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MSHSAA Advisory Committee Suggesting Splitting Schools Into 2 Classes

According to a source close to the story, the Missouri State High School Athletic Association advisory board is suggesting splitting schools into two classes for swimming to accommodate the large number of schools in the state.

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Waukesha And Monona Grove Still Leading WISCA Polls 3 Weeks Into 2017

It’s three weeks into the new year and bot Waukesha South-Catholic Memorial and Monona Groves are still leading their respective divisions, being awarded the most points in the latest boy’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association poll.

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USA Swimming Executive Director Search Part 2: Next Steps

In our last installment, we talked about what the executive director job entails. Today, we look at the next steps in the process of finding a replacement for Wielgus.

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Dreamfuel Announces #DreamFuelFamily For NCAA Families

Dreamfuel, the premiere startup for tools built by & for athletes is bringing back its groundbreaking #DreamfuelFamily initiative, this time for families of NCAA athletes looking to be at their athlete’s championship competition; all within NCAA regulations

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Cullen Jones Continues Sprint Career At Wolfpack Elite

Cullen Jones has a new training home, leaving SwimMAC Team Elite for Wolfpack Elite in Raleigh.

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Anthony Ervin Wins 100 Free in Geneva for Post-Olympic LC Debut

Swimming his first long course race since the Olympics, Anthony Ervin won the 100 free at the 50th Geneva International on Friday.

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USA Swimming Executive Director Search Part 1: What Does ED Do?

There’s still some confusion among swimmers, coaches and swim fans about the exact role of the executive director. What is he/she directly responsible for? What does he/she do on a daily basis? We caught up with former USA Swimming Board of Directors member Bryan Jones to clarify.

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Missy Franklin Opens Up About Rio Disappointment, Surrogate Mother

“I had to come to grips with failure, and it wasn’t an easy time. I had to find a way to deal with the disappointment. What’s worse, the failure had occurred in front of billions of people.”

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Watch: U.S. Olympians Talk Michael Phelps’ Legendary Rio Moment

In the video, some of Phelps’ Olympic teammates relive his accomplishments in Rio and talk about having Phelps as a teammate. That group includes the likes of Allison Schmitt, Maya DiRado, Cammile Adams, and Caeleb Dressel.

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High School Swimming Official Arrested & Charged For Child Porn

A retired teacher and high school swimming & diving official in New York was arrested and charged with distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography.

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Coach Arrested, Pleads Not Guilt To Sexual Assault of 7-Year-Old

A California swim coach was arrested and charged with sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl this month, He pleaded not guilty this week.

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USA Swimming Names Dave Durden and Greg Meehan Coaches for 2017 Worlds

Stanford women’s head coach Greg Meehan (above) has been named the U.S. head coach for the women’s team at the 2017 FINA World Championships.

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Reggie Miller Wants To Meet His Olympic Hero Lilly King At Pacers Game

Olympic gold medalist Lilly King has fans everywhere, including in the NBA family.

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World Juniors U.S Selection Criteria Released

The selection criteria to qualify for the American World Junior Championship team has been released by USA Swimming.

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USA Swimming Releases 2017-18 National Junior Team Selection Criteria

Athletes will be selected based on their long course times from January 1st, 2017 to August 31st, 2017. Priority is given to the top 2 individuals in each Olympic event.

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