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3 Big Things You Need To Know About Olympic Marijuana Bans

Social media is abuzz today with the news that U.S. track star Sha’Carri Richardson has been suspended from the Olympic team after testing positive for THC

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FINA Rejects Soul Cap For International Competition, Drawing Criticism

The Black-owned swim cap company says FINA would not approve its caps for competition, saying the cap does not “follow the natural form of the head.”

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Amro Al-Wir Rounds Out Jordan’s Largest Olympic Swimming Roster In History

Jordan has sent 2 swimmers to the last 7 Olympic Games but Al-Wir’s addition to the Tokyo 2020 squad brings them up to 3 for this year’s Games.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Omaha Nips Indy As Voters Preferred 2024 Trials Host

37.1% of voters would like to see the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials return to Omaha, Nebraska in 2024, while 34.7% favor Indianapolis, Indiana.

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#17 Sophie Duncan Sends Verbal Commitment to Stanford for Fall 2022

Sophie Duncan will join the Cardinal with a 400 IM time that would already score at NCAAs.

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Tokyo 2020 Round-Up: US Gymnastics Leads All Trial’s Viewership

US Gymnastics Trials led all Trials competitions in viewership while the US announces its tennis roster for the Games this summer.

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Colombia Names Murillo and Arcila to 2020 Tokyo Olympic Roster

The Colombian Olympic Committee announced that Jorge Murillo and Isabella Arcila will represent the country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Can Dressel Hold Off Chalmers in M100 FR?

Another showdown between Caeleb Dressel and Kyle Chalmers in the 100 freestyle is expected to be one of the most anticipated races of the Olympic Games.

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ISL Concluso Il Draft Le Squadre Possono Ancora Aggiungere Atleti Iscritti

La ISL ha chiuso il suo primo draft ma adesso le squadre possono ancora aggiungere nomi fino ad un massimo di 18 uomini e 18 donne

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Trials Mixed Zone: Ledecky “I don’t know how many times I’ve been between 8:13 and 8:16”

Ledecky easily won the 800 free in a time of 8:14.62, a time that falls just shy of the top-25 swims in history, most of which are held by Ledecky

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International Alumni Grassi, Martinez, and Meynen Highlight Auburn Invite

Class of 2020 grad Santiago Grassi posted a 23.81 50 fly, coming within .16 of his Argentinian National Record from 2019. This was his last meet before Tokyo.

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San Diego’s Zhou Brothers Commit to Chicago and Johns Hopkins for 2022-23

Shawn Zhou (Johns Hopkins) and Jerry Zhou (Chicago) will be immediate impact players for their respective teams in 2022-23.

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Olympic Champion Schooling Leads Singaporean Squad For Tokyo

Singapore’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist, Joseph Schooling, will be back to defend his 100m fly Olympic title in Tokyo Japan.

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Lochte’s Greatest Wins Are In Front Of Him

Despite failing to make the 2021 U.S. Olympic team, Ryan Lochte still has a lot of great moments ahead of him.

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Official Italian Olympic Roster Revealed For Tokyo

Armed with the likes of Benedetta Pilato, Federica Pellegrini and Gregorio Paltrinieri, the nation of Italy may prove to be a major force in Tokyo.

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