International

Canadian Jr Pan Pac Team Member James Guest Verbally Commits To Georgia

James Guest, one of the top breaststroke recruits out of Canada, gave his verbal commitment to swim for the University of Georgia Bulldogs starting next fall where he’ll fit in with their 2014-2015 freshman class which is full of breaststroke and IM swimmers.

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UBC Thunderbirds Hold Off Calgary Dinos To Secure Home Pool Win

The Thunderbirds beat the UofC Dinos by 516 points, putting forth a great effort and producing a grand total of 1674 points to take the win. Calgary finished second with 1158 points over the Lower Mainland High School All-Stars – a group of stellar high school swimmers – who finished third with 1124 points.

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Singapore National Olympic Council Sends Message of Support to Three Warned Athletes

It was confirmed today Joseph Schooling, Teo Zhen Ren and Roanne Ho were disciplined for leaving the athletes’ village not for unruly behaviour…

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Tao Li To Leave Bolles In Order To Continue Training And Studying In Singapore

Singaporean national team member Tao Li is beginning to plan where her life will take her after swimming with an…

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Developing a Healthy Mindset of an Athlete

In a competitive environment where grit and toughness are respected, teaching young athletes how to take care of themselves physically and mentally is critical.

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Australia to Select Short Course Worlds Team Beginning Wednesday in Adelaide

With the absence of Cate Campbell and Alicia Coutts, Bronte Campbell will have the opportunity to be Australia’s sprint star in Adelaide.

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Irish National Record Holder Barry Murphy Announces Retirement

2012 Irish Olympian Barry Murphy has announced his retirement from international-level swimming.

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Ramp Up Your Freestyle Kick The Race Club Way – Swim Training

The propulsive power that one derives from the freestyle kick depends on pushing a large surface area backward in the water quickly. The backward movement of the kick occurs in the down kick and depends on the strong muscles of the quadriceps and the hip flexors to drive the foot back with speed, along with the core muscles.

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2014 Arena Athletes Photo Vault – Elites To Watch

Thanks to Arena USA for providing these swimming photos.

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Vyatchanin Sweeps Backstroke Events at Serbian Grand Prix

Arkady Vyatchanin dominates at the Serbian Grand Prix in Zrenjanin, Serbia over the weekend

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Go Underwater With Olympic Swimmers In Genova Italy – Photo Vault

Man on the scene, Rafael Domeyko, went underwater to capture images of elites in Genova, Italy. (Featured Image: Mario Todorovic)

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British Swimming Creates New Athlete Of The Year Award To Honor Excellence

British Swimming launched a new award to recognize outstanding athletic achievement for it’s swimmers following one of the most successful seasons for British swimmers ever which concluded with the British topping the medal tables at the 2014 European Championships.

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Connor Jaeger Discusses Snapchat, Pan Pacs, Racing the Mile and Golden Goggles

2014 Pan Pacific Champion and 2012 Olympian Connor Jaeger opens up about his mental preparation, his goals on swimming and academics, as well as his thoughts on snapchat.

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Florida Gulf Coast gets verbal from Canada’s Yvonne Kang

Canadian butterflier/IMer Yvonne Kang has made a verbal commitment to the FGCU Eagles for 2015-16.

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University of Toronto Men And Women Take Down University of Montreal Carabins In Montreal

The Unievrsity of Montreal hosted the University of Toronto on Oct. 31 in a dual meet between two of the CIS’ most dominant teams. Ultimately it was the Varsity Blues who took home the men’s win 117-50 as expected, and the women were also able to cause an upset, taking down the top-ranked Carabins 91-78.

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