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USA Swimming Reveals 957 Athletes Have Qualified For 2016 US Olympic Trials

USA Swimming’s most recent count shows that 957 athletes have officially qualified to swim at the 2016 US Olympic Team…

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SwimJams: Eugene Godsoe Releases Remix Of Hopium’s “Dreamers”

Professional swimmer Eugene Godsoe, also known as “Eego”, just released a remix to the song “Dreamers” by Hopium.

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Early August set to be ‘perfect storm’ of overlapping championship meets

Over the first two weeks of August overlapping meets will include the World Championships, U.S. Nationals (featuring Michael Phelps), the Masters World Championships, U.S. Masters Nationals and even two days of U.S. Junior Nationals.

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Twelve-Year-Old Winn Aung Breaks Two National Age Group Records At Summer Sanders Invitational

Twelve-year-old Winn Aung from the Redding Swim Team broke two 11-12 national age-group records this weekend at the summer Sanders Long Course Invitational in Roseville, California.

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4 College Recruiting Tips for Club Swim Coaches

Here are “four tips” that coaches can help their swimmers with the college recruiting process.

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Michael Phelps to Try 5 Events at PSS Santa Clara, Missy Making Pro Debut (Psych Sheets)

Michael Phelps will race 5 events at the Santa Clara Grand Prix, including one shocking swap.

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Cullen Jones, Conor Dwyer Throw Out First Pitches, Lead 7th Inning Stretch At Wrigley Field

US Olympians Cullen Jones and Conor Dwyer made the most out of their trip to Chicago to kick off USA…

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New Congressional bill would reform NCAA, create government commission to oversee college sports

If passed, a new piece of Congressional legislation would require schools to guarantee scholarships for four years, reform NCAA policies and create a government commission to oversee college athletics.

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When is My Club Swim Coach Going to Get Me Recruited?

“Helping swimmers and parents through the recruiting process is a full time job, and you can’t expect your club coach to do everything that is necessary to help you get recruited.”

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California Olympians Break Ground On New $15m Aquatics Facility

California Olympians Anthony Ervin, Caitlin Leverenz, Rachel Bootsma, Nathan Adrian, and Natalie Coughlin were at the University of California this evening…

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Bridgeport’s Ruben Gimenez, Clarion’s Kristin Day Named Division 2 Academic All-Americans Of The Years By CoSIDA

Twelve swimmers were named to the division two men’s team this year, while thirteen swimmers were named to the division two women’s team.

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How to Find a Good College Swim Team

It is pretty easy to find a strong swimming school by looking at the rankings, but what about all of the other schools that are not consistently ranked. How do you determine if a school has a good swim program and if it is headed in the right direction?

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27 Swimmers Named To DIII Academic All-America At Large Team By CoSIDA

  The College Sports Information Directors of America, CoSIDA, recently published their 2015 Capital One Academic All-America team for the NCAA…

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USOC relaxes contentious ‘Rule 40’ on athlete marketing during the Olympics

The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) has amended one of its most criticized rules, “Rule 40,” which restricts independent athlete marketing during the Olympics.

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Eireni Moshos Verbally Commits To UNC For 2016-2017 Season

NCAP’s Eireni Moshos gave her verbal commitment to swim with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels for the 2016-2017 season.

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