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Fitter and Faster Swim Tour Yucaipa, California Photo Vault

Mark Gangloff and participants going over breaststroke drills at The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by SwimOutlet.com in Yucaipa, CA.

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Olympic Water Polo Star Betsey Armstrong Retires

Betsey Armstrong, the most decorated goalkeeper in international women’s water polo history, has announced her retirement from the USA Water Polo Women’s National Team.

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Swim Job: North Coast Aquatics seeks lead 10/U age group swim coach

North Coast Aquatics (NCA) has achieved Gold and Silver Medal Status and has a rich 30 year tradition of developing swimmers to the national and international level.

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Swim Job: Roger Williams University seeks volunteer assistant swimming coach

Roger Williams University is a private, coeducational American liberal arts university located on 140 acres in Bristol, Rhode Island, above Mt. Hope Bay.

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18 Olympians headline US Open of Water Polo

Taking place at four locations in Southern California, the tournament starts on Friday, July 18 and concludes on Sunday, July 20.

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Duke’s Abby Johnston shines at the 2014 FINA Diving World Cup

Universal Sports is offering daily delayed television coverage of the FINA Diving World Cup at 8 p.m. ET each night. Coverage is also available on universalsports.com.

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Swim stars Alicja Tchórz and Filip Zaborowski sign with FINIS

Filip Zaborowski is one of the best young distance swimmers in the world. At 20 years of age, his time of 7:55.65 in the Men’s 800m Freestyle has put him into the top-20 on the FINA World Rankings

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Burning Skin or Itching at Swim Meets

“Unfortunately for the swimmers, chlorine side-effects are the worst at swim meets. Because of increased chlorine, swimmers are exposed to higher levels of chlorine during meets.”

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Boschult, Heffner and Lehnert to compete at the 2014 USA Diving Zone A National Preliminaries

Boschult and Lehnert will compete on the platform, while Heffner will dive on the 1 and 3-meter springboard. The top-five finishers on the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform will earn a bid to the 2014 AT&T National Diving Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee, from Aug. 12-17.

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Swim Job: Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics Seeks Full Time Age Group Coach

Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics is a nationally competitive swim team of 250+ athletes with a rich 18 year history in United States swimming, located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with a satellite program in Battery Park City.

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Team USA takes Gold At UANA Junior Pan American Championships

The United States Men’s Youth National Team found redemption and a gold medal at the UANA Junior Pan American Championship with a 10-9 victory over Brazil.

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7 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Do you love swimming? Do you want to work in the swimming community? Here are seven Swim Jobs you might love.

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11th Annual Lake Travis Relay Adds First Responder Category

The American Swimming Association, LLC is pleased to announce that a First Responder category has been added to the 11th Annual Lake Travis Relay.

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Rising star Bromberg Lifts Team USA to 4th at FINA Diving World Cup

University of Texas rising sophomore diver Murphy Bromberg helped the United States to fourth place in the team competition Tuesday at the 2014 FINA Diving World Cup, the premier international diving event of the year.

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Over 400 swimmers to compete at Canadian Swimming Championships

More than 400 swimmers from nine provinces will be competing at the Canadian Swimming Championships through Sunday, with national titles on the line in 40 events.

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