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NC State Swimming To Face-off with Minnesota

“We’re excited to head up to Big Ten country to take on a very strong opponent,” said head coach Braden Holloway. “We believe in order to move up in the NCAA, we need to compete against the best and Minnesota has proven to be great year in and year out.”

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Duke Prepares for Weekend Action at Taishoff

The Duke men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will return to Taishoff Aquatic Pavilion for the first time since November, hosting ACC foe Virginia and non-conference opponent Richmond in a pair of weekend dual meets.

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FINIS Lands New Zealand Open Water Swim Star Kane Radford

Radford is arguably one of the most exciting young swimmers to watch race in the sport of open water. He was selected for the Men’s 10k in the 2012 Olympics but did not meet the qualification standards of his federation to be sent to the Games.

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Mustang Swimmers & Divers Set To Host Texas A&M

Mustang Swimmers & Divers Set To Host Texas A&M: SMU gets its full team back together for just the third…

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Bonnies Swim Fast but fall to Buffalo

The Bonnies were led by freshman Tanja Kirmse, who won two events, and senior Jeanette Dietrich, who recorded one first place finish and one runner-up showing.

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Siena Saints Swim & Dive Ke$ha & Pitbull Lip Dub

The Saints get down to Ke$ha and Pitbull in their annual training highlight video.

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Registration Open for World Masters in Montreal

Set for July 27 to Aug. 10 at Parc Jean-Drapeau, the event incorporates pool swimming and open water swimming, as well as diving, water polo and synchronized swimming.

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Gator Crawl Swimming Drill: David Marsh Performance Video

David Marsh, Olympic Coach and CEO of SwimMAC Carolina, explains the Gator Crawl.

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USOC releases Parade Uniform for the Winter Olympic Games

With just 15 days until the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, the United States Olympic Committee and the Ralph Lauren unveiled the official Team USA Opening Ceremony Parade Uniform.

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East Carolina Swimming And Diving Teams Split Dual Meet At ODU

“It was a big win for the women, but a very tough loss for the men,” ECU Head Coach Rick Kobe stated. “We had a great training trip over the break and it was gratifying to see so many great swims as we continue to work toward the conference championship meet.”

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Olympic Icon Aaron Peirsol Breaks Down Arena Shark Tank at the Arena Grand Prix (Video)

Olympic champion, Aaron Peirol, is an Arena Ambassador. Peirsol works with Arena USA to promote the sport at the grassroots level. He and Olympic peer, Matt McClean, along with Rowdy Gaines, hosted an event to engage youth swimmers from the Austin area.

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2014 Arena Grand Prix in Austin, Day 3 Photo Vault

Many thanks to Rafael Domeyko, rafaeldomeyko.com, for these beautiful swimming photos. Featured Image: Olympic Champions Aaron Peirsol)

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Katie Ledecky Happy with Tough Double, 200 IM and 800 Free (Video Interview)

Danish national record-holder Lotte Friis led early, but Katie Ledecky completed a thrilling comeback, gaining on Friis steadily from about the 350-mark onward and erasing the two-second lead the Dane had built up.

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Michael Andrew Breaks Down 100 Breast and 100 Back Records (Video Interview)

Michael Andrew has had no trouble turning his short course success into long course success in Austin, breaking the 13-14 boys’ National Age Group Record in his 3rd different event of the meet.

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Tom Luchsinger shares a Bob Bowman 200 Butterfly Set (Video Interview)

Luchsinger wins 200 fly and shares Bob Bowman butterfly set. See Bowman video below on butterfly training.

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