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Eddie Reese Un-Retiring, Returning To Texas For 44th Season

Swim coaching legend Eddie Reese announced his retirement this spring. But University of Texas officials are suggesting things might not be so final.

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Tokyo Organizers Allow Nursing Athletes to Bring Children to Tokyo

Breastfeeding children of the athletes will be allowed to stay in approved hotels in Tokyo. They will not be allowed in the Olympic and Paralympic village.

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Full ISL Rosters Heading Into 30-Day Free Agency

The Aqua Centurions kicked off their rebuild by making Dutch breaststroker Arno Kamminga the International Swimming League’s first-ever #1 overall pick.

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Benedetta Pilato To Race At European Junior Champs Weeks Before Tokyo

Newly minted world record holder Benedetta Pilato will race at home in Rome for one final tune-up meet before the Tokyo Games.

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Ivy League Champion Izzi Henig of Yale Featured in Times Opinion Section

Yale junior Izzi Henig’s story of coming out to his family, coaches, and teammates during the pandemic was featured in Times Opinion.

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Polish Olympian Bartosz Piszczorowicz Will Transfer from Louisville to NC State

Bartosz Piszczorowicz, the 2019 ACC Champion in the 200 free, will use his last 2 years of college eligibility at NC State.

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Guinea-Bissau’s Siphiwe Baleka Blocked From Olympics Over FINA Deadline Rule

FINA has denied an application that would make Siphiwe Baleka the first-ever Olympic swimmer from Guinea-Bissau in a dispute over the qualifying deadline.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Is Brent Hayden Canada’s Next 2-Sport Olympian?

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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‘WaveMakers’ Docu-Series about Swim Across America Premieres July 8

The six-episode series that shares the stories of various people in the swimming community who are all striving to make waves in the fight against cancer.  

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Ireland’s On-The-Bubble Ellen Walshe Nominated For Tokyo Olympics

Ireland’s Ellen Walshe nabbed a FINA ‘A’ cut in the 200m IM but her 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games nomination status was in limbo.

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Townsville Crew Of Chalmers, Horton & Company Cleared Of COVID-19

Reigning 100m free Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers was among a small group of Aussiesvisiting Magnetic Island when it was declared a coronavirus hotspot.

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LEN European Championship Organizers Thank Frontline Workers In 30+ Languages

Medical personnel, law enforcement officers, members of the armed forces and teachers were all thanked for their efforts.

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Head Coach Dave Durden Assesses Trials, 2021 Olympic Team Moving Forward

I enjoyed getting his perspective on how he moves through a process like Olympic Trials, going home for 1 week, then leaving again for the Olympic Games.

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2022 Australian Swimming Championships Dates Set

Yes, the Olympics are nearly upon us, but federations are also already looking to 2022 planning, including Swimming Australia.

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ISL: Cocconcelli-Bianchi-Ciampi-Pinzuti-De Tullio Tra I Nuovi Italiani

Con l’apertura delle scelte nel draft pool le squadre estere della ISL hanno iniziano ad ingaggiare atleti di nazionalità italiana

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