swimming in the mainstream

Do Swimmers in Suits Impact Basketball Teams’ Free Throw Percentage? Miami Coach Thinks So.

Travis Steele, the head coach of Miami University’s red hot men’s basketball team, thinks the swim team’s presence impacted the team’s opponents on Monday.

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Leon Marchand’s World Record Swim Featured on SportsCenter Top 10 in the USA

Leon Marchand broke Michael Phelps’ lone remaining individual World Record on day 1 of the World Aquatics Championships, and the Worldwide Leader took notice.

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Simone Manuel, Lia Neal to Appear on MSNBC on Wednesday Morning To Discuss NCAA Championships

Stanford teammates Simone Manuel, an American Record holder, and Lia Neal, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist, will appear on MSNBC’s NewsNation on…

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Swimmer Rachel Frederickson Drops to 105 Pounds, Wins Biggest Loser

Rachel Frederickson (center) poses with her fellow finalists on the last episode of Season 15 of The Biggest Loser.

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Nancy Hogshead-Makar to Appear on Al Jazeera On Topic of Coaches Sexually Abusing Athletes

Four-time U.S. Olympic medalist Nancy Hogshead-Makar will appear on the show title “The Stream” on the Al Jazeera news network…

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Congressman Mike Honda Makes Official Statement on Pending Mitch Ivey Ban

Mike Honda, a Congressman from California, has made an official statement on the pending ban of Mitch Ivey, and that he supports George Miller’s investigation into the handling of sexual abuse in youth sports.

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Sexual Abuse in Swimming To Be Covered in Next Week’s Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated will release a highlight reel of sexual abuse in swimming in the United States over the last three decades on Monday.

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Janet Evans, Summer Sanders to Speak at ESPNW Summit

Janet Evans is speaking at the ESPN-W summit on the subject of “balance.”

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Nick Thoman Swims with NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson

Nick Thoman found himself swimming next to another World Champion at a recent practice.

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Studio Theatre in D.C. Produces Play About a Swimmer Discovering Steroids

Red Speedo is a play about a swimmer who, on the eve of the Olympic Trials, discovered performance-enhancing drugs of a competitor in a refrigerator. (Photo Courtesy: Teddy Wolff)

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Former Arizona Swimmer, Future Dr. Pepper, Lands as Host on TV Show

Martin Pepper, after he finishes his PHD, will become Dr. Pepper: a name made for television. Seen here with his future cohost Liz Bonnin

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USA Swimming Hires Lobbying Firm to Oppose California Billl SB 131

USA Swimming believes that SB 131 doesn’t do enough to protect children, and as such are making efforts to oppose it.

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2000 Olympic Champion Ed Moses To Appear on Oh Sit! Season Premier

Ed Moses, seen above at the 2012 Indianapolis Grand Prix, will take on a new kind of competition on Tuesday night. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Track & Field Union Sends Shockwaves Through Olympic Sports World

Imagine if Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, and Missy Franklin all joined together and unionized against the IOC’s “rule 40”. That’s what’s happening in Track & Field. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Reaction to Michael Phelps’ 60 Minutes Interview [Video]

Phelps says everything is clicking for London (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning)

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