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California 15-Year-Old Dies In High School Swim Session Of 57 Swimmers

A California school district is being sued by the parents of 15-year-old Ben Curry, a student who drowned while treading water in a crowded swim class. The parents’ suit alleges that the teacher was distracted by his cell phone and not watching the kids.

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Katie Ledecky Breaks Down Life at Stanford (Video)

Katie Ledecky already built a body length lead in the first 100 meters of the race. Ledecky then finished the race nearly missing the 4-minute barrier in a 4:00.35, winning by over 9 seconds.

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Several Wolfpack Men Scratch A Finals for Winter Nats Night 3

Coleman Stewart, the defending 100 back NCAA champion, scratched out of the long course version of that event as well as the 100 fly for tonight’s finals session at the 2018 US Winter National Championships.

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Nathan Adrian on Getting Married, Being a Well-Rounded Person (Video)

Veteran Nathan Adrian maintained his dominance and took the title in a 21.94, being the only swimmer under 22 seconds.

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WATCH: Race Videos From Day 2 of 2018 U.S. Winter Nationals

Follow along with full race videos of all of Thursday night’s racing. All videos courtesy of USA Swimming on YouTube.

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United States Among 7 Bidders for 2025 and 2027 World Championships

The Greensboro Aquatic Center holds only 2,500 people, making the Greensboro Coliseum the likely target of an American bid.

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Madison Kennedy Went 24.8 Without Warm Up/Warm Down (Video)

Kennedy did not warm up or down before/after her race in prelims or finals. She only swam 2 laps (100 meters) all day, her prelims and finals swims.

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Simone Manuel Drops 24.3 in First Race Since Pan Pacs (Video)

Despite a slow start, Simone Manuel built up a lead going into the last 25 meters of the race to win with a 24.39

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Tennessee Invite Finals: Vol Women Get 4 Under Last Season’s NCAA Qualifying Time in 50 Free

The Vols has 4 women under the 2017 NCAA invited time in finals with Brown (21.65), Bailey Grinter (22.08), Maddy Banic (22.15), and Stanzi Moseley (22.20).

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2018 U.S. Winter Nationals: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

2018 U.S. Winter National Championships November 28th-December 1st, 2018 Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, North Carolina Psych Sheets Results Short Course…

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USA Swimming Winter Nationals Day 2 Photo Vault

We are off to great start at the 2018 USA Swimming winter nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina – it’s the…

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2018 U.S. Winter Nationals: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Nathan Adrian will contest the men’s 50 free on day 2 of the U.S. Winter National Championships in Greensboro.

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U.S. SC Worlds Team Will Have Nearly Double The Lead Time of Pan Pacs

USA Swimming’s Short Course World Championships team will have nearly twice as much time to adjust to Hangzhou, China as the 2018 Pan Pacs team had in Tokyo. The Short Course Worlds team will leave the United States seven days before the start of competition.

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Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Maggie MacNeil, Michigan

Freshman Maggie MacNeil has had one of the finest – and busiest – months of November in NCAA history.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Jeff Poppell, Florida

After scoring just 11 points at NCAAs in 2018 (and zero the year before), the Florida Gator women are projected to score nearly 200 this year in our current Swimulator rankings, good for 8th nationwide.

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