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Branded Swim Cap Renders Disqualification At Missouri HS State Meet

Another seemingly imbalanced disqualification drawn on a swim cap’s appearance was rendered at last weekend’s Missouri High School State Championship meet.

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Seebohm Among Swimming Australia’s Sports Performance Award Winners

Seebohm was one of three Swimming Australia-associated members honored at this week’s ASPAs Awards.

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Race Video: Hoosier Lilly King’s 200 Breaststroke Win At B1Gs

Watch the race video of Indiana freshman Lilly King bringing home the 200 breaststroke win in a new conference record.

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Senczyszyn Captures New NCAA Division III 200 Breaststroke Record

Sam Senczyszyn of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire was named “Swimmer of the Meet” at this year’s WIAC Championships, highlighted by her 200 breaststroke DIII record.

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XU Musketeer Men Pumped For 3rd Consecutive Big East Title (Video)

The XU Musketeers are armed with 7 of its 12 All-Big East Honorees from last year’s team, making them primed to take home the conference trophy for the 3rd year in a row.

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KSF Raid Update: Korean Swimming Federation Official Arrested

As a follow-up to our report earlier this month regarding the Korean Swimming Federation (KSF) headquarters having been raided by South Korean prosecutors, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office has confirmed the arrest of an executive-level official.

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Gustavo Borges Picks Caeleb Dressel For 50 Free Silver In Rio

A cluster of notable Brazilian journalists, commentators and former swimmers gathered in São Paulo earlier this month in the first of a series of meetings under the name #olympicpoolparty. Each member gave their ‘best guess’ as to who will swim away with a medal this summer in Rio.

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Murdoch Kicks Off 2018 European Championships Concept

Catch the promo video and idea behind 2018’s inaugural European Championships.

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2016 OHSAA Division I Meet Preview: St. Xavier Looks For 37th Title

St. Xavier’s Grant House looks to be a difference-maker for the Bomber, who are looking for their 8th consecutive state title.

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Cordes Competes At Singapore Time Trials Under Heavy Workload

American Kevin Cordes was one of several swimmers who competed at the Singaporean Time Trials over the weekend.

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Reece Whitley To Throw Phillies’ First Pitch On April 15th

Reece Whitley will be on the mound, throwing the Phillies’ first pitch on April 15th.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets Of The Week: Leah Smith Is Hearing Bells

Gator chomps, dancing coaches and Leah Smith is hearing bells on bells.

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University of Scranton Swimming Teams Suspended

The University of Scranton’s men’s and women’s swimming teams have been suspended pending investigations into alleged violations.

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15-year-old Ikee Blasts Sub-55 1Free, Hagino 1:56.10 2Back At Konami

Seto, Hagino, Ikee and several other key players were in action again tonight in Tokyo for Day 2 of the 2016 Konami Open, the last major meet before April’s Olympic Trials.

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Rio’s Subway At High-Risk Of Not Being Ready In Time For Olympics

The extension of a subway line to Rio’s Olympic Park may not be up and operational come August’s Opening Ceremonies.

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