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Lil’ Wayne Disses Ryan Lochte on Ellen Degeneres Show

Fast Forward to the 4:00 mark to see the relevant verse. Multi-time platinum-selling artist Lil’ Wayne called out Ryan Lochte on…

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Indianapolis, USA Selected to Host 2017 World Junior Championships

The famed IUPUI Natatorium will host the 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships.

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Meet the Candidates: Amy Hoppenrath, Central Zone Non-Coach Director

Central Zone Non-Coach Director Amy Hoppenrath recently spoke with SwimSwam about her role on the USA Swimming Board of Directors. Ms. Hoppenrath is up for re-election next week at the Annual Convention where she will be running for her second term.

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Santa Clara Leads USA Swimming’s 50 Top Swim Cities of 2016

USA Swimming has released it’s list of the top 50 swim cities in 2016, with the San Jose-Santa Clara metropolitan area earning the #1 rank.

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WATCH: Connor Jaeger Throws First Pitch at Detroit Tigers Game

2016 Olympic silver medalist and University of Michigan Graduate Connor Jaeger threw out the ceremonial first pitch in today’s Detroit…

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College Swimming Previews: #10 Michigan Seeks Back-To-Back B1G Titles

The Michigan women head into 2016-17 with a good chance at repeating as Big Ten champions. Their freestyle group has plenty of scoring potential in both sprint and distance, which bodes well for their free relays as well as the individual points.

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USA Swimming Names 65 Swimmers to National Junior Team

Maxime Rooney is one of 5 swimmers selected to the team in 3 events or more. Almost 50 fewer swimmers were chosen this year than last year.

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Meet the Candidates: Robert Broyles, Administration Vice President

Mr. Robert Broyles of Moscow, ID, Administration Vice President of USA Swimming, will be running for re-election at next week’s annual convention. Last week Mr. Broyles was kind enough to give SwimSwam some of his time and answer some of our questions about his first term as Administration Vice President and what he hopes to accomplish in the future.

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Russian Hackers Leak Medical Info of Simone Biles, Venus, Serena

The New York Times is reporting that a group of Russian hackers have compromised the World Anti-Doping Agency’s systems, leaking the…

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USA Swimming To Up Marketing Budget By $3.3 Million For 2020 Quad

USA Swimming has released its budget proposal for the upcoming quad, which will run from 2017-2020, with the marketing budget set to go up more than $3.3 million from the previous quad and the national team division getting $6.3 million more.

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NCAA Pulls 7 Championships Out of North Carolina Over ‘Bathroom Bill’

The NCAA has announced it will move 7 of its major championship events out of the state of North Carolina in response to the controversial ‘bathroom bill’ that some criticize as discriminatory.

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Olympic Champ Anthony Ervin to Lead Americans in 2016 Raia Rápida

There has still been no full announcement about the non-Brazilian rosters for the 2016 Raia Rápida meet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…

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Ryan Lochte Rushed By Audience Member During DWTS

While participating in the show Dancing With The Stars, 12-time Olympic medallist Ryan Lochte had something thrown at him as two men from the audience rushed the stage.

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WATCH: Ryan Lochte on Dancing With the Stars

Ryan Lochte once again stole headlines last night for the wrong reasons on the season-premier of ABC’s Dancing with the…

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Meet the Candidates: Sean Redmond, Western Zone Coach Director Nominee

Mr. Sean Redmond of Fallbrook, California, and head coach of Fallbrook Associated Swim Team (FAST) has entered the race for the next Western Zone Coach Director. Last week Mr. Redmond spoke with SwimSwam about why he believes he is the right man for the job.

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