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Swimming Baby News As Aussie Melanie Wright Is Expecting First Child

Married couple Chris and Melanie Wright of Australia are expecting their first child together.

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Dara Torres To Enter Charity Boxing Ring

Dara Torres takes on a new challenge tomorrow night in Boston.

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History Maker Natsumi Hoshi Announces Retirement

Natsumi Hoshi (JPN), bronze medalist in the women’s 200m butterfly at the 2016 Olympic Games, says goodbye to her competitive swimming career.

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‘Old Man Speed’: Hungary’s Cseh Is All-In For Budapest 2017

Laszlo Cseh, a man prolific in the butterfly and IM events over the past decade, will be 31 years of age when the World Championships arrive in Budapest next year.

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Watch Michael Phelps Rock The Ryder Cup Arm Slap

Catch Michael Phelps’ warm-up routine on the golf course.

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Hagino Undergoes Successful Elbow Surgery, Out For At Least A Month

Multiple Olympic medalist Kosuke Hagino of Japan (left) underwent successful elbow surgery stemming from his pre-World Championships accident.

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Stirling Coaches Higson & Tigg Claim Team Scotland Coaching Award

Duncan Scott is just one of several swimming stars under Ben Higson’s and Steve Tigg’s tutelage at talent hotbed University of Stirling.

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Phelps Signs Endorsement Deal With Brazil-based Globo

Michael Phelps snags another endorsement deal, this time with a Brazilian broadcasting company.

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Hosszu & Chalmers Headline Stacked Field For Singapore World Cup

Still several weeks away, the Singapore stop of the FINA World Cup Series is already generating buzz.

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Italy’s Federica Pellegrini Turns Towards Tokyo 2020

Falling short of the podium in Rio has only fueled Italy’s Federica Pellegrini’s desire to end her career as she wants.

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SwimMAC Carolina Cancels Lake Norman-Based Aquatic Center Plans

SwimMAC Carolina has reportedly canceled plans for a new aquatic center to be built on Lake Norman, North Carolina.

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Comeback Kid Dan Smith Moves To St. Peters Western

Australian Olympian Dan Smith announced he would be partaking in the post-Rio training shuffle by moving to train under storied coach Michael Bohl.

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High Performance Training Center Planned For Perth In 2017

Perth, Western Australia, is slated to see a new High Performance Training Center built and ready to open by May 2017.

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Japan’s Daiya Seto May Dabble In 100 Fly For 2017 World Championships

Typically an IMer and 200 butterflyer, Japan’s Daiya Seto has made it known he plans to tackle the 100m butterfly over the next year.

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Bermudian Olympian Roy Burch Lands Head Coach Role At NC School

Olympian Roy Burch from Bermuda will be taking on the role of Head Coach of Lake Norman Charter School in Huntersville, North Carolina.

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