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Michael Andrew Breaks His 3rd National Age Group Record of the Weekend

14-year old Michael Andrew went into prelims of the 100 yard backstroke at the College Station Speedo Championship Series (sectionals) meet just…

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Michael Andrew Crushes National Age Group Record in 400 IM By Two Seconds in College Station

Michael Andrew has demolished his second National Age Group Record in as many days, swimming a 3:52.08 in his 400…

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New Information Leads to USA Swimming Ban of Registered Sex Offender Dan Mendenhall

Former California coach Daniel Scott Mendenhall has been added to the list of Individuals Permanently Suspended or Ineligible by USA Swimming….

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Michael Andrew goes after longer NAGs, breaks 13-14 200 fly mark in Texas

Michael Andrew is turning his attention to some of the longer NAG records as he closes in on his 15th birthday. Friday night he took down the 200 yard fly mark held by Ricky Berens.

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Harley Ellis Deveraux Selected for Architectural and Engineering Services for New Belmont Plaza Pool

The old Belmont Plaza pool is set to be replaced by a new indoor facility in the coming years, though there’s still a few details to be worked out.

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Missy Franklin up for Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year

6-time 2013 World Championship gold medalist Missy Franklin has been nominated for a Laureus World Sports award, joining five other female superstars from various sports on the just-released nominee list.

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Statistical Analysis: Ranking the women’s conference championships

With numbers courtesy of USA Swimming Stats on Twitter, we’ve put together some charts ranking the top-end depth of each of the major women’s conference to compete last weekend.

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A Modern Day Ring of Gyges – Performance Enhancement (Part 3 of 3)

Dean Ottati now looks at the third part of his stumble down morality lane in regards to performance enhancement. In…

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Former Attleboro Bluefish Owner Paul Mangili Passes Away at 48

This picture is from an Arizona State training trip to Estes Park, Colorado. Current Pitt head coach Chuck Knoles is in the bottom right, sitting in a bucket, and Paul Mangili is the gentleman with the mustache sitting behind him.

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Behind the Scenes Mix – 2014 USA Swimming Arena Grand Prix Orlando

We take a look a back at last week’s USA Swimming Arena Grand Prix stop in Orlando Florida. Last week featured…

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Sybil Bauer: When a Woman Was the Fastest Backstroker in the World

Matthew Hodler looks back at perhaps the greatest female swimming star ever, who was sadly taken far too early for the world to know her true impact.

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Hardcore Swim of the Week: Carmel Girls Break National Record in 400 Free Relay

The team from Carmel High School went for broke, and broke all three National High School Record setting relays.

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NBC to air Jessica Long feature during Sochi coverage this weekend – Watch trailers here

The feature, titled Long Way Home: The Jessica Long Story, follows the 17-time Paralympic medalist on her journey to Russia to meet her birth parents.

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2014 SEC Women’s Championship Fan Guide: Georgia Looks to Fend Off A&M, UF, Vols

Melanie Margalis and the Georgia Bulldogs are looking for their fifth straight team title.

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Hosszu rockets to #2 in Grand Prix points standings after her first U.S. appearance

Katinka put up the best single-meet haul the Grand Prix series has seen this year and is now a half-point out of first place fore the women. Conor Dwyer and Yannick Agnel still lead the men’s list.

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