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Britain’s Wilby & Burnell Take On Colorado Springs OTC

James Wilby (right) and Jack Burnell recently documented their experience training at the United States’ Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

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Swimming South Africa Establishes High Perf Academy In Pretoria

Swimming South Africa announced the organization recently signed a Momorandum of Agreement with Tyger Valley College Pretoria for the establishment of a High Performance Schools Swimming Academy.

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Hugo Gonzalez Swims NCAA’s 8th-Best 200 Breast in Auburn Time Trial

Auburn’s Hugo Gonalez threw down a big league 200 breaststroke time in a sole swimmer time trial over the weekend.

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Hazardous Materials Incident Involving Chlorine At Buffalo High School

Media outlets in Buffalo, NY are reporting a hazardous materials situation involving chlorine at a local high school. Authorities say…

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South African Chad Le Clos Eyes Commonwealth Games History

South African Olympian Chad Le Clos is on the hunt for his 3rd consecutive 200m butterfly title at this year’s Commonwealth…

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Kirsty Coventry Appointed IOC Athletes’ Commission Chairperson

Zimbabwean Olympic legend Kirsty Coventry is adding another feather in her post-retirement accomplishment hat, as the 34-year-old has been appointed Chairperson of the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission.

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2018 Int’l Meeting Uster: Photo Vault Round-up

26TH INTERNATIONAL MEETING USTER February 3rd & 4th Indoor Pool Buchholz, Uster, Switzerland LCM Meet Site Entry List SwimSwam Meet…

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2018 Int’l Meeting Uster: British Swimming Photo Vault

Get inspired by a collection of British swimmer photos taken at the Int’l Meet Uster over the weekend.

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2018 Int’l Meeting Uster: Masse & Oleksiak Canadian Photo Vault

Catch some action shots of your favorite Canadian swimmers attending this past weekend’s Int’l Meet in Uster, Switzerland.

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Uster Updates: Masse 58.54 1Back, Oleksiak 1:57.7 2Free, Proud 21.52

Kylie Masse flew to the wall first in the women’s 100m backstroke in Uster, rocking a winning time of 58.54.

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Masse Clocks #2 200 Back In The World On Record Night In Uster

Canada’s Kylie Masse rocked a 2:07.47 meet record-setting 200m backstroke in Uster, as just one of several meet marks that went down on the night.

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Monty Hopkins Hired As First Coach Of New Thomas More Programs

Last month NCAA Division III’s Thomas More College announced it would be adding men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs…

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British Joined By Belmonte, Germans For Edinburgh Int’l Meet

2018 EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL SWIM MEET Incorporates the 2018 British National Championships Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh March 1st – 4th LCM…

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Swim Ireland Maintains Funding, But Women In Sport Program Decreases

Sport Ireland revealed its investment package for the National Governing Bodies for Sport and High Performance Programs for the year 2018.

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After Only A Year, Edinburgh’s Shannon Rollason Returns To Australia

Citing family reasons, Elite Performance Swim Coach at the University of Edinburgh, Shannon Rollason, announced he will be leaving the program.

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