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Chris Jones on Developing Olympic Student-Athletes at University of Edinburgh

Chris started the program in 2008 and since then they’ve put a ton of athletes on international teams, including 5 Olympians.

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Chillingworth Now Represents Hong Kong But Set To Join Burras Down Under

The Mare Nostrum Tour wrapped up last month but not before a newcomer to the Hong Kong elite squad made his record-breaking debut.

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All the Links You Need for the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships

The World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira from June 12-18 will be the largest international Para sport event to take place in Portugal. 

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High School Athletes Form a Relay Team for the 56th Around The Island® Swim

The relay team is made up of four outstanding high school athletes, each with close ties to the community and local beach patrols.

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NCAA Champion Andrei Minakov Wins 100 Fly on Friday at Santa Clara International

The George Haines International, a meet that was formerly a regular on the Pro Swim Series circuit, has attracted some of the top regional college swimmers.

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Cal Swimmers Say McKeever Learned Their Traumas at Retreats, Then Exploited Them

More details emerged in the latest Orange County Register story on the allegedly abusive culture that coach Teri McKeever created at Cal. 

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Smith, Hinds, Murphy, King, And Dressel Named Team USA Captains for Budapest 2022

The 5 captains for Team USA this year have 38 long course World Championships medals between them, dating back to 2015 in Kazan.

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Princeton Secures Verbal from 2022 Midmar Mile Champion Connor Buck for 2023

South African National Teamer Connor Buck, who specializes in distance freestyle, has verbally committed to Princeton’s class of 2027.

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NEC 200 Breast Runner-up Calvin Groenewold Transferring to Florida State

Calvin Groenewold, a 55/2:00 breaststroker from Illinois, will transfer to Florida State after swimming at Bryant for 2 years.

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History & Host Cities of the FINA World Aquatics Championships

For the second time in the last three editions, the World Championships will head to Budapest in 2022, the 10th time they’ve been held in Europe.

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What If The Super Suits Had Not Been Banned In 2010?

How fast would Katie Ledecky be in a super suit? We try to answer that question.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Ian Steffen Commits to Minnesota (2023)

Winter Juniors-qualifying backstroker and freestyler Ian Steffen of Linn-Mar has committed to join Minnesota’s class of 2027.

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Carmel Breaks 13-14 Boys 400 Medley Relay Meet Record at Ohio Valley Champs Day 2

The 2nd day of the 94th Ohio Valley Championships was packed full of action, including a record-breaking performance by Carmel Swim Club in the 13-14 boys MR

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North Texas Secures Commitment from Futures Qualifier Izangely Ruiz

Izangely Ruiz will be the first member of her family to earn an athletic scholarship to a four-year university when she suits up for North Texas in the fall.

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Mike Stephens Describes Why Hawaii is One of the Best Jobs in the Country

Mike Stephens was recently named the Head Coach at the University of Hawaii and joined us on the SwimSwam podcast to talk about it

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