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Paralympic Champ Victoria Arlen To Appear On Dancing With The Stars

Four-time Paralympic medalist Victoria Arlen is set to appear on the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars, per an early report from Entertainment Tonight.

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USOC Announces Best Of August Finalists For Team USA

The United States Olympic Committee today announced the finalists for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of August,…

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Smoliga: “Now I get to hone in on my athletic career” (Video Feature)

Swimswam spoke with Olivia about what this means for her as a professional swimmer, as well as got to see Olivia in action behind the scenes at the FINIS photo shoot

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Braden Holloway Explains Biggest Takeaways From The Summer (Video)

Holloway spoke at this week’s ASCA convention, and even though he is one of the younger coaches speaking at the conference, is revered as one of the most insightful for his successes at NC State.

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Young American Swimming Stars Compete For More Than Themselves

Hear from some of USA’s budding stars, fresh off their Team Trophy earned at the 2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.

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Josh Prenot’s Still Hungry for More After Trials Disappointment

Josh Prenot dishes on his World Trials disappointment, his plans for next year, and what’s it like to be a professional swimmer.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Braden Holloway, NC State

In the NCAA, NC State has put a premium on relays, with game-breaking relay performances keying the school’s rise into the NCAA’s upper echelon. It’s clear that focus on relays is extending to the international level, with Held, Ress and Zevnik all putting up huge relay splits at World University Games.

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2017 World Juniors: USA Adds 10 Medals on Final Night of Competition

The USA finished with double the number of total medals earned by any other country. They tallied up 32 medals, while Japan and Hungary tied for 2nd with 16 medals each.

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Hurricane Harvey Has Dumped Enough Rain To Fill 15 Million Olympic Pools

As of noon on Monday, meteorologists estimated that the hurricane had dropped 9 trillion gallons of rain across the Houston area, more than any other tropical storm ever to hit the United States.

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1972 U.S. Olympian Mary Coulter Montgomery Passes at 60

Montgomery (right) with Lynn Skrifvars at the 1972 Olympic Games.

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Missy Franklin Makes Appearance In Indy, Speaks To Her Career Status

As for Missy Franklin’s career, the 22-year-old says, “I’m not exactly sure where I’m at, but I’m perfectly ok with that.”

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2017 World Juniors: Americans Bring Medal Count to 22 on Day 5

Contributing to the American medal total on day 5 were Michael Andrew (50 fly gold), Grace Ariola (50 back bronze), and the women’s 4×100 free relay (silver).

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Hardcore Swimmer of the Month: Erica Sullivan & The 9,000 Meters

Erica Sullivan has celebrated the month of her 17th birthday by racing nearly 9,000 meters.

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2017 World Junior Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi is the headliner in tonight’s 50 breast semifinals as he chases his own Junior World Record.

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2017 World Juniors: Canada Hits Double Digit Medals on Day 4

Canada became the only other country other than the U.S. to have earned double digit medals thus far with 10 total medals.

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