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5 Common “Masters-isms”

Masters swimmers have their quirks; here are just 5 of them.

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Seebohm Blasts 4th-Fastest Textile 100 Backstroke Of All-Time

Emily Seebohm continues her monumental year of sub-59 backstroke marks, clocking a 58.34 in Doha – the 4th-fastest textile swim ever.

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2015 FINA World Cup Doha: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Australia’s Emily Seebohm performed magnificently once again, clocking a 100 backstroke time of 58.34 for the gold and the 6th-fastest mark of all time.

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Katie Meili Makes Her Mark On 42nd Nico Sapio Trophy

Katie Meili won both the 100m breaststroke and 200m IM races while competing in Genoa, Italy this past weekend.

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2015 European Short Course Championships Venue Passes Inspection

Despite a day’s worth of controversy last month surrounding the possibility of the 2015 European Short Course Swimming Championships changing…

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Larkin Lights Up Doha With Australian/C’Wealth Records in 100 Back

Mitch Larkin is now just three tenths off of the 100m backstroke World Record, as he sets new Australian and Commonwealth Records in the event while competing in Doha.

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#MotivationMonday: Watch Gamecocks’ Pump-Up Video

Get some hype into your system this Monday morning with the University of South Carolina’s swimming and diving pump-up video.

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Britian’s O’Connor Up For Glamour’s Female Sports Personality

Siobhan-Marie O’Connor is up for Glamour Magazine’s (Britain) Female-Only Sports Personality of the Year Award.

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2015 Bolzano Int’l Swim Meet Preview: Big SwimMAC Elite Presence

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace looks to rake in some cash at the 2015 International Swim Meet in Bolzano this weekend.

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2015 FINA World Cup Doha Prelims Recap: Yannick Agnel Makes His Return

France’s Yannick Agnel indeed made his return to the pool this morning, making the men’s 100m freestyle final in Doha.

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Jayhawk Women Take The Win At TCU

A Big 12 showdown took place in Ft. Worth, Texas yesterday, as the Texas Christian University women hosted their rivals…

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Aggie Men & Women Remain Undefeated After Double Wins At Home

The Aggies are now undefeated on both the men’s and women’s side, as they beat Incarnate Word and Miami (FL) on Friday in College Station.

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Eddie Reese Invite: Watch Conger and Schooling Race 50 Fly

Clark Smith, Will Licon, Jack Conger and Joseph Schooling put on a show during yesterday’s annual Eddie Reese Invite.

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Purdue Men Rock Win Against Miami RedHawks

The Boilermakers notched a commanding win in Lafayette tonight against visiting team Miami (OH).

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Why Eminem Should Be On Every Swimmer’s Playlist

Eminem found himself on Michael Phelps’ playlist at one time and now science says the GOAT’s resulting performance was perhaps correlated to that fact.

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