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Swimming and diving team competes at ACC Championships

Sean Kelley | Tuesday, March 2, 2021

The Notre Dame men’s swimming and diving team competed this weekend in the ACC Championships at Greensboro Aquatic Center. The meet was another rehearsal for the NCAA Championship amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.  “The protocols were great, and the teams did a fine job of adhering to everything that was required for them,” head coach Mike

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Irish place 5th at ACC Championships

Sean Kelley | Tuesday, February 23, 2021

After a year of uncertainty, Notre Dame women’s swimming and diving team put together an impressive finish at the ACC Championships, placing fifth. This was a season unlike any other for coach Mike Litzinger’s team, but one that this team took full advantage of as an opportunity to improve and swim fast. “This was a

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Squad looks to ACC Championships after long taper season

Sean Kelley | Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Notre Dame’s women’s swimming and diving team looks to make a splash at the ACC Championships this weekend. This team has been in a training camp bubble on campus since Dec. 27 preparing for this championship weekend. Head coach Mike Litzinger noted that “to have that opportunity to really focus on our craft has been

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Irish break records at Shamrock Invitational

Sean Kelley | Monday, January 25, 2021

For head coach Mike Litzinger’s team, competition has been scarce due to the coronavirus pandemic. When they have faced other schools however, the Notre Dame swimming and diving team has more than risen to the occasion. This weekend’s Shamrock Invitational was no exception, with the women’s team beating Akron 260-109 and the men’s team defeating

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Irish to host final home meet of year in Shamrock Invitational

Sean Kelley | Thursday, January 21, 2021

For Coach Mike Litzinger’s swimming and diving team, training and competing during a pandemic has been a challenge, but it is one that they were more than willing to take on. To start the year off, the team had to deal with a limited number of personnel on deck and a finite amount of swimmers

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University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email on Tuesday that Notre Dame will open a mass vaccination site in partnership with the St. Joseph County Health Department. 

🏥 The site will be at the Compton Family Ice Arena and will be open Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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“So we talked about abortion and marriage and re “So we talked about abortion and marriage and religious freedom, and I don’t know how we could not talk about it. I mean, we have to be authentic teachers. We’re not going to be silent about the truths that we hold dear.”

Joseph R. Biden has become the second Catholic President in United States history, but his position on abortion is “one that cannot be condoned” according to Rev. Robert Dowd. 

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