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RACE VIDEO: Ervin Drops 19.4 at Imagine Invite

Imagine Swimming, the premier swim school of New York City, has been creative and proactive in the swimming community. In addition to teaching children the lifesaving skill to swim, they were the first to step up and support Anthony Ervin on his path to the London Olympics, and now they’re hosting the annual Imagine Invite swim meet.

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VIDEO: Tenn VOLS Brad Craig Breakout Breaststroke Star

Tennessee grad Brad Craig took the 200 breaststroke crown at U.S. Winter Nationals, going 1:52.99.

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Schiellerup, Nevalainen and Bilis set for European Championships

NC State swimming & diving team are set to begin the 2013 European Short Course Championships at the Jyske Bank BOXEN. Current Wolfpack freshmen Andreas Schiellerup and Lotta Nevalainen, along with sophomore Simonas Bilis will take part in the event. In addition, future Wolfpack swimmer Anton Ipsen will also take part in the competition.

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Icy Bitter Cold Swim Practice – For the Love of the Sport

If you experience a swimming practice under extreme conditions, capture photos and/or video and share with SwimSwam.

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Trojans Training, What makes USC Swimming Different?

We caught up with USC Head Assistant Coach Jeremy Kipp at the Texas Invite, and he gave us the 411 on USC and why their college and club program is different. (Featured Image: USC NCAA Champ, Vlad Morozov)

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Oakland adds 5 to Men’s Swimming Squad For 2014-15

Oakland swimming and diving head coach Pete Hovland announced today the signing of Andrew Binder, Ayrton Kasemets, Janne Markkanen, John Schihl and Seth Timmons to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period. All five student-athletes are committed to enroll at Oakland University and join the swimming and diving team for the 2014-15 season.

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De Lucca and Worrell Sweep AAC Weekly Awards

After strong performances at the USA Short Course Nationals, two swimmers from Louisville swept the weekly conference awards. Joao De Lucca took Men’s Swimmer of the Week for the fourth time this season, while Cardinal Kelsi Worrell was named Female Swimmer of the Week.

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Shchukin Nets Third A-10 Performer Of The Week Award This Year

St. Bonaventure’s Viacheslav Shchukin has been named the Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. Awards were based off performances from Dec. 2-8.

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Burke Wins Fourth CAA Award This Season

Towson University senior swimmer Kaitlin Burke was named the Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Swimmer of the Week on Tuesday, league officials announced. It is the fourth time she earned the award this season.

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Allison Fowler Named ODAC Swimmer Of The Week

Emory & Henry College freshman Allison Fowler has been selected as the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week, ODAC officials…

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Denver Claims Three Summit League Swimmer and Diver of the Week Awards

University of Denver Ross Edfort (Somerset, N.J.) won The Summit League Diver of the Week honor, while Dylan Bunch (Boulder City, Nev.) and Samantha Corea (Vancouver, British Columbia) were named The Summit League Swimmers of the Week, for the period of Dec. 2-8, The Summit League announced today.

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Eve and Candace at Golden Goggles: Ervin, Coughlin and Grevers

Eve and Candace interview Olympians Anthony Ervin, Natalie Coughlin and Matt Grevers on the Golden Goggles Red Carpet.

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Eve and Candace at Golden Goggles: Rowdy Gaines, Jessica Hardy & Dominik Meichtry, Missy Franklin

Video is courtesy of Eve and Candace with a lot of help from Kelly McCommons.

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Eve and Candace at Golden Goggles: Conor Dwyer, Liz Pelton, Tom Luchsinger

Video is courtesy of Eve and Candace with a lot of help from Kelly McCommons.

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Eve and Candace at Golden Goggles: Jimmy Feigen & Nathan Adrian

Video is courtesy of Eve and Candace with a lot of help from Kelly McCommons.

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