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Ryan Lochte’s Wife Kayla Reid Shares More Details about Emergency Surgery

Reid says that as of Sunday morning, Lochte was still in the hospital recovering from emergency surgery to remove his appendix on Saturday.

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USA Swimming Announces Sanctioning Guidelines for September

Teams will continue to be (mostly) limited to participating in meets within their LSCs in September, continuing USA Swimming policies from August.

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4-Time US Olympian Ryan Lochte Undergoes Appendectomy Surgery

6-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte went into surgery on Saturday afternoon to have his appendix removed.

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The 18 Largest Indoor “Arenas” Eligible to Host the 2024 US Olympic Trials

The US is home to a glut of large indoor arenas, including many that don’t house NBA or NHL teams. Here’s a look at the 18 biggest of those. (Above: Omaha)

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Caeleb Dressel Speaks on Pain and Pride in Analysis of 200 IM American Record

In this video, Dressel analyzes his 200 yard IM from the 2018 SEC Championships when he blew away the American Record, putting up a 1:38.13.

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Iowa To Cut Women’s & Men’s Swimming & Diving After 2020-2021 Season

A report from Fansided’s DearOldGold.com says that Iowa will cut men’s and women’s swimming & diving and two more sports after the 2020-2021 season.

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Program Cut Ends 103-Year Iowa Legacy That Includes Birth of Butterfly Stroke

Bowen Strassforth – Olympic silver medalist, NCAA All-American and part of an NCAA runner-up team in 1949 – is part of a long-running Iowa swimming legacy.

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Iowa Projects Lost Revenue of $100M, Rules Out Fundraising To Save Cut Teams

Iowa says postponing fall sports lost about $100 million in revenue and ruled out the possibility of fundraising to save the cut swimming & diving programs.

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Northern Colorado Coach Will Leonhart In Critical Condition

University of Northern Colorado associate head coach Will Leonhart is in the hospital in critical condition after having been involved in a vehicle collision.

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Decision on the Host of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Expected in February 2021

7 cities are currently bidding to host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.

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UNC & Missouri State Both Temporarily Suspend Athletics Amid Pandemic

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Missouri State University have both temporarily paused all athletics amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Dressel Breaks Down 100 Free Gold and Race Plan From 2013 World JR Champs

In his most recent “Stroke Dissect” video, Caeleb Dressel dives into his gold medal-winning 100 LCM freestyle from the 2013 World Junior Championships.

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Report: 50 Minutes of Bodycam Footage Missing In Jaylan Butler Detainment

50 minutes of police bodycam footage of the detainment of Jaylan Butler is missing, with an ABC report casting doubt on the official police explanation.

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Sherridon Dressel, Kawecki, and Cieslak are Latest Cali Condors Announcements

Sherridon Dressel (above) had a breakout senior season at Florida that leaves her as the 2nd-fastest 100 backstroker and 100 butterflier in program history.

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Meghan Small, Kelly Fertel Join Cali Condors for 2020 Season

6 swimmers who finished their collegiate eligibility this spring have now announced that they have signed with the Cali Condors for the 2020 season.

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