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#ThrowbackThursday: 1938 European Championships (Video)

Blast from the past, as we see footage from the 1938 European Swimming Championships.

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Parasitic Bug Explains Mack Horton’s Lackluster Swims In Kazan

Although Australian Mack Horton pulled out a bronze in the men’s 800 free in Kazan, his performances in the 400 and 1500 freestyle events left some questioning what happened to the 19 year-old.

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Cutting Edge 50m Pool Opens at Trinity Grammar (Australia)

Trinity Grammar, home of Australian sprinter, Kenneth To and coach Matt Brown, has just opened its state-of-the-art 50m indoor pool facility.

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Lochte? Feigen? Coventry? Sub-5:00 500 Back Mystery Solved

Who swam the sub-5:00 500 backstroke at a SwimMAC Elite practice last week?

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Insider Training: Trojan Swim Club (Video)

Check out the drone footage of a recent Trojan Swim Club practice.

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British Swimming Announces 2016 Performance Squads

British Swimming has announced its Podium and Podium Potential performance squads for 2016.  After extensive selection procedures, including an analysis…

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Swimming Queensland CEO: “Why Are We Working Kids So Hard?”

Swimming Western Australia held its annual conference this weekend, where guest speaker, Swimming Queensland CEO Kevin Hasemann shared his thoughts on declining membership within the sport.

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2015-16 Scholastic All-American Standards Much Faster Than Last Yr

Nation’s Capital’s Katie Ledecky was a member of the 2014-15 Scholastic All-American squad.

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Watch The Latest Rio 2016 Construction Progress Video

Take a look at the primary Olympic Parks as they inch near completion for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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Le Clos Racks Up Five Wins at Seagulls Winter SC Championships

Chad Le Clos did his thing at the Seagulls Short Course Championships at King’s Park Aquatic Center this weekend.

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Despite Trio of Galyer Wins, Arkansas Women Top Kentucky

Danielle Galyer captured three individual race wins for the University of Kentucky, but the Wildcat women still couldn’t hold off the victorious Arkansas Razorbacks.

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Notre Dame Men & Women Victorious At Dennis Stark Relays

The men’s and women’s teams of Notre Dame were both victorious on their home turf, hosting the 2015 Dennis Stark Relays.

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In Briefs 10/10/15: Albany Area Aquatic Facility, Tulane, USMS News

Check out news from around the web in this edition of “In Briefs”.

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Indiana Wesleyan To Add New Women’s Program

Indiana Wesleyan University, in Marion, Indiana, has plans to add a women’s swimming & diving program within the next two years.

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Sonya Porter Hired As Singapore Swimming’s High Performance Mgr

The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) just announced today that Sonya Michelle Porter has been hired as its new High Performance Manager.

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