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USC Swimming Alum Ashley Brewer Debuts as ESPN Host on New Platform Quibi

Brewer, who graduated from USC in 2014 with a sociology degree, is taking the next step in her already prolific sports reporting career.

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WATCH: Michael Phelps Wins First World Title With 200 Fly WR In Fukuoka

Relive Phelps winning his first world title at the 2001 Championships in Fukuoka, breaking the 200 fly world record for the second time in four months.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Annie Lazor on Swimming in 4 Different Pools

Along with IU post-grads Cody Miller and Lilly King, Lazor has swam in 4 different pools over the last 2 weeks in an effort to try and maintain pool time

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Claire Curzan Hits the (Backyard) Pool with Wetsuit to Continue Training

“She can’t feel her face,” Mark Curzan, her father, told SwimSwam. “But she says she’s more of a water mammal than a land mammal.”

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Roadmaps 2.0 – Mapping International Swim Stars: Men’s 200 Free

It’s time to explore some international stars! Read more on the men’s 200 free featuring Danas Rapsys, Sun Yang, Duncan Scott, James Guy, and more.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Bruce Furniss Sent to ICU after Surgery Complications

62-year old Bruce Furniss, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, has gone back to the ICU after several days of improvements in his health following a heart attack.

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Anti-Doping Nonprofit Dedicates $120K to Fund COVID-19 Testing Research

The Partnership for Clean Competition, which funds about 80% of anti-doping research worldwide, purchased 15,000 tests for a new study.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Kelsi Dahlia on having a COVID-19 Scare

Kelsi Dahlia broke down the weeks following the Des Moines Pro Swim, including a period where she thought that she could have COVID-19 herself

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Serdinov, Phelps, Crocker: 3 Heats, 3 Consecutive World Records in the 100 Fly

As Serdinov celebrated Phelps charged down the pool, his back-end speed propelling him ahead of the minutes-old record Serdinov set in the first semifinal.

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USA Swimming Calls for Nominations for 2 Board of Director Seats

USA Swimming has announced that it will elect two new members to its Board of Directors in September 2020: 1 At-Large member and 1 athlete representative.

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Peirsol, Lochte, Phelps, Grevers, Clary: A Defining Decade of USA’s Backstroke

Peirsol was the king of backstroke from 2001 to 2009, though in 2007 and 2008 Lochte was better at the 200 backstroke, and even pushed Peirsol in the 100.

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Olympic Drain Returns: 16 of 26 NCAA Invite Times Get Slower In 2020

The slowest times invited to the 2020 NCAA Championships actually got slower in a majority of events than their counterparts from the 2019 NCAA invite list.

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Florida Gold Coast LSC Announces Grant Program for Swim Clubs

The Florida Gold Coast LSC has announced a program that will award up to $85,000 in grants to its 63 member clubs that have a demonstrable need to cover operating costs.

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Michael Murray: “Each LSC Has A Responsibility” To Ensure Future Of Its Clubs

The Victor Swim Club coach believes the Local Swim Committees should provide stimulus packages for its clubs to provide financial stability.

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Savanna Faulconer Makes Difficult Decision after Olympic Postponement

Florida senior Savanna Faulconer is one of many athletes facing tough decisions this spring. But the now-retired Gator has found some important perspective.

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