 12, 2012

The USA Grand Prix swimming series made its third stop of an eight-meet, cross-country competition this weekend at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Drawing in competitors from all over the world, the meet offered...