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How To Foam Roller Yourself Into Being a Better Swimmer

The foam roller is now as common on pool desk as swimsuits and goggles. But do they provide significant benefits? And how should you use them correctly to benefit swimming?

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Yannick Agnel Signs Sponsorship Deal With Arena Through 2016 Olympics

Yannick Agnel (center) has a new sponsor that will carry him until at least the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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Sprenger & Seebohm Break Aussie All-Comers Records; Magnussen Sub-48 on Day 3 of Aus. Trials

Christian Sprenger (above) was one of two Australian All-Comers Record breakers on Thursday at the Australian National Championships.

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Treffers Takes Top Ranking Away From Lacourt

Ben Treffers recorded a 24.91 to qualify first in the men’s 50 backstroke and taking over the top position in the world rankings…

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MacLean Continues Her Winning Ways; Canadian Trials Live Coverage

For all of SwimSwam’s coverage of the Canadian Swimming Trials check out our competition channel…

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Savard, MacLean among top seeds after day 1 prelims of Canadian Trials

Canadian record-holder Katherine Savard is the top seed in the women’s 50 fly, just ahead of rising youngster Noemie Thomas.

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Riding On A Crest Of A Wave…Support From A Home Crowd

With just a week until the British Gas Swimming Championships in Glasgow (10-15 April), Scotland’s Ross Muir can’t wait for his shot at qualifying for Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.

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Get To Know Your Canadian Hopefuls: Ryan Cochrane

Working on my sprinting and working on my shorter distance events can support my longer distance events…

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Heading Into Trials Atkinson Discusses His First Year On The Job

It has now been just over a year since John Atkinson was hired as Swimming Canada’s High Performance Director…

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McEvoy Swims Lifetime Best to Win 200 Free on Day 2 of 2014 Australian National Championships

In addition to McEvoy, Alicia Coutts sealed up her spots on this summer’s rosters with a win in the women’s 100 fly.

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European Champion Vitalii Melnikov Provisionally Suspended After Positive Tests for EPO

Russian Sergey Melnikov has been provisionally suspended by FINA after a positive test for EPO at the 2013 European Championships.

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Host for 2018 Central American & Caribbean Games back up for bids with Guatemala still a possibility

The 2018 Central American & Caribbean Games, originally slated to happen in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, went back up for host bids this spring, with the bids being considered this May.

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Campbell sisters get involved at Aussie Nationals on day 2, McKeon and Sprenger with runaway high seeds

Sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell hold the top two seeds in the women’s 50 free after day 2 prelims.

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Feature Video: 2014 Australian Swimming Championships

Swimming video is courtesy of Swimming Australia for the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships.

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South Africa Vs. Canada For Rights to Host 2022 Commonwealth Games

When the Monday deadline came and passed for bids to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, only two cities had thrown…

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