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Virginia high school swim coach Clayton Joyner dies at 29 after heart attack

Falls Church High School (VA) swim coach Clayton Joyner passed away on Monday, almost two weeks after suffering a major heart attack. Joyner was just 29 years old.

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Several Swimmers Double Up At California’s Desert Valley D2 League Championships

California’s Desert Valley Division II League Championship wrapped up last night. Kat Wickham doubled up, winning the 100 and 200…

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Peddie School Announces Two Groups of Swimmers As Part of 2014 Hall of Fame Class

Peddie alum BJ Bedford is already in the school’s athletics Hall of Fame as an individual, and she’ll now go in as part of the 1989 girls Easterns championship team.

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Crean Lutheran Girls Wins Third Straight California Academy League Championship

Lindsey Engel picks up two individual wins to help her team win their third consecutive California Academy League Championship.

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Florida’s Montverde Academy Opens New Pool, Hires Brazilian as First Swim Coach in School History

Another Florida private school has thrown its hat into the swimming ring, as the century-old Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida…

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High School Federation Modifies Backstroke Finish, Diving Score Rules

High school backstrokers will have to adjust to a rule regarding their backstroke finishes this upcoming season.

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Mercersburg Academy Hires Glenn Neufeld from Upper Main Line Y as New Head Coach

Mercersburg Academy has stayed inside state borders to hire their new head coach and aquatics director, as the elite Pennsylvania…

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Ohio High School Swim Coach Killed in Lawn Mowing Accident

An Ohio high school swim coach passed away tragically on Friday during a terrible accident while mowing his lawn. According…

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Bill In Front of Minnesota Senate Would Create Compulsory Aquatics Education

A new bill introduced before the state senate in Minnesota would make it the first state in the USA to…

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In Briefs: UConn MVPs, Racine County and El Paso Swimmers of the Year

The UConn Huskies named their end-of-year award winners at their banquet last week.

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San Antonio Swim Coach Under Investigation After Making Student-Athletes “Bear Crawl”

According to San Antonio news station KENS5, a swim coach in Northeast ISD is under investigation by Child Protective Services…

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Loudoun County School Board to Hold “Work Session” to Hear Budget Proposals Including Cutting Swimming

At least one member of the Loudoun County, Virginia school board has proposed cutting swimming to help shore up a budget shortfall.

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Four-For-Four: Villa Maria Girls Win 4th-Straight Pennsylvania AA Championship

The seniors at Villa Maria Academy in Malvern, Pennsylvania, a far-western suburb of Philadelphia, don’t have much experience in losing….

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Two more state records for Raab, NAG for Thomas on PA state’s final day

Meaghan Raab broke two more state records in leading Hershey to its second consecutive girls state title. The La Salle boys also claimed a trophy.

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Michael Thomas breaks Murphy’s backstroke NAG at Pennsylvania state champs

Michael Thomas, in the middle on the highest podium step, broke a NAG record in his 46.65 100 backstroke win at the Pennsylvania High School state meet.

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