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Sun Yang, Ye Shiwen Among Chinese Olympians Training Stateside Pre-Rio

Sun Yang and Yi Shiwen are among the 50 Chinese swimmers, coaches and staff currently training stateside at SwimSeventy located in Norwalk, CT.

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Bilis, Vanderpool-Wallace Put On Speed Show In Greensboro

SwimMAC Elite’s ‘AVW’ swam her way to a 24.68 50m freestyle tonight in Greensboro.

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Team USA “Can’t Stop The Feeling” (Video)

Catch the Olympic Spirit with Team USA dancing along to “Can’t Stop the Feeling.”

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Park Tae Hwan Is Back, But His In-Pool Impact Remains To Be Seen

Park Tae Hwan has Olympic medal-earning history, but this time around the 26-year-old has had much less time in the pool to prepare.

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Meet The 2016 South African Olympic Aquatics Team

Cameron van der Burgh will represent South Africa in Rio and will be joined by both veterans and newcomers alike.

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Aussies Bring Special Glasses To Help Regulate Biological Clock In Rio

Aussie Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren reveals there is a distinct purpose why we may be seeing his swimmers donning sunglasses at night in Rio.

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Hong Kong’s Stephanie Au Set To Be Nation’s Flag Bearer In Rio

Hong Kong’s Stephanie Au makes the third swimmer to be given their country’s flag bearing honor, joining previously announced bearers Federica Pellegrini of Italy and Oussama Mellouli from Tunisia.

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Schooling “Leaning Towards” Dropping 200 Fly For 100 Free In Rio

Although Schooling has earned FINA “A” cuts across 4 events, he’s only entered in 3 for Rio. Of those, he and his surrogate Singaporean coach Eddie Reese are still working out the plan.

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Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster

Ranomi Kromowidjojo will get the chance to defend double-sprint gold in Rio, as she is named to the Dutch Olympic squad.

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South African Athletes Say They Must Foot Most Of Rio Travel Bill

Despite a recent monetary influx to their nation’s Olympic Committee, South African athletes hoping to medal in Rio are still reportedly stuck footing most of their own Olympic bills.

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Eddie Reese Set To Join Singapore’s Olympic Coaching Staff

Singapore’s National Olympic Council has announced it will be including University of Texas Men’s Swimming Head Coach Eddie Reese on its 2016 Olympic Games coaching staff.

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Inge Dekker Makes Quiet, Yet Triumphant Return Post-Cancer Surgery

Just four months after being diagnosed with cervical cancer and undergoing surgery, Dutch swimmer Inge Dekker is back in the pool producing promising results.

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Catch Aussie Cameron McEvoy On His Journey To Rio

“The Professor” Cameron McEvoy has been a special force in the pool from an early age.

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Opinion: Jaded Swim Fans Dampen Enthusiasm Of Trials

Swimming still has a long way to go from a fan-growing perspective.

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Italy Takes 5 Gold, But Russia Remains On Top On Final Day Of Euro Jrs

Italy scored 5 medals on the final night of the 2016 European Championships, but Russian Mariia Kameneva raked in her 8th gold of the meet.

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