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USA Swimming Adds Joey Diaz to List of Permanently Banned Individuals

USA Swimming has added Joey Diaz to their list of individuals permanently suspended or ineligible, with an official suspension date of June…

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2014 LA Invite Day 1: Wilimovsky Wows in 1500 Prelims; Aussie and Canadian Relays Break All Records

2014 LA Invite Thursday, July 17th-Sunday, July 20th Thursday 4PM, Friday-Sunday Prelims 8:30AM/Finals 5PM (Pacific Time) Uytengsyu Aquatics Facility, University…

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Get Your Tickets For Nationals Before It’s Too Late

The 2014 USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships in Irvine, California will run from Wednesday, August 6th through Sunday, August…

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Reece Whitley Takes 13-14 Breaststroking to Ridiculous New Heights; Shatters Own NAG Record

14-year old swimmer Reece Whitley, whose home club is the Penn Charter Aquatic Club and spent much of the summer training at…

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Updated FINA Junior World Records After 2014 European Junior Championships

Katie Ledecky has rewritten many Junior World Records since the benchmarks were set earlier this year.

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Men’s 200 Meter Butterfly – US Nationals Preview – New-look field with big shoes to fill

Tom Luchsinger, now with the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, is the defending national champion and holds the nation’s second-fastest time this year.

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Photo Vault: The Whole World is #ChaseStrong

The response for 13 year-old swimmer Chase Smith has been overwhelming. Thousands have shown their support for Chase and the…

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West Coast Answers: Psych Sheets Out for 2014 LA Invitational, Missy and Adrian to Attend

The stars will be out in Los Angeles, with Missy Franklin, Nathan Adrian, and Natalie Coughlin among the headliners for the 2014 LA Invitational

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Emily McClellan still growing into long course training

Breakout UW-Milwaukee star and recent college grad Emily McClellan checks in with SwimSwam from her summer training home in Minnesota to talk about the big learning curve she’s tackled during her rapid rise to swimming stardom.

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$30 Million In Renovations Approved For IUPUI Natatorium

Since 1982, thousands of swimmers have passed through the doors of the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Indianapolis and IUPUI…

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Women’s 100 Meter Butterfly – US Nationals Preview – Donahue the constant among American turnover

With four of last year’s six national teamers retired or taking time away from the pool, the door is open for fresh talent behind 2012 Olympian Claire Donahue.

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Florida, Michigan men lead Division I with 6 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans apiece

The Michigan Wolverine and Florida Gator men top the list of Division I CSCAA Scholar All-Americans released today, with 6 swimmers earning the honor from each team.

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Emory women put 15 on CSCAA Scholar All-America list for Division III, Kenyon and Denison lead men

2014 NCAA champs Emory led all Division III programs with 15 female Scholar All-Americans, while Kenyon and Denison tied for the lead on the men’s side with 9 apiece.

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LIU Post women and Grand Valley State men top Division II CSCAA Scholar All-America lists

The CSCAA has released its lists of Scholar All-Americans in the NCAA, and at the Division II level, the Long Island University Post women topped the lists with 8 honorees. On the men’s side, Grand Valley State put 6 on the list, most of any men’s program.

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Oklahoma Baptist, Concordia lead NAIA Scholar All-Americas, 8 athletes honored in NJCAA

In the NAIA, Oklahoma Baptist nabbed the most women’s honors, while Concordia led the men. Meanwhile Monroe Community College picked up 5 of the 8 Scholar All-America awards given out in the NJCAA, the Junior College athletic league.

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