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Four Missouri Swimmers Earn Olympic Trials Cuts At Long-course Instrasquad Meet

At the University of Missouri Instrasquad meet, four members of the Mizzou roster put up Olympic Trial cuts to secure their spot at next year’s July meet and throw down some extremely fast mid-season times.

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Donna Hodgert Named Head Coach Of Ferrum College Swim Team

Donna Hodgert was named the men’s and women’s swimming coach at Ferrum College and will start her new position immediately.

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Morgan McCormick Named San Jose State Spartan’s Newcomer Of The Year

The San Jose State Spartans swimming and diving team named freshman swimmer Morgan McCormick the newcomer of the year.

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Dynamo Swim Club Names New Chamblee Facility After Coach Raymond Arthur Bussard

On May 9th the Dynamo Swim Club in Atlanta named their new Chamblee Facility after the former head coach of the University of Tennessee Vols, announcing it as “The Coach Raymond Arthur Bussard Aquatic Center.”

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McMaster Marauders Sign Five For 2015-2016 Season

The McMaster Marauders finished last season sixth overall in the men’s rankings at the CIS Championships, and took a big…

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St Charles Swim Team Swims 379 Miles To Raise $28,000 For Charity With 24-Hour Swim

The St Charles Swim Team swam a grand total of 379 miles in a mere 24 hours in order to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House, near Central Dupage Hospital, and the swim team.

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Video: Happy Swim Mothers Day

Everyone knows that the sport of swimming is somewhat held on the back of a support staff which usually includes a fantastic swim mom who does all she can. Often we overlook just how important swim moms can be.

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Driver Charged In Hit-And-Run Death Of Brazilian Swimmer Sarah Correa

Initial reports stated that the driver of the car fled the scene of the accident following the collision. After being identified as the driver of the car, Diogo Barreira, told police that he fled the scene in order to tend to his own injuries in hospital.

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Will The American Men Still Top The Medal Standings At Worlds Without Michael Phelps?

The United States topped the men’s medals table at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona despite the glaring absence of Michael Phelps, and it seems as though this time around the task might prove to be more of a challenge.

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Canada Announces Open Water World Champs Roster Highlighted By Richard Weinberger

The Canadian Open Water team for this year’s World Championships was named following the completion of the 10k race at the fourth stop on the FINA Open Water Swimming World Cup.

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Olympic Trials Qualifier Savanna Faulconer Commits To Florida

Olympic Trials qualifier Savanna Faulconer has made the decision to swim for the Florida Gators in the fall, bringing with her breaststroke and medley expertise that will surely benefit the team.

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Shouts From The Stands: A Different Perspective On The Closing Of The OCCC Aquatic Center

SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under our “Shouts from the Stands” series.

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USA, Australia, Canada, China and Brazil in the Super Final

After the conclusion of the Intercontinental Tournament in Auckland (NZL), held from April 28-May 3, the eight teams participating in the Super Final of the 2015 FINA Women’s Water Polo World League are now selected: in New Zealand, the squads of United States, Australia, Canada, China and Brazil earned their ticket to the decisive stage of the competition, to be held in Shanghai (CHN) on June 9-14.

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Kristina Steins Breaks 100m Backstroke Record Twice In One Day At Latvian Nationals

Kristina Steins has been all over the Latvian national record in the 100m backstroke today, first breaking it in prelims with a time of 1:03.60. That swim broke the previous mark of 1:04.80 set by Arina Baikova earlier this year.

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Shauna O’Brien Takes Down National Record On Day Three of Irish Championships

In the first semi-final of the night Shauna O’Brien put up the fastest time in the women’s 100m fly with a 1:00.21. That time took a big chunk off what she was in prelims. Not only was it a huge improvement for O’Brien, but it broke the previous Irish national record of 1:00.53.

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