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Oak Park And River Forest High School New 50m Pool Plans Approved

After having been in discussions for over two years, a new high school pool is coming to the Chicago area….

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IOC Summit Urges WADA To Take Over Drug Testing From Federations

With the drug-testing responsibility resting on the shoulders of each sporting federation, critics point to this current system as inherently hosting a conflict of interest.

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Hamburg 2024 Releases Simulated Olympic Vision Ahead of Public Vote

Get a feel for what a Hamburg-hosted 2024 Summer Olympic Games could be like by watching a visual depiction of how the venues, parks and athletes’ village could appear.

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Periscope Feature: Watch NC State ‘Empty Their Tanks’

Watch last year’s NCAA 100 freestyle runner-up, Simonas Bilis, fire off an in-practice 100 free against teammates Ryan Held and new transfer Joe Bonk.

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Rio Organizers Opt Not To Conduct Viral Tests Of Water Venues

Rio’s organizing committee announced Friday, October 16th that it will not be undertaking any viral tests of its waters.

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Tamsin Cook Wins West Australia’s Junior Athlete Of The Year Award

Tamsin Cook has been named ‘Western Australia Institute of Sport’s Junior Athlete of the Year’

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Tokyo 2020 Logo Design Contest Re-Opened After Plagiarism Debacle

In light of the fact that the original Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic logo was officially withdrawn due to plagiarism…

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Aussies Throssell, Cook, Fyfe Up For Western Australian Athlete Award

Three swimmers are in the running for the Western Australian Institute of Sport’s Athlete/Junior Athlete of the Year Award.

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Eastern Michigan Eagles Soar Over Northwestern Wildcats

The EMU Eagle men open their season with a 1-0 record after beating the Northwestern Wildcats today.

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Singapore Head Coach Sergio Lopez Targets Distance For 2020

Singapore Head Coach, Sergio Lopez, sets his sights on improving the nation’s performance in the distance events.

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Former Team USA World Championships Manager Passes Away

Updated since original publishing. Former Team USA National Swim program and World Swimming Championships head manager, Susan Petersen Lubow, passed…

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Former SMU Mustang Rangelova Up For ‘Miss Bulgaria In The USA’

Bulgarian-born Nina Rangelova is participating in the ‘Miss Bulgaria in the USA’ pageant later this month.

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Sophie Pascoe’s Coach, Roly Crichton, Honored With PNZ Order of Merit

Former paralympian athlete and current paralympic coach, Roly Crichton, has been awarded the Paralympics New Zealand Order of Merit.

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Records Fall Like Dominoes At Fiji SC Nationals

The 2015 Fiji Short Course Nationals took place October 9-11th at the Nadi Sports Club. An incredible number of national…

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