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IOC Sanctions Three Russian Athletes As Part Of Oswald Commission

Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has published new decisions from the Oswald Commission hearings, which are being conducted in the context of the Sochi 2014 forensic and analytic doping investigations.

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5 Reasons Why Swimming on a Small Club Team is Great

Swim teams come in all different shapes and sizes, and they are from many walks of life. Some are massive, having close to a thousand swimmers, and some are smaller. Here are 5 reasons why swimming on a small club team is great.

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Princeton Takes Annual Training Trip Down To Florida (Video)

The Princeton swimming and diving team headed off to Florida for their annual training trip at the end of October – just before the start of their competitive season. 

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Why Isn’t My Swimmer Dropping Time?

“Why isn’t my child dropping as much time as so and so?” I hear that all the time—and I’ve felt those thoughts, too.

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Rutgers Splits Squad For Texas Invite & Big Al Open

Rutgers swimming and diving will close out 2017 with a pair of meets this weekend as the swimmers head to the Texas Invitational and the divers take on the Big Al Open at Princeton.

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IOC Approves Half Billion For Olympic Solidarity/Refugee Program

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today approved the Olympic Solidarity 2017-2020 Quadrennial Plan during a meeting in Lausanne.

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Iowa Set To Compete At Minnesota Invitational

The University of Iowa swimming and diving team is back in the water this week, traveling to Minneapolis to compete at the Minnesota Invitational.

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The Vertical Line

The idea first crossed my mind in 1994 during practice analyzing technique. It was finally implemented in 2010.

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6 Things I’ve Learned as a Swim Parent

My kids started swimming with our club team when they were five and seven years old. Looking back, I am not the same swim parent that I was back then—and thank goodness for that!

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Champions League Main Round – Day 3 Preview

Though there are a lot of games to play in the expanded Champions League, Day 3 is to see a series of key clashes where the outcome will surely influence the final ranks and ultimately the Final Eight berths.

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IOC Sanctions 5 Russian Athletes, Publishes Full Decision

Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has published new decisions from the Oswald Commission hearings, which are being conducted in the context of the Sochi 2014 forensic and analytic doping investigations.

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Why Butterfly should NOT be considered a short-axis stroke

A short-axis stroke is defined as a stroke where there is desirable rotation of the body along the short axis through the middle of the hip, as opposed to the long axis, along the length of the body.

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St. Bonaventure Men Inks Seven To 2018-19 Recruiting Class

The St. Bonaventure University men’s swimming and diving team has signed seven student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to join the program in the Fall of 2018, head coach Sean McNamee announced.

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You Can Have The Most Beautiful Breaststroke!

Breaststroke is a stroke of grace and beauty. But sometimes when you aren’t dong it correctly it can look super clunky and inefficient.

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Rice Women Sign Six For 2018-19 Season

A mix of six elite swimmers from across the country and around the world have signed with Rice and will join the Owls in the fall of 2018, head swim coach Seth Huston announced on Friday (Nov. 24).

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