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Japan’s Hasegawa Junya Wins 50 Backstroke In Gwanju – Race Video

Hasegawa Junya of Japan raced through the men’s 50 backstroke, breaking into the top 25 times in the world this year to win the Gold Medal. His time of 25.25 moves him to 23rd in the world this year.

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Josh Prenot Pops World’s 6th Fastest 200 Breaststroke – Race Video

Josh Prenot came up big, winning the men’s 200 breaststroke with the sixth fastest time in the world this year at 2:08.90.

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Zhang Sishi Runs Down Madisyn Cox For 200 IM Gold – Race Video

Madisyn Cox of Team USA led for the first 175 meters of the women’s 200 IM, but she didn’t have enough to hold off a charging Zhang Sishi of China.

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Singapore’s Quah Zheng Wen Granted National Service Deferment

Last month we reported that 2015 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 12-time medalist, Singaporean Quah Zheng Wen, was seeking a deferment…

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Leah Smith, Lindsay Vrooman Sweep 400m Freestyle – Race Video

Smith picked up the Gold medal with her time of 4:05.29, just off of her record time from this morning, and Vrooman earned the silver medal with a 4:07.28, dropping more than four and a half seconds from her morning swim.

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26 Tips to Help Swim Coaches to Avoid Boring Routines

The current ease with which young people can choose to participate in other, more entertaining activities should encourage us to seek strategies capable of helping them to choose the sport of swimming. 26 strategies are listed here.

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USA Women Open 2015 Pan American Games With 25-3 Win Over Mexico

The U.S. Pan American Women’s Water Polo Team opened up the competition at the Atos Markham Pan Am Centre in strong fashion with a 25-3 victory over Mexico earlier today.

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8 Tips for Triathlon Parents

Monique McDonough is a 5-time Ironman finisher who juggles parenthood, training, and a full-time job as a consultant.

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Jay Lelliott Wins World University Games Gold in 400 Free

Lelliott, coached by Mark Skimming at Bath University, also cracked the World Top 10 on his way to the gold medal, with a winning time of 3.48.84.

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In Burch’s absence, Bermuda names Heyliger, Fletcher to World Champs squad

With Roy Burch suffering a season-ending injury, Bermuda will have just two swimmers competing in Kazan, Russia.

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Leah Smith Breaks Frederica Pellegrini’s 400m Freestyle World University Games Record

American Leah Smith broke the 400m freestyle universiade record at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea Tuesday, putting up a time of 4:04.55 to win heat four and take the top seed heading into the final.

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2016 Youth Olympic Games Medal Design Revealed

Take a look at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games medal design winner.

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2016 Rio Mascots to Star in Own Cartoon Network Series

Really want to start getting into the 2016 Rio spirit?  On August 5th, exactly one year before the 2016 Opening…

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World University Games: Smith Breaks 400 Freestyle Games Record

The women’s 400 freestyle kicks off day four of the World University Games…

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University of Miami’s Herrera Wins Bronze for USA at World University Games

University of Miami sophomore Briadam Herrera earned Team USA’s first diving medal at the 2015 World University Games Monday.

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