Articles by Jared Anderson

Leila Vaziri Water Workout: Breathing (Video)

Leila Vaziri tackles the simple-yet complex topic of breathing in the latest installment in her Water Workouts series. You can check out…

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New Olympic Rule Requires Relay Alternates To Compete

A change in FINA rules will now require all relay alternates at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games to compete in either prelims or finals.

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Predicting the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team By Age, Experience

Since 2000, the U.S. Olympic team averages 1 male member under 18 and 1 over 30. Michael Phelps was the former in 2000, and could be one of several men in the latter category in 2016.

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Latest Rio Wrinkle: 75% Of Stadium Concessionary Staff Laid Off

With the Rio Olympics just seven months away, another issue is beginning to rise to the surface: a dispute between the state government and concessionary staff at the Maracana Stadium.

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Swimmer Makes Forbes ’30 Under 30′ List For Clean Tech Startup

Case Western Reserve University senior Felipe Gomez del Campo knows how to stay busy.

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Seahawks QB Russell Wilson Credits Swimming For NFL Durability

Count Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson among the many professional athletes who use swimming as cross-training exercise to improve performance in their primary sport.

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Defending Champs End 4th Week Atop WISCA High School Rankings

Defending Wisconsin high school state champs Madison Memorial and Monona Grove remain at the #1 positions in the WISCA rankings for the fourth consecutive week to open 2016.

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Cal Baptist Wins Cal State East Bay’s Christmas Invite

The California Baptist Lancers took home men’s and women’s titles at the Cal State East Bay Christmas Invite over the holiday season in mid-December.

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Euro Athletics Pres Doubts Russian Athletics Will Be Eligible By Rio

The president of European Athletics says he does not expect Russian Athletics to regain its eligibility by the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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Coaches, AD Claim No Fault In WKU Hazing Lawsuit

Western Kentucky athletic directors and the former staff of its suspended swimming & diving program are seeking dismissal of the lawsuit filed by a former swimmer who claims he was severely hazed by teammates.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 80% Favor Hoffer’s 100 Free As Top NAG Record Swim

Our latest poll asked SwimSwam readers to pick out their favorite of the slew of National Age Group (NAG) records that fell on the weekend of Winter Junior Nationals and the NCAP Invite.

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2015 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year

As our 2015 Swammy Awards come to a close, it’s time to count down the top 10 swims of the year leading to our overall Swammy for “Race of the Year.”

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Rooney Ends 2015 With Speedy 100/200 Frees

On the cusp of the 2016 Olympic year, the United States Olympic roster appears to have doors open for a handful of young swimmers in events with questionable depth. Based on Maxime Rooney’s end-of-2015 meet last week, the 17-year-old is looking more and more capable of stepping through one such door in the freestyle relay events.

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Dartmouth Swimmer Drowns In Sarasota YMCA Pool

21-year-old Dartmouth swimmer Tate Ramsden passed away over the weekend in a drowning incident at the YMCA pool in Sarasota, Florida.

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Sun Yang Returning To Australia To Train in January 2016

World record-holding Chinese distance man Sun Yang will be returning to Australia to kick off his training in 2016, according to a post on Sun’s Facebook profile.

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