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Brandonn Almeida Lowers His Own 400 IM Junior World Record

Brandonn Almeida set a new Junior World Record of 4:14.07 tonight in the 400 IM at the 2015 Brazil Open.

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Brazil Open Day 2 Finals Recap: Almeida Hits JWR, Guido- SA Record

Brandonn Almeida set a Junior World Record in the 400 IM tonight at the Brazil Open. Other highlights include a South American record from Guilherme Guido and two new FINA ‘A’ cuts.

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Evans & Cook Are Ready For WA SunSmartState Championships

Blair Evans & Tamsin Cook are two Western Australians set to compete at the SunSmartState Championships beginning Friday.

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Swimmer Honoured With Medal After Lake Ontario Swim

After becoming the first female swimmer with a physical disability to swim across Lake Ontario back in 2006, Jenna Lambert was recently awarded a Meritorious Service Medal from Gov. Gen David Johnston.

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221 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? Here are 221 Swim Jobs you might love.

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Doctor Involved In Park’s Doping Case Found Not Guilty Of Negligence

The doctor involved in Korean swimmer Park Tae Hwan’s doping case has been found not guilty of professional negligence, but still fined.

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Australian Athletes Told To “Tweet Or Compete” At Olympics

Australian Olympic hopefuls are told to think long and hard about utilizing social media when in the midst of competition.

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12/17/15 In Briefs: Paralympics NZ Funding, Steenbergen Awarded

Today’s dose of swimming news includes an award for Marrit Steenbergen, commemorative Rio stamps, a Paris 2024 funding defeat, and a Paralympics NZ funding update.

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Team Speedo Shares Their Greatest Accomplishments In Swimming

Watch as Natalie Coughlin, Benoit Huot, Missy Franklin, Ryan Lochte, James Guy, Mireia Belmonte, Alia Atkinson, and Nathan Adrian talk about their greatest accomplishments in the sport.

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7 Swimmers Clear FINA A Olympic Marks At Day 3 Prelims Of Brazil Open

Joao de Lucca will likely join Nicolas Oliveira, Guilherme Guido, Marcos Macedo, Henrique de Souza Martins, Nichloas Santos, and Joanna Maranho on the Brazilian Olympic team after this morning’s prelim swims.

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Hackett On Phelps: “He Makes You Want To Do Everything Right”

“The sport evolved while I was away”, says Australian legend Grant Hackett as he continues on his comeback road to Rio.

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Swimming Australia Names 2016 Aquatic Super Series Roster

Swimming Australia Chief Executive Officer Mark Anderson says the Perth Aquatic Super Series will kick start a massive year of swimming for the Dolphins.

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Bridge Athletic Building Block #3 – Power Circuit for Christmas/Winter Training Trips

The BridgeAthletic Building Block Series is a set of 5 exercises that can be performed by swimmers of all levels on the pool deck. This building block is designed as a power circuit to add to Christmas/Winter training sessions.

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Swimming Australia Extends Coach Jacco Verhaeren Through 2020

Swimming Australia announced this week that it has extended the contract of National Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren through the next Olympic cycle ending in 2020.

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Enderica Scores New 1500m Free S. American Record; Fratus Nails 21.37

Esteban Enderica rocked a new South American Record in the men’s 1500m freestyle, while speedster Bruno Fratus scored the fastest 50m freestyle of his career.

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