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Video: China Team leads in 2014 Synchro World Cup

2014, Quebec City, Canada, the 13th FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup, In the Team Technical Performance, with a score of 92.7655, China takes the lead by 2.6749 points. Last time in 2010, China took Silver, behind Russia.

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Katinka Hosszu And Tom Shields Both Finish With Five Medals On Day One Of Moscow World Cup

Day one of the Moscow World Cup kicked off today bringing both iron lady Katinka Hosszu and American Tom Shields…

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Berrino Breaks Argentine National Record in the 200 Backstroke

On the second day of the 2014 South American Swimming Championships Andrea Berrino took the 200 backstroke title breaking the…

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Your Swimming Awards: Recycle, Donate, Keep, or Discard?

Of course you keep your most cherished awards, but what do you do about the countless colorful ribbons and medals from years and years of competing in swim meet after swim meet?

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Junior Pan Pacific Championships Triple Bronze Medallist Cameron Kidd Signs With The University of Toronto

The University of Toronto is looking as though it’s a hub for Canadian sprinters as recent Junior Pan Pacific Championships…

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Ryan Lochte Comments on Michael Phelps’ DUI Arrest

Lochte: “He has so much money to get a driver. I even have a driver. Just stinks for the sport of swimming…But he will become smarter from this. Luckily he did not hurt himself or someone else.”

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Swim Toward A Cure: The Expanded TYR Pink Collection Is Here

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and TYR has just unveiled its expanded TYR Pink collection. Featured Image: Olympians Chloe Sutton and Matt Grevers cruise in the pool rocking some fierce TYR Pink gear.

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Video: China Leads 2014 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup

After the Duet Technical Performance, Huang Xuechen and Sun Wenyen (CHN) lead by nearly three points with a score of 92.2374. China is the defending champs from 2010.

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Fame, Fortune and Michael Phelps

“While we can safely assume that USA Swimming and the State of Maryland will be holding Mr. Phelps accountable, we can also acknowledge our disappointment and anger at his behavior. Given this, we can, and should, hold the mindset of inquiry (as opposed to judgment) into the reasons behind Michael’s most recent behavior.”

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Russell Wood Not Swimming Varsity This Year; Leaves Huge Gap In Backstroke Events At CIS Championships

University of Calgary’s Russell Wood will not be swimming varsity this year, meaning that he will not be competing at any University swimming competitions with the Dinos.

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Two wins for Paraguay’s Hockin to open up South American Championships

Paraguay’s Olympic flag-bearer Benjamin Hockin Brusquetti picked up a pair of wins on the first day of the South American Championships.

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Japanese Swimmer Naoya Tomita Charged One Million Won In 2014 Asian Games Camera Theft Case

The case of Naoya Tomita, the Japanese swimmer who stole a camera from a South Korean journalist at the 2014…

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Two-Time Olympian Lavrentyev Suspended For Three Whereabouts Failures

Portuguese open water swimmer Arseniy Lavrentyev has been suspended for one year after a combination of three whereabouts failures within an…

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USA Swimming Announces Roster for 2014 Short Course World Championships

2014 U.S. National Champion in the 100 and 200 flys Tom Shields has built a lot of experience in short course meters in the last two years, and should be a key to the Americans’ success in Doha.

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