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USA Diving Secures Dan Laak as High Performance Director Through 2024

USA Diving announced Tuesday that High Performance Director and three-time Olympic coach Dan Laak has been contracted through 2024.

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Top 20 (+7!) Quotes from the Knoxville Pro Swim (Video)

Watch our biggest meet quote compilation to date to find out what your favorite athletes had to say at the pro swim in Knoxville

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Knoxville Pro Swim Series Participation Less Than Half of 2018 PSS Average

This season for the first time the locations of Pro Swim Series stops was determined by a bidding process. This…

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Penny Oleksiak on Move to Toronto, Absence at Pan Pacs (Video)

Oleksiak says this is one of her best meets in the past 2 years, racing well in all her events and even taking the win in the 50 fly

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Ledecky Wins $6,000 In Knoxville, Leads 2019 Pro Swim Series Early

One meet into the 2019 Pro Swim Series and Katie Ledecky leads all money-earners and also sits atop the chase for the $10,000 top swim bonus.

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How do you Manage Training for Open Water and Pool Events?

Even though she was stellar in the pool in Knoxville this weekend, Ashley Twichell’s main focus right now is the Open Water Nats in May. How does she balance training for both open water and pool?

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Center For SafeSport Updating Database With Pre-2017 Bans

The U.S. Center for SafeSport is in the process of updating its database of banned individuals to include people banned before the Center’s establishment in 2017.

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USA Diving Announces Rising Star Championships for Summer 2019

USA Diving announced Monday the 2019 USA Diving Rising Stars Championships will be added to the 2019 summer rotation, with two meets taking place July 12-14, 2019 in Buffalo, New York and Riverside, California.

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Teri McKeever Replaces Jim Wood On USA Swimming Board of Directors

Prior to the passing of Jim Wood, USA Swimming’s National Team Steering Committee had elected Teri McKeever as its chair and representative on USA Swimming’s Board of Directors.

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Raquel Maldonado Breaks LCM National Age Group Record in Evanston

Maldonado broke the 3-year old record held by Arizonan Miriam Sheehan.

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Michael Andrew Previews Event Line up for 2020 (Video)

Over the weekend in Knoxville, Michael Andrew gave us a taste of what his event schedule may look like for the 2020 Olympic Trials

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Kelsi Dahlia: “I try not to preference… but I really do enjoy short course” (Video)

Kelsi Dahlia of Cardinal Aquatics is really learning how to back-half. Out in 28.09, she came back in a 29.77, out-splitting everyone else by a second, to clock a 57.86.

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Carson Foster Talks Christmas Training: 21×200 Backstroke (Video)

Carson Foster gave us the break down on his Christmas training, including a set of 21×200, ending with 6 on 2:00… Backstroke

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Ryan Lochte Will Compete on Celebrity Big Brother Season 2

12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte will be one of 12 contestants vying for a huge cash prize on season 2 of Celebrity Big Brother.

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Ali DeLoof on San Diego Move: “It’s similar to going to college for your freshman year”

The move marks a big shift for DeLoof, who has spent six years training in Ann Arbor with her three sisters (Gabby, Catie, and Jackie) and swimming her way to World University Games and SC World Championships

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