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Adam Fusti-Molnar Swims a PR in the 100 Breast at His First Meet Since February

Olympic Trials Qualifier Adam Fusti-Molnar swims a best time in the 100 breast at the ASC Summer Splash, his first racing opportunity since in March.

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USA Swimming’s Virtual 2020 Golden Goggles Will Honor 1980 Olympic Team

With no championship season from which to award traditional superlatives, USA Swimming is reimagining the 2020 Golden Goggles Awards.

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Swimming, Football Most Likely College Sports To Include Anti-Hazing Team Rules

An analysis of team rules from 236 different college sports programs, finding that swimming was among the most likely to include specific anti-hazing rules.

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Olympic Contender Torri Huske Swims Lifetime Best in 100 Fly (RACE VIDEOS)

Torri Huske, the 2019 US Open Champion in the 100 fly, swam the second-best time in 17-18 age group history in the United States on Sunday morning.

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When 72 Points Vanished in One NCAA Final: The Infamous Medley Relay of 2007

Relays get disqualified all the time, but it’s rare to see a heat where three relay teams get disqualified, especially in an NCAA championship final.

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Tennessee Post-Grad Maddy Banic Swims 50.6 in 100 Yard Fly in Practice (VIDEO)

The swim for Banic, who finished her college career in the spring of 2019, is her best time in yards by half-a-second. She swam a long course best in January.

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WADA Could Bar Team USA From Olympics If U.S. Withdraws Funding

Earlier this summer, the U.S. government threatened to withdraw funding from WADA. Now, WADA has fired back with the possibility of Olympic exclusion.

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USOPC Forms Team USA Council on Racial and Social Justice

At a recent meeting, the USOPC formed the Team USA Council on Racial and Social Justice in wake of recent movements, which includes some aquatic athletes.

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William & Mary To Cut 7 Sports, Including Swimming, After 2020-2021

The College of William & Mary will cut seven programs at the end of this school year, including both women’s and men’s swimming & diving.

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NCAA Reportedly Looking For New 2021 Championship Host After Iowa Program Cut

With the University of Iowa cutting its swimming & diving programs, the NCAA has begun looking for a new host for the 2021 Men’s Division I Championships.

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Steve Roush Resigns As CEO of ASCA After 9 Month Tenure

Steve Roush is resigning as CEO of the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) after less than a year in the post. ASCA announced the news today.

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NCAA To Furlough Nearly 600 National Office Employees For Up To 8 Weeks

All NCAA national office staff will go into a mandatory furlough, which can range up to 8 weeks, in light of the association’s revenue loss from the pandemic.

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Bill Yorzyk, the First Olympic Gold Medalist in Butterfly, Dies at 87

Bill Yorzyk won the Olympic gold medal in the 200 fly in Melbourne in 1956, which was the first Olympic gold medal ever offered in the stroke.

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#iVoted Announces Anthony Ervin As First Athlete Partner

Olympic gold-medalist and swimming icon will give a speech on election night as part of the #iVoted initiative, the largest virtual music event in history.

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San Jose State Athletic Trainer Retires Amid Reopened Sexual Misconduct Case

San Jose State athletic trainer Scott Shaw has retired after the school reopened an investigation into 2009 complaints of inappropriate behavior.

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