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Windsor Ups SC World Championships Hosting Game With Opening Ceremony

Windsor will be hosting the first stand alone opening ceremony of a Short Course World Championships.

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Roanoke College Adds Swimming Teams, Hires Thacker To Lead

Roanoke College plans to kick-off its new swimming programs in the 2017-18 season, led by Head Coach Scott Thacker.

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New Zealand’s Head Coach Seeks Culture Change

American Jerry Olszewski has only been in his new role as Head Coach of Swimming New Zealand since July of this year, but he already has high hopes for building a new culture within the nation.

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Ning Zetao Subject Of ‘Turning Point’ Documentary

Watch as film crews follow Chinese champion Ning Zetao around leading up to the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Verschuren’s Rio Disappointment Fuels His Career’s Continuation

28-year-old Sebastiaan Verschuren reviews his performance in Rio, as well as weighs what his future holds.

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Kromo, Van Rouwendaal Among Dutch Headed To Windsor

Having slowly returned to the pool after injury, Dutch sprinter Ranomi Kromowidjojo is named to her nation’s roster for the 2016 Short Course World Championships.

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No Windsor For Efimova, As Russian Forms New Team W/ Lobintsev

Russian Yulia Efimova revealed she is suffering from purulent tonsilitis and will be missing the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships.

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Newly-Retired Aussie Alicia Coutts Expecting First Child

Alicia Coutts recently retired from competitive swimming, but is already taking on another challenge.

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Exclusive: Magnussen Out Until Jan, But Heavy 2017 Racing Sched Ahead

Watch out for Australian sprint star James Magnussen to make his post-Rio debut in 2017.

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Ervin Emerges Victorious In Bolzano, With Pebley & Kennedy Also Golden

Anthony Ervin and Madison Kennedy were tonight’s sprint king and queen in Bolzano, Italy.

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Kromowidjojo Makes Appearance At Dutch SC Championships

Ranomi Kromowidjojo made her first post-Rio race appearance in Hoofddorp this weekend.

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Chalmers’ Absence From Windsor Roster Not Due To Health Concerns

Kyle Chalmers is one of several Australian megastars who have made themselves unavailable for next month’s Short Course World Championships.

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Dutchman Jesse Puts Lowers Own Weeks-Old SCM 50 Free Record

Dutch sprinter Jesse Puts strikes again, taking his own 50m free SCM national record to an even lower level.

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Watch McEvoy, Seebohm & More In Action From Brisbane (Race Vids)

Watch Emily Seebohm seal her 7th individual title at the 2016 Australian Short Course Championships.

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Pebley Crushes 100 Backstroke Field In Bolzano

Madison Kennedy, Matthew Josa and Jacob Pebley were 3 familiar faces who took to the pool in Bolzano today.

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