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Maxime Rooney Headed To Doha World Cup

Newly-minted USA National Teamer, Maxime Rooney, confirms he and his Pleasanton Seahawk friends are journeying to Doha, Qatar.

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Rio 2016 Online Store Set To Open Globally February 2016

First, fans were able to vote on the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots’ names. Then, the characters, ‘Tom’…

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Kylie Palmer Makes Post-Doping Case Debut in Tokyo

Australian Kylie Palmer takes to the pool in Tokyo in her first post-doping-case competition.

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Swimming New Zealand Firms Up Coaching Staff Leading Up To Rio

Clive Power, interim head coach of Swimming New Zealand, will remain in his role through the Rio 2016 Olympics.

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In Briefs 10/04/15: Fletcher Elevated To Elite, Brazil Waives Visas

The country of Brazil will grant 90-day visa waivers to benefit foreign Olympic tourists.

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Taylor Ruck, Ryan Hoffer Highlight 2015 Brophy/Xavier Invitational

Ryan Hoffer scored a 100y butterfly time of 48.65 while competing in Phoenix over the weekend.

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Aussie Leisel Jones Releases Book On Her Battle With Depression

Now-retired Australian breaststroking champion, Leisel Jones, shares stories of how she battled depression, thoughts of suicide, even while on top of her game.

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South African Marlies Ross Heads to Arizona State University

Marlies Ross from South African has plans to move to Tempe, becoming an Arizona State University Sun Devil.

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2015 FINA World Cup Singapore: Day 2 Finals

With Day 1’s finals cancelled due to alarming haze levels in the open air OCBC Aquatic Center, athletes are more than ready to throw down some speed on Day 2 of the FINA World Cup Singapore

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Quebec Man Refuses To Wear Swim Cap; Escorted Out By Police

Requiring everyone to wear swim caps at a pool led to a man being escorted out of the pool by police in Quebec.

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Read The 21-Page Complaint Against WKU, Former Swimmers

The affidavit describing all charges filed within Collin Craig’s complaint against WKU is now available.

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2016 British Olympic Trials Event Schedule Released

James Guy’s signature freestyle events will be held on the first (400m free) and last day (200m free) of the 2016 British Olympic Trials.

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Official Website Of Rome 2024 Bid Launched

Check out the new website of Rome’s 2024 Summer Olympic bid – http://www.2024roma.org/en/

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Survey Says Hamburg Public Supports 2024 Olympic Bid

Hamburg’s citizens like the idea of the city hosting the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

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Just 3 Cities Remain As Potential Sites Of 2021/23 World Championships

Australia, Germany, and Argentina are just 3 of the once-interested countries who have since dropped out of the bidding for the 2021/23 World Championships.

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