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Meghan Small Clocks 3rd-Fastest 15-16 200y Backstroke of All Time on Night 2 of YMCA Nationals

Meghan Small crushed a 1:51.74 to take the women’s 200y backstroke at tonight’s YMCA Nationals at Greensboro Aquatic Center.

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More Glimpses of Michael Phelps’ New Aqua Sphere Line Released

Yesterday, Michael Phelps fans everywhere anticipating the official arrival of his Aqua Sphere product line were treated to another taste…

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Search is on for New Arizona State University Head Coach After Dorsey Tierney-Walker’s Dismissal

The Arizona Sun Devils have announced that the team will not be retaining head swimming coach Dorsey Tierney-Walker for the…

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Quick Swims Abound on Day 2 of 2015 YMCA Short Course Nationals

The 2015 YMCA National Short Course Championships continued today from the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The men and women competed in…

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Bernard Savage at Top of List for Swimming Australia’s High Performance Director Search

“The Courier-Mail” is reporting that Swimming Australia’s search for a new High Performance Director is nearing conclusion.  The search began…

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Vyatchanin Breaks Two Records for New Nation at 2015 Serbia Open

Arkady Vyatchanin, who now represents Serbia, broke his first national record at the Serbian Open over the weekend.

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Summer Sanders Announced as Game Show Host

Another “swammer” is making headlines outside of the pool, as four-time Olympic medalist Summer Sanders is taking on a new…

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Park Tae Hwan Issues Apology in First Public Appearance Post-Failed Doping Test

South Korea’s Park Tae Hwan publicly apologizes for his recent FINA doping struggle.

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Several Sports Combine Competitions Into One “European Sports Championships” for 2018

An innovative concept of combining multiple sports’ individual European Championship competitions under one umbrella has now become a reality; enter the “European Sports Championships”.

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Meet Records Fall on Day 2 of 2015 Speedo Champions Series – Western Region

Patrick Mulcare of Tualatin Hills swam away with the 200 backstroke victory in a meet record time tonight at the 2015 Speedo Champions Series – Western Region.

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Official: Park’s 3 Years’ Additional Suspension May Not be “Legally Appropriate”

Regarding the latest with South Korean swimmer Park Tae Hwan’s doping suspension, as we reported, there is a subjective domestic…

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Florida Gators Pump-up Video: It’s Our Time

In this team feature, the Gators say it’s their time; what say you?

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The Kirsty Coventry Academy: A Swimmer’s Mission to Tackle Drowning Prevention in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s most decorated Olympian, Kirsty Coventry, launches her very own swim academy, in the hopes of furthering global drowning prevention.

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Cesar Cielo Tries Out Tight-Rope Walking

There are many things at which Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo excels – sprinting to gold medals, hydroplaning to world records, letting…

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Daniel Tranter on Training with Phelps, Bowman

Tranter has been training under Bowman at NBAC for almost 3 months now. We’ll get to see how that translates to racing in the upcoming Australian Championships beginning on April 3rd.

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