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Two-Time National Champion Christine Jennings Earns AISTS Scholarship

Two-time national champion and Minnesota alum, Christine Jennings, has been awarded the International Academy of Sports Science and Technology (AISTS) Athletes…

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Penn State Athletics Partners With Populous To Determine Future Facility Plans

“We have recently started a facilities master planning study with Populous that will greatly assist in determining future facility plans for the swimming and diving programs and all 31 Penn State programs.”

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Lochte, Burgess To Be Inducted Into University of Florida Hall Of Fame

Ryan Lochte and Greg Burgess are two former Gator swimmers who will be inducted into the University’s Hall of Fame.

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NCAA DII Champion Alexandra Marshall Diagnosed With Hodgkins Lymphoma

“Alex (Alexandra) is a fighter and our team is united behind her in this battle. We look forward to celebrating her full recovery.”

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Golden Goggles Voting Update: Jaeger Leading Race Of The Year

Voting for USA Swimming’s Golden Goggle Awards has been open for just over a week now, and the front-runners are starting to become clear. One race that isn’t so clear, though, is Male Race of the Year, where surprise leader Connor Jaeger sits above Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Jordan Wilimovsky.

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Katie Ledecky Wins 3rd Consecutive Athlete Of The Year Award

Nation Capital’s Katie Ledecky was honored last night in Kansas City at the United States Aquatic Sports Convention as USA Swimming’s…

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USA Swimming Passes Legislation To Strengthen SafeSport, Punish Doping

USA Swimming’s House of Delegates approved 27 new pieces of legislation to improve the organization’s SafeSport program and help further restrict anti-doping violators.

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Day 1 of 2015 Singapore World Cup Cancelled Due to Haze

Finals from day 1 of the 2015 Singapore World Cup Series stop have been cancelled due to haze. The Singapore…

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Phelps Lends Insight One Year After DUI Arrest

Phelps comments on the one-year anniversary of his 2nd DUI arrest, which occurred on September 29, 2014.

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USA Swimming Plans to Add 4th Meet to “Futures” Series

USA Swimming’s senior Development Committee at this week’s US Aquatics Sports Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, has voted to recommend…

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Long Island, NY To Host 2017 U.S. Open, Junior Nationals

Two of the major national meets of the 2017 summer season will take place in Long Island, New York, per USA Swimming: the 2017 U.S. Open and the 2017 Speedo Junior Nationals.

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Junior National Teamer Kaitlin Harty Verbals To The Longhorns

Junior National team member Kaitlin Harty has verbally committed to Carol Capitani and the Texas Longhorns.

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2015 USA Swimming Convention: 2016 Budget Proposal

Increased dues and Event Revenues account for 2016 Budget Growth- but where is the money going?

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The Official SwimSwam Ballot For the 2015 Golden Goggle Awards

Based on SwimSwam’s votes, Katie Ledecky should be coming home from the Golden Goggles Awards with some new pieces of shiny eye-wear after another season in which she was basically unbeatable internationally.

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Harnish, Small, Bayer, Andrew, Grieshop Lead 14 for US World Cup Squad

Courtney Harnish won gold as part of the U.S. senior team at the Pan Am Games, and now she’ll lead a junior squad to the Middle East for the last two stops of the FINA World Cup Series.

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