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Katie Ledecky “Grounded in Training”, Shines on Red Carpet (Video)

This marks Ledecky’s 6th-straight Female Athlete of the Year honor. Only Michael Phelps (7, not consecutively) has more.

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See What All Your Favorite Athletes Wore on the Red Carpet (Video)

As it turns out, swimmers aren’t always the fashionista experts we perceive them to be.

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John Bitter Investigation Complete, Police Expect Arrest Warrant

The Santa Clara Police Department has completed its investigation into former Santa Clara swim coach John Bitter and now awaits a decision and potential arrest warrant from the district attorney, a police spokesperson says.

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Blake Pieroni Shares Lessons From World Cup on Red Carpet (Video)

Last night at the Golden Goggles, we caught up with some of USA Swimming’s elite, including Blake Pieroni who has been in and out of the country for the entire fall

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Katie Ledecky, Ryan Murphy Win 2018 Golden Goggles Athlete of the Year Awards

Follow along here as provide a live recap of tonight’s Golden Goggles awards gala.

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How To Watch The 2018 Golden Goggle Awards

The Golden Goggle Awards are USA Swimming’s yearly awards gala, and they’ll happen tonight in New York City. You can follow along on the USA Swimming website, which will livestream the event. Follow the link here.

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2019 SwimSquad Draft Analysis: Jaeger Goes High-Risk, #1 Pick Pays Off

Maya DiRado had the #1 pick, and followed it up with an intriguing draft strategy, while rival Connor Jaeger went high risk/high reward. How did the entire 2019 SwimSquad draft shape up last night?

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Tickets on Sale for 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville

Tickets are on sale for the first stop of the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville, Tennessee from January…

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Get A Clinic With Gold Medal Mel and Practice + Pancakes For Your Team

If you want a swimming clinic with Olympic Champion Mel Stewart plus a Practice + Pancakes episode for your swim team, please participate in this auction to support the USA Swimming Foundation’s mission of saving lives and building champions.

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2018-2019 USA Swim Squads Fantasy Draft Live Recap

Follow along as four Olympic veterans draft their teams for the 2019 SwimSquads battle.

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Michael Andrew Scores New 50 Breaststroke American Record

Although he landed off the podium, Michael Andrew’s consolation prize in the 50m breaststroke was a new American Record.

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Bowen Becker’s 19.7 Highlights Iowa Invite Day 1 Prelims

Minnesota’s Bowen Becker went 19.70 to pace prelims of the 50 freestyle on the first morning of the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa.

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Dana Vollmer Back to Racing, Expected to Compete at U.S. Winter Nats

We haven’t seen Vollmer compete regularly since she was in her Rio peak, so Winter Nationals will be a good look at where she’s at, especially now that she’s had well over a year since having baby #2. 

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Former Park City, Utah Swim Coach Arrested on Pornography Charges

Update 5/30/2019: all charges against Bonacki have been dropped and the case dismissed without prejudice due to lack of evidence. You…

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Olympic Champions Slated for USA Winter Nationals in Greensboro

For the United States’ top swimmers, the road to the 2020 Olympic Games begins later this month at USA Swimming’s Winter National Championships, set for Nov. 28-Dec. 1 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

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