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Video Interview: Michael Andrew Takes The Official Swimswam Canada Test

We at Swimswam decided to have some fun and test Michael Andrew on some Canadian facts at the Ontario Junior…

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IOC “Women and Sport” Awards Honor Former Swimmers

Six remarkable women from around the world were honored with the International Olympic Committee’s 2014 “Women and Sports” awards in Monaco this week.

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Not Your Average Kickboard: The Kiefer Core Board

Kiefer’s Core Board brings new variety to training in an alien looking shape that is fueled by functionality.

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Shave it Off! Team Austria with the best swimming-centric Taylor Swift parody yet

Lisa Zaiser and the ladies of Team Austria took time out of their pre-World Champs shave down to make this Taylor Swift parody.

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Video Interview: Dean Boles – Bringing The World To Us

Dean Boles is the provincial mentor coach for Swim Ontario, and was partly responsible for bringing together the first Ontario…

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Video Interview: Michael Andrew Goes Through His Races; Praises Seliskar’s Underwaters

Michael Andrew  came to Canada this past weekend to race at the Ontario Junior International held at the new Toronto…

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Video Interview: Penny Oleksiak Breaks Down Her Two New Canadian Records

Penny Oleksiak was on fire this weekend, setting two new Canadian age group records in the 13-14 year-old category at…

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Video Interview: Javier Acevedo Narrowly Misses Bundle Of Canadian Records

Ajax swimmer Javier Acevedo competed at the Ontario Junior International this weekend representing Swim Ontario. There he took home nine…

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Event Cap at the Olympic Games Just One of ‘Agenda 2020’ Key Points

A Limit to the Number of Events in the Olympics? A Channel devoted to the Games? Read on, my friends.

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Australian officials reverse course, now support late start times for Rio 2016 Olympics

Just a few weeks after publicly criticizing the projected late start times for swimming events at the 2016 Olympic Games, Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates has come out in favor of the adopted schedule.

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Video Interview: Store Manager Paola Di Giovanni Introduces New Team Aquatic Supplies Shop

Team Aquatic Supplies is one of Swimswam’s Canadian sponsors. TAS recently opened a new store at the Toronto Pan Am…

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Dolfin Gains Momentum in Swimwear Market, Launching Brand’s New Look

Dolfin President/CEO Jim Korth: “The transition from the old logo to the new one is very symbolic to our growth within the swimwear market. We’re extremely proud of our legacy and company values we’ve stood by for nearly 75 years.”

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Shallow Water Blackout: The Quiet Killer – Prevention

Courtesy of Julia Galan and VASA, a SwimSwam partner. This article is the final piece in our three-part series on…

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The Best Bubble Rings Are Not Created By Swimmers – Watch Dolphins Do it

We’ve seen impressive bubble rings created by swimmers, but we’ve never seen anything like the video.

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Hosszu makes $106,000 individually at SC World Champs, top 10 money-earners list

4 World Records and 8 individual medals netted Katinka Hosszu $106,000 at the 2014 Short Course World Championships.

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