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Mandy Bell Named City Of Derby Head Coach, As Mel Marshall Moves On

Mel Marshall, coach of Olympic gold medalist Adam Peaty, has announced the new Head Coach of her former City of Derby Swimming Club.

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Olympians Ready To Take On 2016 Danish SC Championships

Veteran breaststroker Rikke Pedersen is among the Olympic talent set to take to the pool this week in Denmark.

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Egyptian Breaststroker Tarek Aboelthana Commits to Golden Grizzlies

Tarek Aboelthana of Alexandria, Egypt has committed to swim for Oakland University beginning in the fall of 2017.

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British Para-Swimming Announces Performance Squads For 2017

A group of 49 athletes has been selected to join the British Para-Swimming Podium (13), Podium Potential (18) Programme and…

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Georgia Tech Reels in Brazilian Breast/IMer Caio Pumputis

Caio Pumputis of Sao Paolo, Brazil has committed to swim for Georgia Tech beginning next fall.

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Willmott, Hynd Named English Ambassadors for Commonwealth Games

In preparation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, 30 athletes have been named to Team England’s Athlete Ambassador Program. Swimmers Aimee Willmott and Ollie Hynd, as well as diver Freddie Woodward, are included.

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Le Clos Confirms New Cape Town Training Base

After the Olympics Chad Le Clos announced he’d be leaving longtime coach, Graham Hill. He’ll now be calling Cape Town home.

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Romanian Team Ready for SC World Championships

The Romanian team for Short Course World Championships has been selected.

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Injunction Lifted, Nunes Returns To Head of Brazilian Federation

A Brazilian court struck down an injunction Thursday, allowing Coaracy Nunes to return to his post as president of the Brazilian Swimming Federation despite allegations of fraud.

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Seto At Helm Of Japanese Roster Headed To Asian C’ships This Week

The Asian Swimming Championships kick-off this Thursday, November 17th in Tokyo, Japan.

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Dutch National Record Holder Moniek Nijhuis Announces Retirement

28-year-old Moniek Nijhuis from the Netherlands says goodbye to a long and successful swim career.

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LA 2024 Bid Committee Pledges to Add eSports to Olympic Program

Today, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti is in Qatar presenting the city’s case for hosting the 2024 Olympics to the…

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Canadian Olympic Committee To Launch Scholarship Program For Athletes

The Canadian Olympic Committee has announced a partnership aimed at funding scholarships for high-level athletes. The partnership with Queen’s University seeks to help athletes better balance athletics with education and career development

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Travis Tygart To WADA: ‘Winning… Is Doing It The Right Way’

Travis Tygart, the CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), speaks out in WADA’s latest video about the reasons athletes dope and the importance of whistleblowers in stopping corruption.

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2017 FINA World Masters Champions Set for August 7th-20th in Budapest

Official dates have been set for the 2017 FINA World Masters Championships, which will be taking place from August 7th to August 20th, 2017.

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