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Ledecky Among USOC Best of May Award Winners

Standout performances during May earned ice hockey forward Patrick Kane, swimmer Katie Ledecky and the U.S. men’s foil fencing team Best of May honors for the Team USA Awards.

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YMCA Spartaquatics Swim Names Dan Mascolo as Head Coach

The YMCA of Greater Spartanburg has announced the hiring of Dan Mascolo (Cheshire YMCA) as Head Coach of the YMCA Spartaquatics Swim (YSSC) program.

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The Stage is Set for Champions League Final Eight in Genoa

The next three days will see the best eight clubs of the world going for the title, featuring the greatest stars of present day water polo, at the Final Eight in Genoa, Italy.

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5 Reasons Why Our Kids Like to Swim

Why do our kids swim? What keeps them motivated to return to the pool day after day?

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Arizona Hires John Appleman as New Head Dive Coach

The University of Arizona Swimming and Diving program and head coach Augie Busch have announced the addition of John Appleman to the UA coaching staff as head dive coach.

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Liberty Adds 10 Swimmers, Four Divers for 2018-19 Season

Liberty Swimming & Diving Head Coach Jake Shellenberger has announced the addition of 14 student-athletes to the Lady Flames’ swimming & diving program, including 10 swimmers and four divers

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IOC Teams Up with UN for its Clean Seas Campaign

Seven major sporting bodies, representatives from European and Oceania National Olympic Committees and three sponsors will today be joining the effort to support the IOC in addressing this global issue of marine litter.

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SwimMom Musings: Why I Miss Summer Swim

For more than 90 Saturday’s between June and late July, I always knew where I would be — on a 14 -year journey that showed me what community and compassionate mean in the busy rush of our 21st Century lives. This summer I am former summer swim parent.

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Shouts From The Stands: The Heart Behind the Swim Coach

Coaching- we do it out of love, out of passion and sacrifice many things for the belief that we are making a difference. Sometimes making a difference doesn’t mean that we are always kind no matter the situation.

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Yukiko Inui shines at Canadian Artistic Swimming World Series

Japanese artistic swimming ace Yukiko Inui performed her best this weekend in Surrey, Canada, as the city hosted the seventh-of-ten leg of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2018.

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European Parliament President Gives Support to LEN Learn to Swim

Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament met the LEN Family at the federation’s annual congress held in Budapest and gave his firm support to a new program ‘Learn-to-Swim, Prevent Drowning’, presented by LEN President Paolo Barelli.

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USA Women Claim 5th Straight Super Final Crown With 8-6 Win Over Dutch

The USA Women’s National Team claimed their fifth straight FINA World League Super Final crown with an 8-6 victory over the Netherlands. Rachel Fattal scored three goals in the win with Ashleigh Johnson earning top goalkeeper honors.

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Swimming Technique: Spreading The Fingers

One secret to swimming faster is right at your fingertips – spread your fingers!

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Pitt Adds 12 More Athletes to 2018 Recruiting Class

PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh swimming & diving program can officially announce 12 roster additions for the upcoming 2018-19 season, including…

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USA Women to Play for World League Gold after 8-3 Win over Russia

The USA Women’s National Team will play for gold at the FINA World League Super Final after defeating Russia 8-3 in semifinal play.

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