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St. Bonaventure Brings In Stephanie Fleming As Head Diving Coach

St. Bonaventure University has announced the addition of Stephanie Fleming as new head men’s and women’s diving coach. Fleming returns…

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6 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Swim in College

When my kids started swimming, college was light-years away. I noticed many of our team’s older kids went on to swim in college… When my kids got older, it dawned on me that we should check out college swimming, too.

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A 4-Time Olympian’s Thoughts on How to Prepare Kids for College

“I had the pleasure of talking with Jill Sterkel, four-time Olympian, gold medalist and former head coach of University of Texas women’s swim team… As a coach, she had lots of experience with incoming freshman, plus she’s a parent.”

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6 Candidates Approved For IOC Athletes’ Commission Elections

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board today approved the candidatures of six winter sports athletes for the IOC Athletes’…

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IOC Awards 2018-2024 Broadcast Rights In Africa

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded exclusive broadcast rights to DStv SuperSport, Econet Media and the South African Broadcasting…

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Duke Names Doak Finch As Associate Head Coach

Duke head swimming and diving coach Dan Colella has announced that assistant coach Doak Finch has been elevated to the position of associate head…

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Glasgow Swim Team Successful At Scottish National Open Championships

Thirty-eight City of Glasgow swimmers travelled to Aberdeen to take part in the 2017 Scottish National Open Championships from the 29 June to…

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Six Countries Grab Gold At Annual FINA Diving Grand Prix

Brazil, China, Colombia, Italy, Japan and Russia were the nations grabbing at least one gold medal in Bolzano, Italy, where…

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Water Polo Teams Prepare For World Championships In Budapest

From July 16-29 the top 16 teams in the world will compete for the gold medal at the World Championships…

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Liberty Swim & Dive Announce 2017-18 Schedule

The grand opening of the Liberty Natatorium highlights Liberty’s 2017-18 swimming & diving schedule, as announced today by eighth-year Head…

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IOC Confirms Gender Equality For Winter Youth Olympic Games 2020

The IOC Executive Board (EB) meeting concluded today with a number of innovative and impactful decisions for the future of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

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LA2024 Shows Readiness Of UCLA For Olympic Games (Video)

In a video presented by the LA2024 Big Committee, they show off the UCLA campus and how it is Games…

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Kyle Dunaway Named Director Of Operations At Ohio State

Kyle Dunaway was announced as the new director of operations for Ohio State’s aquatics programs on Thursday. He most recently…

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Midland Joins Mid-South Conference As Affiliate Member

Mid-South Conference Commissioner Eric Ward, announced the addition on Midland (Neb.) as an affiliate member of the conference in men’s…

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Sacred Heart Brings In Five For 2017 Roster

Sacred Heart University swimming and diving coach John Spadafina announced his five member recruiting class. The Pioneers swimming and diving…

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