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China Dominated the 19th FINA Diving World Cup

Diving giant China sealed an impressive six days at the 19th FINA Diving World Cup held at Shanghai’s Oriental Sports Centre (CHN) from July 15-20, 2014, pocketing all nine titles on offer.

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Sportsnet will provide Pan Pacific Championship Nightly Coverage to Canada

As part of their long-term broadcast partnership with Swimming Canada, Sportsnet is providing the most in-depth Canadian coverage ever of this summer’s Pan Pacific Championships.

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Swim Job: Swimming Queensland Seeks Mentor Coach for Athlete & Coach Development Manager

Swimming Queensland (SQ) is the governing body in Queensland, Australia. 15,000 swimmers are serviced by 280 swim clubs. Founded in 1898, SQ has a long history of innovation and success in swimming.

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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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