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Indianapolis To Host 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Diving

Indianapolis will host three USA Diving events at the newly renovated IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI from 2019-2021 headlined by the return of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Diving in 2020.

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Spain, Russia, Netherlands off to the Super Final

After six European preliminary rounds played from November 2017 to May 2018, Spain, Russia and the Netherlands secured a berth to the FINA Women’s Water Polo World League Super Final, to be held in Kunshan (CHN) from May 28 to June 2.

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Evanston Masters Breaks 4 USMS National Records

Mens 85+ Illinois Masters Relay Team: Thomas Banfield (87), Stephen Mullins (85), Wayne Leengran (85) and Richard McClow (87).

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Olympians, World Champions to Headline Open Water Nationals

Olympians Haley Anderson and Jordan Wilimovsky and fellow 2017 FINA World Championships medalists Brendan Casey and Ashley Twichell are expected to headline the USA Swimming Open Water National Championships and Open Water Junior National Championships.

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Duke Swimming & Diving Signs Five-Year-Old Brodie Curtis

Duke swimming and diving head coach Dan Colella announced the signing of five-year-old Brodie Curtis at a press conference held at Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion this week.

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Yukiko Inui Shines in Tokyo with 7 Gold Medals

Yukiko Inui showed top form this weekend at the third leg of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2018 (from April 27-30) as the Japanese star collected seven gold medals.

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Canada Wins Mixed World Diving Series Golds at Home in Montreal

Canada and Malaysia broke China’s dominance this weekend in Montreal, Canada, the host of the penultimate leg of the FINA/CNSG Diving World Series 2018 held from April 27-29.

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Barelli, Orban, Maglione Meet At FINA World Water Polo Conference

LEN President Paolo Barelli met Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at Budapest in the Parliament. The meeting took place on the occasion of the FINA World Water Polo Conference when a delegation, led by FINA President Dr Julio C. Maglione, was welcomed by Hungary’s freshly re-elected leader.

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Australia’s St. Peters Western Club is Shining Nationally, Worldwide

The Mighty St Peters Western Club, show no signs of slowing down and have started the year like no other. The Powerhouse Club located in Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia have been producing some incredible results this year already, and its only April.

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Virginia Adds 6-Year Old Cary Lynn Fields to Swim/Dive Team

Head swimming and diving coach Todd DeSorbo announced the signing of Cary Lynn Fields on Friday (April 27) with a special signing ceremony at the Aquatic and Fitness Center. Fields, a 6-year-old from Bumpass, Va., was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy in 2011.

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Bellevue Club Swim Team Takes on Coronado for Spring Break 2018

Training trips aren’t just for college teams anymore: the Bellevue Club Swim Team from Bellevue, Washington took a week-long training…

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Brescia Steps Toward Final Eight, Dynamo Needs Help to Join Them

While Olympiacos (GRE) and Recco (ITA) secured their respective top spots, the race is still on in Group A for the remaining two berths.

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BYU Adds 11 Swimmers, 1 Diver in 2018-19 Recruiting Class

BYU head swim and dive coach John Brooks today announced the scholarship recruits for the 2018-2019 season. The 2018-2019 scholarship athletes for the swim and dive team include six male swimmers and five female swimmer with one female diver.

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Swim Mom Musings: Stop the Madness

How many more swimming programs will be cut in the  NCAA before the swimming community steps up and stops the madness?  I woke up this morning to the latest tragedy and shed a few tears. I cried for the young adults who made a commitment to the school to have their dreams dashed right before the school year ends?  Really?  The school did not know this until end of April.

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NMSU Swimmers Find Ways to Help Those in Need

Several members of the New Mexico State women’s swimming and diving program traveled to Limbé, Haiti over spring break, where they lent a helping hand to those who are less fortunate.

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