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AAU Is Hosting 17,000-Strong Volleyball Tournament in Litmus Test for Sports

While most sports remain away from competition, the AAU will be hosting their 2020 National Volleyball Tournament in Florida with 12,000 athletes this week.

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USOPC Athletes’ Advisory Council Name Elizabeth Ramsey First Executive Director

New position to advance athlete voice as council’s first professional staff member.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Missy Franklin, Hayes Johnson Talk Swim Joy in Summer League

We sat down with swimming power couple Olympic Legend Missy Franklin and Hayes Johnson to talk about one simple thing. Swimming joy. 

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Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games Postponed to 2026

Senegal and the IOC have mutually agreed to postpone to 2026 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, IOC President Thomas Bach announced Wednesday.

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USOPC Expands Mental Health Resources To Team USA Athletes

Three independent officers to support Team USA athletes in the lead-up to the Tokyo Games.

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Roadmaps 2.0 – Mapping International Swim Stars: Men’s 1500 Free

Did you know Franko Grgic broke 14:49 in the 1500 free at age 16, one year before Gregorio Paltrinieri did ten years ago? Read for more men’s 1500 free facts.

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Epic Swims: Misty Hyman Beats Madame Butterfly for 200 Fly Gold, Sydney 2000

In one the greatest upsets in swimming, Misty Hyman defeated Australian sensation Susie O’Neill for gold in the women’s 200m butterfly at the Sydney Olympics.

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ICE Rescinds Rule Barring Foreign Students From Online-Only School This Fall

The move walks back a July 6 ruling that said international students would have to transfer or leave the country if their schools went all-online this fall.

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NBC’s Streaming Platform Peacock to Launch July 15 with Ryan Lochte Documentary

NBC’s new streaming platform Peacock is set to launch on Wednesday, July 15 with Ryan Lochte’s new documentary “In Deep with Ryan Lochte.”

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Former Cal Bear Breed Takes 45 Mins Off Angel Island Round Trip Women’s Record

The former U.S. National Team member Breed was just over 20 minutes shy of the fastest swim in history during her Monday morning swim.

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20-21 Pro Swim Series Adds Irvine Stop in November With Morning Finals

USA Swimming updated its 2020-2021 calendar, adding a second November Pro Swim Series stop and announcing night prelims & morning finals for half of the PSS.

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Roadmaps – Mapping the Journey of US Swimming Stars: Women’s 200 IM

Read more on the top 8 U.S. women’s 200 IMers this Olympic quad, featuring Melanie Margalis, Kathleen Baker, Alex Walsh, Madisyn Cox, Ella Eastin, and more.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Mitch Dalton Plays ‘Spill Your Guts or Tweet Your Guts’

We ended with a game based off ‘Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts’. We each ended up tweeting once, and I have to say, Mitch’s tweet was pretty golden:

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WADA Founder Dick Pound Denounces Negative Comments Made by US Government

Dick Pound, one of WADA’s founders and board members, has denounced recent comments made by the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). 

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SwimSwam Podcast: How Much is There to Learn About Perfect Technique?

We sat down with Russell Mark, the USA High-Performance Manager AKA Technique Guru, who was literally a rocket scientist before he was working in swimming

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