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Former U.S. National Teamer Shane Ryan Changing Sporting Citizenship, Redshirting NCAA Season

Former U.S. National Team swimmer Shane Ryan is heading across the Atlantic to live and train with eyes on the Irish Olympic Team.

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Team Canada Releases Video For Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games

Team Canada has come out with a video displaying some of their top athletes as the 2015 Pan Am Games held in Toronto, Ont. approach with only 74 days remaining until they begin.

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Two more join Korean Worlds team after day 4 of Korean National Trials

Park Han-byeoul and Park Seon-kwan join entry list for Worlds in the 50 back, Park Jin-young adds a second event

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Theresa Michalak adjusting to the speed of practices with Florida Gators

On May 7, 2015 Theresa Michalak will celebrate her 23rd birthday – but she won’t spend it with her family in her home-town of Halle/Saale, Germany – Theresa is now a student-athlete at the University of Florida.

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Three Records Fall On Day Three Of Mexican Nationals

Day three of the Mexican Swimming Nationals saw 11 more swimmers qualify to swim at the 2015 Pan Am Games…

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Lajunen Finishes Finnish Championships With a Win in the 200 Freestyle

After winning the 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle Laura Lajunen returned to the pool to win the women’s 200 freestyle…

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10 Open Water Swim Tips & Etiquette

As the sport of Open Water Swimming becomes more and more popular, here are some helpful safety and etiquette tips…

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50 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming and/or the aquatic industry? Here are 50 Swim Jobs from all over the United States and the world.

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Mexican Nationals Day Two: Third National Record Goes Down In Two Days

On the second day of competition there was only one more added to the Pan Am Games team as Liliana Ibanez won the 100m freestyle in a time of 56.27. She was off her national record, but still managed to pull off a big win and earn her spot on the team.

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Lajunen Sweeps the Women’s Distance Freestyle Events at Finnish Championships

aura Lajunen swept the women’s distance events by taking the women’s 1500 freestyle in a time of 17:08.30…

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Canadian Government To Continue Investment On High-Performance Sport Through Federal Budget

Canadian Swimming has been focusing a lot on developing from the ground up in the last few seasons, and it seems the funding to do just that will continue as the Canadian Government will fund high-performance sport in hopes of developing the next generation of successful athletes.

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Dean Boles Named New National Coach in Denmark

Swim Ontario Provincial Coach Dean Boles will become the new National Coach in Denmark…

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Swimming Set To Receive Second Highest IOC Funding Among All Olympic Sports

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations, the organization that represents all 28 sports on the 2016 Rio Olympic Program, is giving swimming one of the highest revenue distributions out of any sport.

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Government of Canada invests in high-performance sport

Swimming Canada applauds the Government of Canada for its announcement of continued investment in high-performance sport through the federal budget.

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South African Female Swimming: “Get the Girls to Gold” Follow-up

The South African female youth certainly made their mark at this year’s South African National Championships, fueled by the “Get the Girls to Gold” campaign.

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