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69-Year-Old Australian To Tackle English Channel Swim

Sunshine Coast resident Chris Shapland is preparing to take on a challenge that would daunt many younger and fitter people. Any day now, when conditions are right, he will attempt to swim 33km across the English Channel.

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10 Signs You’re a Retired Swimmer

#10 When someone asks you if you miss competitive swimming, it’s never a straightforward ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer.

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UCLA Remains Top Rank in College Water Polo Rankings

UCLA remains the top ranked collegiate water polo team.

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Anthony Bruno Named Associate Head Coach Of ICSD

Bruno is in his fourth year with the Iona College swimming & diving programs.

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La Salle Announces Two New Coaches Hired to Program Staff

“We are adding two individuals who will make an immediate impact,” Head Coach Jamie Platt said.

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Richard “Tod” Spieker To Receive ISHOF’s 2016 Gold Medallion Award

Tod Spieker began swimming competitively at the age of eight, but it was not until he was twelve that he won his first race.

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Bulldog Swim & Dive Raises $11,500 for Cancer Research

The Bryant University swimming and diving team raised $11,500 for cancer research at Swim Across America event.

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Campbell Announces Their 2016/17 Schedule

For the third straight season, Campbell kicks off its schedule at home, hosting Liberty at the Johnson Aquatic Center on October

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Louisiana’s Denham Springs High School Needs Your Help

Like most of South Louisiana, Denham Springs High School (and the members of their swim team) suffered tremendously when the flood of the century took everything.

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Kansas Announces 2016/17 Schedule

One of KU’s biggest challenges will be in the spring, when the Jayhawks make two trips during a three-weekend-straight-load-up prior to resting for the Big 12 Championships in Austin

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Sacred Heart University Swimming and Diving Releases 2016-17 Schedule

They will host a SHU Alumni Swim meet/Pentathlon on October 1st at 11 a.m.

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SMU Announces Men’s 2016/17 Schedule

The Mustangs will travel to a pair of invites hosted by Texas A&M and Texas, while diving only events take place at Missouri and Tennessee.

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Boise State Hosts Fall Open Water Classic For Boise Community

The event, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., is open to the public and offers three different distances for participants to swim.

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Beck Named Head Swim Coach/ Aquatics Director of Marywood University

Beck comes to Marywood after finishing his second season as an Assistant Coach with the Swimming and Diving programs and as Aquatics Director at SUNY-Geneseo in Geneseo, New Yor

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Kentucky Announces 2016-17 Schedule

Overall, the opponents that UK will face in dual meets feature a combined 82 returning athletes that scored at the 2016 NCAA Championships, collecting 107 First Team All-America honors along with 97 All-America honorable mention honors.

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