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9/8/2011-9/15/2011 High School/Age Group Roundup: Two New HS Swimming Programs Prep in Michigan, Kansas

In the third installment of our weekly high school/age group round up, we will focus primarily on the more scholarl athletes,…

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Big Changes Coming After Thursday at the USA-Swimming Convention

One of the big topics on Thursday was news and notes from the big meets in the summer of 2012:…

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Anthony Ervin, Aaron Peirsol Both in USADA Drug-Testing Pool

Today, I was playing on the USADA (the United States Anti-Doping Agency) website, and came across a lot of interesting…

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First Big Debate Heats Up at USA-Swimming Convention Surrounding 2012 U.S. Open

At this week’s USA-Swimming convention in Jacksonville, Florida, the first big debate has sparked in the Senior Development meeting. This…

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High School/Age Group Roundup: 8/31/2011-9/7/2011: Florida HS Swimming Kicks Off, Pacific Swimming Invite Heats up West Coast

This is the 2nd edition of our new high school/age group roundup feature that we are experimenting with here on…

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In Briefs: Elliott Keefer to Join SwimMAC Carolina Team Elite

SwimMAC Carolina and coach David Marsh continue to expand into the breaststroking business with the addition of former Ohio State…

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Breaking Down the 2011-2012 USA Swimming Grand Prix Schedule

With yesterday’s release of the USA Swimming National Team roster, we can officially turn the calendar from “2010-2011” to “2011-2012.”…

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Breeja Larson…National Record Holder!

Texas A&M sophomore Breeja Larson caused a fandom firestorm at the 2011 NCAA Championships in Austin when, as a freshman,…

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USA Swimming Announces 2011-2012 Junior National Team Roster

 On the heels of the release of the 2011-2012 USA Swimming National Team roster, USA Swimming has also announced their…

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USA Swimming Releases 2011-2012 National Team Roster

USA Swimming has released their official 2011-2012 National Team roster. This roster is comprised of the top 6 finishers in…

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2012 Olympic Trials Qualifiers Fun Facts After 2011 Long Course Season

The 2011 Long Course season is all-but over in the United States, with the exception of the Pan American Games…

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USA Swimming Releases Full 2011 Pan American Games Roster

After a week of speculating and pulling names from various news reports, we finally got the full roster for USA…

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Weekly Age Group Roundup: August 21-August 27, 2011 – Big Florida and Hawaii Meets Kick Off Yards Season

In any given week in the United States, there are tens of thousands of swimmers around the country grinding out yards,…

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NBAC Announces the Hiring of Four New Coaches, Including Former Head Coach of PAAC

NBAC, the club that is most famous for it’s training of Michael Phelps for most of his swimming career, is expanding…

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In Briefs: Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Kirsty Coventry To Begin Training in Monaco

Two-time Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe will begin training in Monaco in September in the leadup to the 2012…

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