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SwimSwam Film Fest: Kate Spade, Navy

I’m a swim film festival fan, and I love this animated short, this swimming video commissioned by Kate Spade titled NAVY, created by Chris Silas Neal.

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Duke Tops UNCW in First Dual Meet

“We knew going in that through all these events, we were going to have a real challenge on our hands with the Seahawks,” said head coach Dan Colella.

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Towson Earns Fourth Win, Defeats ODU

The Towson University men’s swimming and diving team earned its fourth victorry of the season on Saturday, defeating the Old Dominion…

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New Paltz Men’s Swimming Places Fifth at Season-Opening Union Relays

The State University of New York at New Paltz men’s swimming team kicked off its 2013-14 season by placing fifth out of six squads with 48 points at the annual Union Relays hosted by Union (N.Y.) College on Saturday.

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Ultra-Short Race-Pace Training Two-Day Seminar For Coaches, Swimmers and Swim Parents

Coaches, swimmers and parents have heard about Ultra-Short Race-Pace Training (USRPT), the revolutionary training methodology used by 14 year old swimming phenom, Michael Andrew. Now you have the opportunity to learn this method directly from the man who developed it.

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Mallory Weggemann – The Journey of New Mobility Part 2

This video was provided to SwimSwam courtesy of  The Factory Agency. The message below is courtesy of Mallory Weggemann: The past…

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Ron and Don Heidary Honored at National Youth Sports Awards – Feature Video

Video feature is courtesy of Positive Coach. The Ron & Don Heidary feature interview is courtesy of SwimSwam contributor Dean Ottati.

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Razorbacks Host Huskers In Dual Meet

The University of Arkansas swimming and diving team will host its only home meet of the fall semester against Nebraska on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Arkansas Natatorium. The team is coming off its 12th consecutive dual meet win at LSU.

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Duke Opens Dual Meet Action at UNC Wilmington

“We’re definitely ready to get underway with some dual meet competition,” said head coach Dan Colella. “We swam in Greensboro a few weeks ago and I was pleased with the performances there. I think we learned some valuable lessons, things that we need to continue to work on and things that they’ve been attentive to working on…”

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Towson Tigers Swimming Seek Best Record Since 2006-07

“We had a good meet last weekend and if we can be great this Saturday, we will be competitive with Old Dominion,” Towson Head Coach Pat Mead said. “I’m looking for some fast swims from all of our men. We will need some breakout performances to win.”

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WPO To Attend Annual General Meeting of EU Athletes

EU Athletes is a federation of European player associations and athlete unions representing more than 35 national associations and 25,000 individual athletes across the continent and across various sport disciplines. (Featured Image: Tony Azevedo, 4-time Olympian.)

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Bruce Wigo Explains Why ISHOF Is Leaving Fort Lauderdale – Video Feature

ISHOF announced that upon the expiration of its current fifty-year agreement with the City of Fort Lauderdale, in February of 2015, it will not renew and will look for a new home in another city. Video report is courtesy of CBS Miami.

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Virginia Opens 2013-14 Campaign at Navy Friday

The meet, which will be UVa’s first under first-year head coach Augie Busch, will be contested in 25 meters, as opposed to the 25 yards that will be seen in the rest of the Cavaliers’ meets this season. Live results will be available and linked through VirginiaSports.com.

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Wolfpack Primed for Tri-Meet at Florida State

“We are excited to swim against some great competition this weekend,” said NC State head coach Braden Holloway. “It’s been a long time since NC State has been in Tallahassee. The meet is going to be outdoors, so I think the team is excited for a change in scenery.”

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WKU Swim and Dive Faces Big Ten Foe Northwestern Friday

“Northwestern is very good. They are definitely in the top 25 in the country,” said WKU head coach Bruce Marchionda. “Both the men and women programs are very good with a rich history of having dynamic teams…”

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