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Remembering Tom Malchow’s 200 Fly World Record 20 Years Later

June 17 marked 20 years since Tom Malchow broke the 200 butterfly world record. It was the last time the record was broken prior to the Phelps era.

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Katie Ledecky Gives Glimpse Into Her Tokyo Olympic Games Schedule

Although she says she doesn’t count on a certain number of medals, American Katie Ledecky does have her eye on a certain number of events in Tokyo.

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Canada’s High Performance Center – Quebec To Reopen July 4

Swimming Canada’s HPC Quebec has set a tentative July 4 date for restarting its swimming training group, including several top Paralympians.

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Japan Releases Protocols For Returning To Domestic Competition

Japan’s aquatic governing body, JASF, has published one of the first sets of guidelines specific to competitions themselves.

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Call for Action: Pittsburgh Public Schools Need Your Swimming Stories

Help Mark Rauterkus connect his virtual summer-school swim campers to the water by sharing your personal swimming stories.

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See 2388 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2788 Swim Jobs.

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Swimming Won’t Be Included at 2022 Multi-Sport European Championship Event

The multi-sport European Championships in 2022 announced a “finalized” list of 9 sports that will participate, which didn’t include any aquatic events.

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Scottish Swimmers Still Shut Out Of The Pool Water

While countries around the world are easing back into swimming, the nation of Scotland’s elite and amateur athletes remain dry.

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Anton McKee Entered in Breaststroke Triple in Return to Racing (PSYCH SHEETS)

McKee is entered in the 50, 100 and 200 breast at the nation’s first meet for senior/open-caliber swimmers since the COVID-19-imposed quarantine began. 

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Brent Hayden: How Being Assaulted by Police at 2004 Olympics Jumpstarted Career

at the 2004 Olympics after already performing poorly by his standards, Hayden was mistaken for a rioter in Athens and assaulted by numerous policemen

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Coach David Lush Lands At Moreton Bay College

We now know where the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association’s 2018 Coach of the Year, David Lush, is headed.

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Loughborough University Allows 19 Elite Swimmers To Return To Training

It’s still unclear who the 19 swimmers are, but Loughborough has confirmed that they encouraged their swimmers “not post on social media” about their return

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Swim Wales Release Revised Selection Procedures For 2020/21 Season

The revised procedures have been brought on due to the coronavirus pandemic, with many other countries expected to do the same in the coming weeks and months

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Governance Review Rates FINA Among World’s Worst Summer Olympic Federations

For the first time, the ASOIF has released individual performance of its member federations as part of its Third Governance Review.

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BUCS Releases Update for 2020-2021 British University Sports Seasons

BUCS, the governing body over university competition within England, has announced an update for its plans during the 2020-21 school year.

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