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Bob Bowman’s Pro Group Training Once Per Day At ASU

Bowman has a small group of pros, including Allison Schmitt and Hali Flickinger, who have been training at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center in Tempe, Arizona.

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Roadmaps – Mapping the Journey of US Swimming Stars: Men’s 100 Breast

Find out more about the top 8 US men’s 100 breast in this Roadmaps installment, featuring Kevin Cordes, Andrew Wilson, Cody Miller, Michael Andrew, and more.

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USA Swimming Asks USOPC to Advocate for Postponing Tokyo Olympics

In a letter to the USOPC Friday, CEO Tim Hinchey asked the committee to advocate to push the Games back one year.

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Former US National Team Director Frank Busch: Training “Doesn’t Make Sense”

While the IOC has said that it plans to go forward with the Olympics beginning on July 24th as planned, Busch believes they should take place in 2021.

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Top Quotes From the (Unexpected) Last NCAA Taper Meets — Men’s ACCs

While it’s tragic that the 2020 NCAA season ended this way, the season we did have was filled with amazing individual and team performances.

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Bob Bowman Says Postponing Olympics to 2021 Would ‘Take a Lot of Pressure Off’

Former U.S. Olympic head coach Bob Bowman has emerged as a vocal proponent of postponing the 2020 Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Tom Shields on OTC Closure, Social Responsibility

Olympic gold medalist Tom Shields was kind enough to talk to me (twice, my computer pooped out and didn’t record the first time) about his last couple weeks

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Roadmaps – Mapping the Journey of US Swimming Stars: Women’s 100 Free

In our second installment of Roadmaps, explore paths of the top US women’s 100 freestylers, starting from age group days all the way to the elite level.

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NCAA “Unlikely” To Grant An Extra Year Of Eligibility To Winter Athletes

The NCAA is reportedly unlikely to grant an additional year of eligibility to the winter athletes who had their seasons cut short due to the coronavirus.

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USA Swimming Now Mandating Cancellation of Sanctioned Events Through April

While the organization previously “strongly recommended” canceling all events through April, it has now taken a stronger stance.

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Julie Woody Has a Breakthrough with Olympic Trials Cut at Savannah Time Trials

Her 25.95 dipped a few hundredths under the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials cut. This was her first best time in the event since 2017. 

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Hamilton Clocks First Olympic Trials Cuts with 25.7/55.1 at Last Minute Meet

Hamilton dropped over half a second in the 50 free, racing to a lifetime best 25.74. Her 55.13 in the 100 free was a huge drop of nearly 2 seconds.

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Swimmers Sent Home as US Olympic Training Center Shut Down by State Order

A large group of US-based swimmers are heading home after the Olympic Training Center was shut down by state order, SwimSwam has learned.

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Top Quotes From the (Unexpected) Last NCAA Taper Meets — Women’s ACCs

While it’s tragic that the 2020 NCAA season ended this way, the season we did have was filled with amazing individual and team performances.

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Cody Miller Gives His Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic in New Vlog

Cody Miller addresses his audience about his thoughts on the coronavirus affecting the upcoming Olympics in his new vlog.

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