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Nitro Swimming, One of USA’s Largest Clubs, Has “All Groups” Back in the Water

Nitro Swimming in Austin, Texas, with over 2,000 athlete members, has resumed training for all of its groups as of Monday.

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Ranking the 2020 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12

Speedsters are the name of the game in our next set of NCAA swimming & diving recruiting class ranks, which includes two 19-second freestylers.

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Utah Announces the Reopening of Most Businesses Including Pools

The state of Utah announced that most business in the state will be reopened, including public pools. However, there will be regulations in place.

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Division I NCAA ‘A’ & ‘B’ Cuts Remain the Same For 2020-2021 Season

The NCAA has released its qualifying standards for Division I swimming & diving next year – and they’ll look awfully familiar.

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Massachusetts Announces Re-Opening Plans, Pools May Re-Open in Early June

Today, the state of Massachusetts announced its 4 phase re-opening plan. Pools will begin to re-opening on June 8th at the earliest.

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CA Reopening Plan Set to Progress; Pro Sports Could Return Without Spectators

In his weekly briefing, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that many counties will move into the next step of his four-stage plan in the coming weeks.

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IOC, WHO Strengthen Partnership to ‘Promote Healthy Society Through Sport’

The new agreement is intended, in part, to contribute to the prevention of non-communicable diseases by working to mitigate physical inactivity.

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With 3-5 Months To Live, Swimmer Chase Smith Marries Girlfriend Sadie

Swimmer Chase Smith was given three to five months to live after a six-year battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma. He married diver Sadie (Mills) Smith in April.

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David Marsh Posts ‘Urgent Request’ To CA Gov. Gavin Newsom to Reopen Pools

“We can do it very safely in a controlled manner with coaches and lifeguards making sure physical distance is taken care of,” Marsh says.

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Michael Phelps Gives Raw Account of His Mental Health During the Pandemic

In a first-person narrative told to ESPN, Phelps details why the current moment is particularly hard on his mental health.

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Ranking the 2020 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16

It’s an SEC-heavy start to our men’s NCAA swimming recruiting class ranks, including some deep sprint classes and one elite international butterflyer.

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Texas Men Add Two National Team Divers: Gosselin-Paradis (CAN) & Duperre (USA)

The Texas Longhorns add Canadian national teamer Laurent Gosselin-Paradis and 2018 high school national diving champion Noah Duperre to their incoming class.

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Trump Administration Publishes Title IX Campus Sexual Assault Regulations

The new guidelines give schools a choice as to how tough their standard of evidence is in sexual abuse investigations between students.

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Kaersten Meitz Gets Shoutout on Actor John Krasinski’s ‘Some Good News’ Show

The United States National Team member and 2019 World University Games gold medalist was featured in the viral show’s sports segment Monday.

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Nashville Swim League, Home to US National Team Members, Cancels 2020 Season

US National Team swimmer Alex Walsh (above) and her sister Gretchen are among the annual participants in the Nashville Summer League.

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