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An Intimate Lauren Perdue Letter Announcing Her Retirement

Lauren Perdue: “This has been a tough decision, but despite my strong desire to compete, my body has had enough.”

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Fitter and Faster Elite Speed and Power Photo Vault

Jimmy Feigen, Connor Jaeger, Chloe Sutton, Nick Folker, Christine Magnuson and Scott Weltz headline the Fitter and Faster Elite Speed and Power events.

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How Can Learning to Swim Positively Impact Children?

USA Swimming Foundation and The Redwoods Group Foundation Partner for Learn-to-Swim Research Study.

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Swim Job: Texas Terrapins Swim Team seeks Head Age Group Coach

The Texas Terrapin Swim Team (TTST) located in Cypress, Texas and is a fast growing, non-profit, year-round competitive USA Swimming Team.

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16 USA Swimming Juniors to compete at FINA World Cup Events

The women’s roster includes Kathleen Baker, the runner-up in the 200m back at Nationals, who also competed at the Pan Pacific Championships, and Ella Eastin, a double gold medalist and captain of the Junior Pan Pacs team.

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YOTA Swimmer Chris Kohut verbally commits to UNC-Wilmington

YMCA of the Triangle Area (YOTA)’s Chris Kohut has verbally committed to UNC-Wilmington. Kohut specializes primarily in the 100 and…

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2014-15 Duke Swimming Preview: Butterfly Depth

Coach Dan Colella: “Butterfly can be an incredibly strong event for us. We have some great flyers returning both in the 100 and 200.”

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VIDEO: Bryant Swimming 2014-15 Season Preview

College Swimming Video courtesy of Bryant Swimming.

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Collegiate Water Polo Association 2014 Men’s Varsity Week 5 – October 8th Polls

The top teams in the three weekly polls remain unchanged as the University of California-Los Angeles, Whittier College and Princeton University top the 2014 Men’s Varsity Week 5/October 8 National Top 20, Division III Top 10 and Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Top 10 Polls.

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Brooks Peterson of South Eastern Virginia Aquatics commits to the College of William & Mary

A USA Swimming All-American and NCSA Junior Nationals finalist, Peterson is one of Virginia’s top breaststrokers.

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Wayland swimmers have solid showing at first meet

The Wayland Baptist swimming and diving teams kicked off their second season Saturday in a dual with UT-Permian Basin. The Falcons won both the men’s and women’s duals, but the Pioneers had several bright spots in their first taste of competition of 2014.

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Anthony Ervin Memoir, Chasing the Water Dragon, to hit bookshelves April 2016

Ervin says: “It’s in keeping that the publisher of my personal tale is Akashic, and that the editor is Dave Zirin, who can look below the surface to deeper social issues underlying athletics. It’s one hell of a team.”

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Swim Job: Williamsburg Aquatic Club seeks Assistant Swim Coach

Williamsburg Aquatic Club (WAC) a USA Swimming Club located in Williamsburg, Virginia is seeking a positive, energetic and motivated candidate for an Age Group Coaching position.

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2014 Synchro World Cup – All Video: Ukraine wins Highlight Routines

In the newest event, Highlight Routine or Acrobatic Team, the Ukraine beats the other two competing teams Mexico and Canada with a score of 93.1333.

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China Dominates the 2014 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup

The team of China has dominated the 13th edition of the FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup, organised in Québec City…

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