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Alabama Swimmers, Tennis Player Compete at World University Games: Roll Call

Originally posted on Alabama Crimson Tide on SI
By Greg Terry  |  Last updated Jul 19, 2025 2:49 AM ET

Alabama is making its presence felt this month, with five Crimson Tide Athletes competing in the 2025 World University Games, being hosted in Germany through July 27.

Swimmers Kalia Antoniou, Kaique Alves, Leonardo Alcantara, and Joao Pierra de Gruttola, as well as men's tennis standout Damien Nezar, are gearing up for their respective countries as part of one of the world's largest collegiate sporting events.

Antoniou advanced to the semifinals in the Women's 50m Butterfly, posting a time of 26.59, and Alves was part of the Brazil men's 4x100m freestyle team, which finished third.

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Did You Notice?

  • Justin Thomas made the cut at the British Open with a 2-under 69. He sits in a tie for 26th entering the weekend.
  • Grant Nelson threw down a highlight dunk today for the Brooklyn Nets. Nelson finished with 11 points in an 87-83 loss to the 76ers as the Nets wrapped up summer league play at 1-4.
  • Kira Lewis got the start and played 30 minutes and scored 10 points for the Miami Heat in a 93-92 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
  • Baltimore Ravens CB Marlon Humphery stopped by and spent time with the Alabama football team today.
  • CBS Sports College Basketball reporter, Jon Rothstein, is really high on sophomore big man, Aiden Sherrell.

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2025 Football Season Opener:

42 days

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

July 19, 1959: When asked about a 5 a.m. meeting with assistants Jerry Claiborne, Gene Stallings and Pat James in his office earlier in the day, Paul W. “Bear” Bryant said, "We have a lot of meetings and I can assure you they aren't social gatherings either." Bryant, who doubled as athletic director, was pleased with the ever-growing interest in the football program and especially with the report from ticket manager B.W. Whittington that all tickets to the Auburn and Tennessee games were already sold. — Bryant Museum

July 19, 1965: The famous Sports Illustrated cover of Joe Namath standing on Broadway was published.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“Miss Terry does not want me at home. I can tell you that. She doesn't care if I'm 60, 70, or 80. So she's looking for something for me to do. Now, I really enjoy what I'm doing right now, and as long as I'm healthy and I can do it, I'm going to continue to do it and not worry about any numbers or what my age is or anything like that. But I would not want to be in the position where I ever rode the program down because I wasn't capable of making a contribution that would be positive to the success of the program.”– Nick Saban

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We'll Leave You with This:

The Summer Party at Rhoads starts Tuesday!

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— Alabama Athletics (@UA_Athletics) July 18, 2025

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