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Kenneth To wins 100 IM – Dubai FINA World Cup Race Video

Video courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner. Men’s 100 IM – Dubai World Cup – as reported by…

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Australia wins 4x50m Mixed Medley – Dubai World Cup Race Video

Australia’s Robert Hurley (featured image), Belinda Hocking, Kenneth To and Emily Seebohm win the 4×50 mixed medley at the Dubai FINA World Cup in 1:42.31.

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Towson Tigers Look To Add To Win to Total at Georgetown

“I am excited to see how our men perform against some tough competition,” Tiger head coach Pat Mead said. “This meet will give us an indication of our team’s character and toughness. I am confident they will step up to the challenge.”

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Lochte and Ledecky Headline 2013 Duel in the Pool – See Complete Lists Here

Ryan Lochte (featured image) headlines the 2013 Duel in the Pool.

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Florent Manaudou, Ice Watch – Feature Video

Florent Manaudou, 50 freestyle 2012 Olympic champion and brother of Olympic star Laure Manaudou, expands his endorsement portfolio with Ice Watch.

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Shchukin And White Earn Atlantic 10 Weekly Awards For The Bonnies

Shchukin (featured image, left), a sophomore from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, recorded two top-three finishes for the Bonnies at the WNY Invite including a first-place finish in the 100-yd freestyle with a time of 44.34.

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Missy Franklin Pranked Teri McKeever in Commitment Call

Verbal commitments are the rage this fall on SwimSwam, driving a large audience fueled by college swimming passion. Missy Franklin,…

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Olympic Gold Medalist Cullen Jones to Speak at 2013 Feast Conference

The Feast Conference gathers remarkable entrepreneurs, radicals, doers and thinkers who are revolutionizing the way things work for the betterment of humanity. The conference draws the best from across multiple disciplines to share perspectives, tools, challenges and models for changing the world in new ways.

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Ryan Cochrane credits team effort for Swimming Canada Success

“We’ve built a really good team in and out of the pool to achieve those results,” said Cochrane, whose two medals in Barcelona (silver in the 1,500-m freestyle and bronze in the 800-m freestyle) made him Canada’s most decorated swimmer at the world championships.”

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Connecting Swimming To The Hardly Strictly Bluegrasss Festival

Featured Image: Bruce Wigo (International Swimming Hall of Fame CEO) at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco with wife Janet and twin sons Janson (left) and Drac (right), who were both 4-time All American water polo players at Stanford.

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Potomac Marlins to Host Breast Cancer Fundraiser Event at PVS October Open at Lee District Rec. Center

The Potomac Marlins, a member of Potomac Valley Swimming, will host a Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser this weekend as part of the October Open at Lee District Recreation Center (October 18-20).

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Hawkeyes host dual against Michigan State and Northern Iowa

The University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving team opens its home dual slate Friday in Iowa City, Iowa, hosting Michigan State and Northern Iowa. The action will begin at 4 p.m. (CT) at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Pool.

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SMU Classic Hosts Indiana, Louisville, Miami, UNC and USC Oct 18-19

SMU Women are back and ready to compete at the SMU Classic this weekend. Seniors Isabella Arcila and Nina Rangelova (featured image) and juniors Monika Babok and Nathalie Lindborg earned All-America honors for their performances in the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle events at the 2013 NCAA Championships.

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Don Henshaw Distance Swimming Workout

Don Henshaw conducts a top-notch–encouraging yet humbling–distance program, helping his athletes gain awareness of semantic points, including consistent pace work, tempo, and stroke count.

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3000 Meters of Butterfly – Video

Courtesy of Nicolas Vannier, a prolific producer of swimming videos.

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