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2018 Commonwealth Games Medals Revealed

Set your eyes on the coveted prizes to be earned at next year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia.

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Northern Colorado Scores 2 Verbals: Nicole Depooter and Avery Dinnel

Canadian sprinter Nicole Depooter (pictured above) and Colorado diver Avery Dinnel have both verbally committed to the University of Northern Colorado for 2018-19.

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2016 World Championships Generated $32 Million in Economic Activity

A study conducted by the Canadian Sports Tourism Alliance found that the 2016 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships generated…

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Mike Edey Named Assistant Coach at High Performance Centre – Quebec

Swimming Canada has announced the hiring of Mike Edey as the new assistant coach at the High Performance Centre – Quebec.

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Canadian Hall of Fame Coach Paul Meronen Passes Away

Paul Meronen, who coached Canada’s first women’s Olympic gold medalist has passed away.

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World Junior Champ Rebecca Smith To Join University of Toronto

17-year-old World Junior relay champ and World Champs relay medalist Rebecca Smith will join the University of Toronto’s program next year, the school announced today.

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Akron Lands Verbal from Canada Free/Fly Sprinter Sarah Watson

Canadian sprint freestyle and butterfly specialist Sarah Watson has verbally committed to the University of Akron for 2018-19.

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Swimming Canada to utilize TritonWear To Improve Relay Performance

John Atkinson, high performance director, Swimming Canada: “We’re always looking for innovative ways to help our athletes and coaches improve, and this project with TritonWear is definitely a part of that overall plan.”

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UK, Canada Universities To Compete In Virtual Dual Meet Nov. 25

In what could be the premiere international collegiate dual meet of the year, Great Britain’s Loughborough University will compete in a virtual dual meet with Canada’s University of Toronto, with plans for an in-person dual next year.

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British Para Swimming Bullying Scandal Sees Greenwood Out Of New Job

Canada’s Edmonton Keyano Swim Club had recently hired former Head Coach of British Para Swimming, Rob Greenwood, but has since withdrawn its offer citing ‘shock’ and ‘disappointment’ over the allegations of its would-be new coach.

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Video Replay Determines Winners Rasovszky & Cunha At World Cup 10k

The 6th stop of the 2017 FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Cup concluded in dramatic fashion, as video replay had to be used to determine the winners in both the men’s and women’s 10k races.

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Day 2 Doha Finals: Hosszu Goes 3-For-3 To Gain Ground On Sjostrom

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu claimed a trio of victories on night 2 in Doha, taking the 100m back, 100m IM and 400m IM.

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FINA World Cup Doha Day 2 Prelims Recap

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu warmed up this morning and will tackle the 100m back, 100m IM and the 400m IM tonight in Doha.

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World Cup Doha Day 1: Sjostrom Triples, Le Clos Takes Back 200 Fly

Swedish superstar Sarah Sjostrom further distanced herself from the overall FINA World Cup series field with 3 big wins in Doha on night 1.

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FINA World Cup Doha Day 1 Prelims: Stars’ Warm-up Swims Completed

Vlad Morozov was just one of the high-profile athletes in the water this morning getting some racing in before finals tonight in Doha.

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