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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series – Austin: Day One Finals Real-Time Recap

Day 1 finals of the 2015 Pro Swim Series in Austin, Texas (formerly the Austin Grand Prix) will begin with…

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FINA Releases ‘Junior World Bests’ Short Course Standards In Order To Identify Junior World Records

The times were released today by FINA following the acceptance of short course Jr World Records as of January 1st, 2015, and are the first step in identifying official short course meters Junior World Record holders.

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SDSU Women Defeat Incarnate Word And Grand Canyon University To Kick Off 2015

In the 200m freestyle the SDSU women finished 1-2-3 with Natilee Ruiz leading the way with a 1:51.44. Finishing a close second was Whitney Weisz in 1:51.75 followed by Cori Casper who was well behind the two leaders in 1:55.68.

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FINA Officially Adds Mixed Relays To 2015 World Championships Schedule

Starting off the 2015 year FINA has just completed the schedule for the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia with the addition of mixed relays, a factor that was left out of the equation in early August when the first schedule was released.

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2014 Swammy Awards: United States Male Swimmer Of The Year Connor Jaeger

When looking back at the 2014 year years from now, two of the biggest historical factors will be records, and the fact that Jaeger was the first American to ever win gold in the 1500m freestyle at Pan Pacs.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Female Open Water Swimmer Of The Year Sharon Van Rouwendaal

To see all of the 2014 Swammy Award winners, presented by TYR, click here. 2014 HONOREE: SHARON VAN ROUWENDAAL When…

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2014 Swammy Awards: Female Swimmer Of The Year Katie Ledecky

She had arguably the best long course season any swimmer has had since the end of the suit era, breaking a total of five world records.

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2014 Swammy Awards: American Female Swimmer Of The Year Katie Ledecky

With the amount of success that Ledecky had in 2014, there is no doubt that she is the rightful recipient of the 2014 Swammy Award for 2014 American female swimmer of the year, and the winner of the award for the second year in a row.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Male Open Water Swimmer Of The Year Ferry Weertman

Considering that Weetman was the only swimmer to win multiple medals which included a gold, and two at that, it was fitting that he be named the 2014 Swammy Award recipient for the Open Water Swimmer of the Year.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Female NCAA Swimmer Of The Year Brittany MacLean

She absolutely ripped it coming home, passing Franklin in order to touch first in a new NCAA record of 4:32.53. On the last 50 she was a 25.81, over a second faster than anyone else split on the last length.

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A Swimswam Original: The Night Before Christmas (Training Camp)

We at Swimswam know how important the holidays are. Swimmers are thrust into holiday training yet the few-day break during…

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