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St. Bonaventure Women Add Seven To 2017 Roster

The St. Bonaventure University women’s swimming and diving program will welcome seven freshmen for the Fall of 2017, head coach…

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Northern Colorado Signs Fastest Sprinter In School History

After already signing five prolific swimmers to bolster their roster, Northern Colorado Swimming and Diving adds eight more athletes to…

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LSU Promotes Jeana Kempe to Associate Head Coach

BATON ROUGE- LSU swimming assistant coach Jeana Kempe has been elevated to the title of associate head coach, swimming head…

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11 USA Swimming World 100 Members Head To Mel Zajac Jr Int’l

Following in the footsteps of a number of Team USA Olympians, 11 members of USA Swimming’s World 100 List will…

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LSU’s Lizzie Cui Qualifies For 2017 FINA World Championships

All-American diver Lizzie Cui has qualified for the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, running from July 14-23. Cui…

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Vermont Coaching Staff Honored By UVM Department Of Police Services

Earlier this week, the UVM Department of Police Services honored the women’s swimming & diving coaching staff, recognizing their leadership…

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High School Senior Launches Online Support System for Swimmers

Press Release submitted by Swimmers 4 Healing and Hope. In just over a month, I will graduate from high school. …

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May 15th Is International Water Safety Day

This year, the American Red Cross (www.redcross.org), the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s “Pool Safely” Campaign (www.poolsafely.gov), and Diversity in…

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Washington State’s Rosen Awarded 2017 Pac-12 Sportsmanship Award

The Pac-12 Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has voted to award WASHINGTON STATE women’s swimming student-athlete Anna Rosen with the…

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PSU’s Francis & Michigan’s Stitt Earn Big Ten Post-grad Scholarships

The Big Ten Conference office announced its annual postgraduate scholarship recipients on Thursday. Two students competing in intercollegiate athletics from…

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6 Tips for Swim Parents When Their Swimmer Says “I Don’t Have a Life!”

Maybe you’ll be one of the lucky ones and you’ll never hear your child complain, “I don’t have a life!” With heavy loads of homework, demanding practices and long meets, your child may face ongoing conflicts with his or her schedule.

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Why The Fundamental Law of Drag Matters in Swimming

Gary Hall Sr: “I consider frontal drag the number one enemy of the swimmer. In the medium of our sport, water, which is about 800 times denser than air, drag forces impact the speed of a swimmer at significantly lower speeds than in air.”

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South Shore Classic Ocean Swim Event Crowns New Champions

Beautiful Hawaiian weather set the scene for the3rd annual Maui Jim South Shore Classic, an ocean swim event held this past Sunday…

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Watch: NBC Sports Remembers Chuck Wielgus

NBC Sports remembers USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus, who died after complication from colon cancer. In Wielgus’ 20 years with…

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Colorado Time Systems Introduces 2nd Generation Water Fitness Bicycle

The WaterFit Series product line includes underwater bicycles, treadmills, and trampolines.

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