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King Aquatic Club Breaks Scottsdale’s 200m Free Relay NAG Record

In the first men’s event of the day, the relay from King Aquatic Club won with a new national record of 1:33.72.

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National Team Coach Opell Out of Club Role 3 Weeks Before Nationals

Aaron Opell, who is a member of the USA Swimming’s National Team coaching staff, is no longer the head coach of the Newburgh Sea Creatures.

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Brian Loeffler Removed From Parapan Ams Staff After Critical Tweets

Brian Loeffler has been removed from the United States’ staff for the Para Pan American Games and from the US…

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Bizarre Occurrence Highlights Hawaiian Age Group Championships

A bizarre occurrence highlighted the heat sheet at the 2015 Hawaiian Age Group Championships on the fourth day of competition as three different sets of siblings swam in the same lanes one heat apart.

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Annie Chandler Is Back In USADA Testing Pool

Chandler, now known by her married name as Annie Grevers, has been out of the testing pool since 2011.

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Zulal Zeren breaks Turkish record in prelims of Ohio State Sectional

Zeren swam a new national record of 2.13.6 in the women’s 200m backstroke prelims which is nearly a second faster than her previous best of 2.14.52 set in Istanbul in 2013.

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Save the Date: 24th Annual Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am Set for December

Josh Schneider is one of the many stars set to compete at the 24th Annual Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am.

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2015 American World Championships Team: The Complete Twitter List

With just over a million followers, Ryan Lochte is by-and-large the 2015 World Champs swimmer with the most Twitter followers.

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Cal Senior Liz Pelton Undergoes Hand Surgery, Out 4-6 Weeks

Fresh from a silver medal at the 2015 World University Games, Cal senior-to-be Elizabeth Pelton underwent surgery on a broken hand Tuesday.

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Could The American Women’s Medley Relay Team From Pan Ams Beat The Worlds Team?

The American 4x100m medley relay team at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games put up an amazing time that under careful consideration might be faster than what the American ladies can go at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Muscogee County To Provide Free Swim Lessons For Kindergarten Students

Muscogee County in Georgia will be offering free swimming lessons to kindergarden students after the school board voted in favor of the program Monday.

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Escaping The Weather: 2015 Santa Clarita Sectionals (Photo Vault)

The Summer Sectionals in Santa Clarita was a challenging swim meet to pull off because of record rains and lightning. But in the end, the meet admins and volunteers pulled it all together and all races were successfully completed.

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Top 5 Reasons Why These Were The Best Pan Am Games Ever

After an extremely eventful week in Toronto, we at Swimswam compiled a list explaining just why these Pan American Games were the best ever.

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Dynamo Boys Lower 13-14 400 Medley Relay NAG Record (Race Video)

The relay team of Ian Grum, Liam Bell, Mark Rotolo, and Cam Auerbach combined to win the 13-14 4×100 medley relay with a time of 4:02.59 at the 2015 Georgia LC Age Group State Championships.

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Watch The Birth Of A Star At Columbia Sectionals (Hannah Stevens Race Video)

Hannah Stevens dropped a stunning 1:00.66 in prelims of the women’s 100 meter backstroke at the Central Section Region VIII Championship Meet hosted by Columbia Swim Club.

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