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Allison Schmitt Named to Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019

Schmitt was one of 10 inductees named this week to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, which honors athletes with strong ties to the state.

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Manuel, Adrian, Jones, Franklin and Gaines Talk Water Safety on Today Show

Members of the group gave swim lessons on live television Wednesday morning.

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US Anti-Doping Agency Endorses NSF Certified for Sport Program

In a somewhat surprising move, USADA is recognizing the NSF Certified for Sport program as the best way for athletes to ensure they are taking clean supplements.

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Devon Nowicki Forwent his Final Year of College Eligibility to go Pro (Video)

Another example of a swimmer following their own path, it seems to be paying off for Nowicki in the pool.

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MIAC Kicks Out Four-Time Defending Swim Champs St. Thomas

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) has voted to remove founding member St. Thomas after 99 years in the conference, citing competitive parity.

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5 Races To Watch, Prize Money Info For 2019 Mel Zajac International

A Markus Thormeyer-Luca Urlando showdown in the 200 free (with both putting up lifetime-bests within two tenths of each other within the past three months) could be a highlight of the junior-heavy Mel Zajac International Meet in Canada.

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South African Olympian Christopher Reid to Join NC State Post-Grad Group

The Alabama post-grad will head to Raleigh as a result of the coaching changes in Tuscaloosa.

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Lindenwood-Belleville Swim Team & Undergrad Campus To Shut Down In Spring 2020

Lindenwood University – Belleville has announced that it will be shutting down next spring and consolidating with the main Lindenwood University campus in St. Charles, Missouri. That includes the Lindenwood Belleville swimming & diving teams, which will be discontinued.

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NCAA Champion Robert Howard to Join IU Pro Group After Summer Nationals

Howard will follow his former Alabama coach Jonty Skinner, now the associate head sprint coach at Indiana, to Bloomington later this year.

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Worlds Medalist Margo Geer Moves from IU to Alabama with Coley Stickels

Geer is one of a handful of Indiana post-grads we know are following Stickels.

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Hali Flickinger’s Has a New Evening Routine: Walking Her Cat (Video)

2019 ATLANTA CLASSIC May 17th-19th, 2019 Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia LCM (50m pool) Meet Information Psych Sheets…

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Erika Brown and Ryan Coetzee Act As One Another’s Butterfly Mentors (Video)

In Atlanta, Brown and Coetzee gave us a little insight into their relationship as training partners, and told us how they work together to help one another improve.

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Was There A Current In the Pool At the Bloomington Pro Swim Series?

Barry Revzin dives into data that suggests a current in the outside lanes of the pool at last weekend’s Bloomington Pro Swim Series.

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Kate Douglass Hits PRs in All Five Disciplines at Atlanta Classic

Her times in the 50 free, 200 IM, and 100 fly move her into the top 10 rankings in 17-18 history.

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Olympian Ryan Held Following Coach Coley Stickels to Alabama

Held, who had moved to train with the Indiana pro group in February, expects Zane Waddell, Laurent Bams and Ali Khalafalla will comprise his main training partners at Alabama.

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