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Berrino, Grabich and Grassi All Take Events in Argentina

Andrea Berrino, Federico Grabich and Santiago Grassi all took events on the second day of the Argentinian Championships.

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Grabich and Berrino Break Argentine Records in Mar de Plata

Federico Grabich and Andrea Berrino both took down their own Argentine records at the Argentinian Championships in Mar de Plata…

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Swimming Canada’s Para-Swimmers prepare for busy summer

Like a boxer training for a heavyweight bout, the national Para-swimming team is preparing to face a one-two punch of major competitions this summer.

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Swim Parent Apology – A Shout From The Stands

“I must confess that, on more than one occasion, in fact every occasion, I’ve prayed that my child beat your child; wished my team beat your team and believed my coach was better than your coach.”

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IOC to Conduct Additional Doping Tests on Samples Retained from Beijing Olympics

In light of intelligence gathered from recent positive doping cases, as well as pervasive accusations pointed at several sporting federations…

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IKKOS Black Box Tranforms your Smartphone into a Virtual Reality Training Device

Video courtesy of IKKOS. The name sounds odd, but it has historic roots. IKKOS of Tarentum was the first recorded Olympic coach in ancient Greece, and he was known as “the trainer of champions.”

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Andrew Mullen aims for IPC Swimming World Championships unveiling Legends will Rise Image

4-time European Champion Andrew Mullen sees the forthcoming IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow as his ‘home’ Games and is looking to secure his selection to the event at the forthcoming British Para-Swimming International Meet.

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SwimMAC Elite’s Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Honored by Bahamas Swimming Federation

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace earned “Senior Swimmer of the Year” honors by the Bahamian Swimming Federation.

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Hamburg Set to be Germany’s 2024 Olympics Bid City

Could the 2024 Olympic Games see Hamburg, Germany as its host?

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SwimMAC Elite Stars Put On Show in the Bahamas

Ryan Lochte, Cullen Jones, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and others from SwimMAC Elite wowed the crowd in the Bahamas this past weekend.

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Australia’s Blair Evans Back to Racing Form

Injury is a swimmer’s worst enemy, as Australia’s Blair Evans can unfortunately testify. The Perth swimmer is getting back into…

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15 Year Old Baxter Goes 1:51.91 to Break South African Age Group Record

15 year old Jarryd Baxter and 12 year old Luan Grobbelaar both dominated their age groups at the South African SA National Level 3 Age Group Championships…

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Russian Vitaly Melnikov banned for two years after positive doping test from 2013 Euros

FINA has officially banned Russian swimmer Vitaly Melnikov for two years and stripped him of two European Championships medals for a failed drug test at the 2013 Short Course European Championships.

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Proposed FINA Amendments Abolish Bureau Age Limits; Create New Role of VP

Current FINA President, Julio Maglione would be able to potentially run for a third and final term as head of FINA until the year 2021 under a proposed amendment.

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How to Overcome the Triathlon Swimming Training Plateau

Swim training can often feel quite repetitive and it can feel like you are chugging along simply ‘maintaining’ speed and fitness and not actually moving forward.

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