International

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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Swimming Canada Launches Rebrand Including New Logo

Swimming Canada has launched a full rebrand, following one announced earlier this year by USA Swimming.

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IKKOS Pro App Creates a World-Class Coaching Experience Through Your Smartphone

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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Simmonds Posts World’s Number One Time in the 200 Backstroke

Elizabeth Simmonds posted a 2:08.32 in the 200 backstroke to take over the top in the world rankings…

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The Secret to being a Great Swimmer

The key to success is known by many, but applied by few.

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Felipe Franca hits two top-10 world times at Brazilian regional meet

Brazilian breaststroker Felipe Franca is finding his speed early, hitting two top-10-ranked times in our world rankings at a regional meet leading up to the country’s national championships next month.

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Yannick Käser Posts Two National Records at Switzerland Long Course Championships

Yannick Käser dominated the men’s breaststroke events at the 2015 Swiss National Championships, setting a new national record in the process.

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Why High School and Masters Swimming Coaches are using USRPT (Video Series)

High School Swim Coach Amy Webb describes their implementation of USRPT with the Fairview HS Boys Swim Team in Boulder, CO.

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