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San Antonio’s Northside Swim Center Selected as Site of US Olympic Team’s Domestic Staging Camp

USA Swimming has just announced that the site of the 2016 Olympic team’s domestic training camp will be the Northside…

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USA Swimming releases 2015 Winter National Standards with significantly faster cuts

USA Swimming has officially released its qualifying standards for the 2015 Winter National Championships, with many time cuts dropping by significant amounts in a pre-Olympic year.

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2015 US Winter Nationals will be swum in long course meters

Earlier today, USA Swimming confirmed that the 2015 version of U.S. Winter Nationals will be conducted in long course meters rather than the traditional short course yards format.

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2015 American Short Course Champs: Day 1 Preview

Sean Grieshop highlights the first day of the 2015 American Short Course Championships, as he takes on the rest of the field in the men’s 200 IM.

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March Forth and Never Give Up!

5-time Olympic medalist, Josh Davis, interviews Olympic gold medalist Peter Vanderkaay. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Number of Teams With Women’s Individual NCAA Entries Lowest Since New Qualifying Rules Implemented

Steve Bultman’s Texas A&M women qualified 16 women for the 2015 NCAA Championships – but many, many fewer teams will be at this year’s meet than last year.

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ESPN: USA Swimming Having Preliminary Conversations to Reinstate Michael Phelps for Worlds

USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus says that preliminary, informal discussions have begun to reinstate Michael Phelps to the 2015 World Championships team.

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Former National Teamer Jasmine Tosky Announces Retirement with 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining

USC junior Jasmine Tosky has announced her retirement from competitive swimming weeks before her 3rd NCAA Championship meet.

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Top 10 Division 1 NCAA Conference Performances

Conger is now the only swimmer other than the most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, to go under 1:40 in both the 200 yard fly and the 200 yard backstroke. He can swim it all, and the decision to swim the 200 fly at NCAAs still hasn’t been made.

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The Elvis Initiative Seeks to Promote Diversity in Swimming

Swimming news courtesy of Elvis Burrows YMCA of Greater Louisville and JCPS After-School Program Southwest Family YMCA 2800 Fordhaven Road Presents…

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Will Licon Breaks Third Texas School Record At Big 12 Championships

On day two of the 2015 Big 12 Championships Licon dropped a huge 1:41.67 in the 200 IM to break the previous Texas record of 1:41.92 set by Olympic gold medallist Ricky Berens back at the 2009 NCAA Championships. Not only was it a school record, but it doubled as the Big 12 record, which was also held by Berens with the same 1:41.92.

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IOC proposes relaxing Rule 40 on athletes, sponsorships during Olympics

The International Olympic Committee is looking set to relax one of its more contentious rules, one that limits athletes’ abilities to advertise or promote sponsored products.

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De Lucca, Lochte, SwimMAC Team Elite Among Pros Scheduled for Greensboro Sectionals

Ryan Lochte will be among a group of pros in attendance to race in short course yards next weekend in Greensboro.

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2015 BIG 12 Championships – Day Two Finals Live Recap

After one day of competition both the Texas men and women are in the lead. On the women’s side they’re leading over Iowa State 80-68. The men are only up by two points against their closet competitors, the Texas Christian University, 117-115.

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Fort Lauderdale Commissioners Vote on Whether New Aquatic Center Gets Green Light

During a City Hall meeting tonight (February 25, 2015), Fort Lauderdale commissioners will determine if the city will move ahead with a multi-million-dollar aquatic facility construction project.

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