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UNC diving's Aranza Vazquez and Yaidel Gamboa discuss shared Latino heritage

Aranza Vazquez and Yaidel Gamboa share a strong bond as athlete and coach, but also through their shared Latino heritage. Gamboa is from Cuba and recruited Vazquez to UNC when she was a talented, yet relatively unknown, diver from Mexico. With Gamboa's guidance, Vazquez is a two-time national champion and winner of the ACC diving triple crown. (Daily Tar Heel)

Four Tar Heels To Serve On 2023-24 ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

The ACC announced Thursday its 2023-24 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Representatives, naming Tar Heels Perry Becker (swimming & diving), Elijah Green (football), Christopher Holliday (football) and Riley Quartermain (golf) to represent UNC. "The members of this committee serve as a collective voice for our nearly 10,000 student-athletes" (GoHeels.com)

Swimming Legend Sue Walsh Makes Waves With Swim Across America And In Cancer Fight

Swimming and philanthropy go hand-in-hand for Sue Walsh. She was introduced to Swim Across America through her 1980 U.S. Olympic teammate Craig Beardsley, and the organization’s mission of funding life-saving cancer treatments was a way to give back. Sue was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team and 10-time national champion at UNC. (Swim Across America)

Video: UNC Historian Freddie Kiger Spins Tar Heel Tales At Sutton's

Longtime University of North Carolina historian Freddie Kiger talks about the rich history of UNC and Olympic Sports at Carolina for an audience at Sutton's Drug Store in Chapel Hill. (View Video)

Ten Tar Heel Things To Watch In 2023-24

UNC's first day of classes is around the corner, and training camps and exhibition games have begun. The regular season arrives this week when the women's soccer team visits Penn State on Thursday. There's plenty of reason to be excited about UNC Athletics. Here are 10 things for Tar Heel fans to look forward to entering the 2023-24 academic year. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - 10 Most Impactful UNC Athletics Storylines Of 2022-23, Part I

It’s time to look back at the top 10 UNC athletics storylines of the 2022-23 academic year. Part one includes Pete Nance’s miracle shot against Ohio State in MSG, the difficult women’s basketball schedule, individual national championships in wrestling and diving, and the insanely close football games against in-state ACC schools. (View Video)

Carolina Women Win Through More Than Just Championships

UNC's FORevHER Tar Heels campaign launched four years ago and is making a strong impact on women student-athletes, their coaches, and our community. The initiative, started in 2019 by The Rams Club and Carolina Athletics, celebrates and supports women student-athletes at UNC and after they leave. The program has raised $144 million. (GoHeels.com)

Aranza Vazquez Montaño Claims Second Medal At World Aquatic Championships

UNC rising senior Aranza Vazquez Montaño claimed her second medal of the 2023 World Aquatic Championships on Tuesday, winning silver in diving's mixed three-meter and 10-meter team event. Former Tar Heel diver Anton Down-Jenkins helped New Zealand to a 13th-place finish in the event. Vazquez earned her first world championship medal Saturday. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Diver Aranza Vazquez Moñtano Wins Bronze At World Championships

UNC diver Aranza Vazquez Moñtano, a member of the Mexico swimming and diving team, won bronze in the one-meter springboard competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships on Saturday. It was the first world championship medal for Vazquez, who represented Mexico at the 2020 Tokyo Games and likely will participate in the 2024 Olympics. (GoHeels.com)

Four Tar Heels Headed To World Aquatic Championships

Four members of the North Carolina swimming and diving program will represent their respective countries at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, beginning Friday, July 14. Anton Down-Jenkins, Alex Hart, and Aranza Våzquez Montaño will compete in the diving well, while Patrick Hussey will participate in the swimming events. (GoHeels.com)

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