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10 Words that Have Entirely Different Meanings to Swimmers

SANDBAGGING: Filling a sack with sand in order to create a protective barrier? No…deliberately performing below one’s actual ability…

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Cate Campbell Wins Second-Straight Swimming Australian Swimmer of the Year Award

Cate Campbell has been named the Swimming Australia Swimmer of the Year for the second straight season.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Australian Coach of the Year Simon Cusack

In 2014 Simon Cusak’s athletes won 10 Commonwealth Games medals and nine Pan Pacific Championship medals…

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Marco Orsi Breaks Two Italian Sprint Records in Riccione Weekend

Italian Marco Orsi has broken two National Records, and swum a lifetime best in a third event, in Riccione this weekend.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Oceania/Australia Male Swimmer of the Year

Thomas Fraser-Holmes was the only Australian male to medal individually at both the Pan Pac Championships and the Commonwealth Games.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Male Central American and Caribbean Swimmer of the Year

George Bovell earned this year’s Swammy for Male Central American & Caribbean Swimmer of the Year.

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Ruta Meilutyte Downs National Record At Lithuanian Nationals

She did manage to break a national mark in the 50m fly, coming in hot with a 26.62 to touch first. That time broke her own national record of 26.85 which she set back in December of 2013 at last year’s Lithuanian Short Course Nationals.

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Olympian Josh Davis Breaks Down USRPT in a Way You Have Not Heard Before – Video

5-time Olympic Medalist, Josh Davis, breaks down your swimming career, and why USRPT works for the majority of swimmers.

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Swim Job: SwimLabs Franchise Owner

If you want to own your own business and be your own boss within the swimming community, why not do something you already know and love?

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18 Brazilian Athletes Post Qualifying Standards for Kazan

In the first of Brazil’s two qualifying meets 18 athletes swam times under the standards needed to attend the World Championships in Kazan…

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Bruno Fratus Impresses Again in Sprints in Senior Champs Morning Session

Brazilian sprinter Bruno Fratus (above) was a 21.45 in the 50 free at the Brazilian Senior Champs on Saturday morning. Cesar Cielo scratched the race.

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Morozov Improves Upon World Championships Time to Win 50 Free at Salnikov Cup

After an up-and-down performance at the World Short Course Championships, Vlad is bouncing back with better times at this week’s Salnikov Cup.

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Katinka Hosszu, Coach Shane Tusup Receive Hungarian National Sports Honors

Katinka Hosszu, right, and her coach and husband Shane Tusup, left, were both honored by the Hungarian Olympic Committee on Thursday night.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach Of The Year Tom Johnson

To see all of the 2014 Swammy Award winners, presented by TYR, click here. 2014 HONOUREE: TOM JOHNSON These past…

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Medeiros Posts World’s Top Time in the 50 Backstroke

Etiene Medeiros won the women’s 50 backstroke at the Brazilian National Championships in a time of 27.37…

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