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HPC – Ontario Group Fully Returned To Training After COVID-19 Closure

The high-profile training group at Canada’s HPC – Ontario has returned to training after a COVID-19 case closed the site down earlier this month.

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SSPC: Rutgers Coach Maccoll Explains Redshirting Significant portion of Team

Because things are ever-changing in the COVID-19 pandemic, every athlete’s situation is different and the decision to redshirt this season is fluid

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Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott Will End 11-Year Tenure In June

Scott and the conference mutually came to the decision to part ways prior to the Pac-12 heading into a new round of media negotiations.

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Rikako Ikee To Race 100 Free For First Time Since Competitive Return

20-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee of Japan has added a new event to her comeback lineup for this weekend’s Kosuke Kitajima Cup.

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Energy Standard Training Group Unable To Return To Training Base in Turkey

The group hasn’t been able to return to their training base in Turkey this year, with athletes and coaches currently scattered across the world.

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Indian Swim Coach, Wife Die In Car Accident In Rajkot

Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) coach Vicky Chauhan and his wife Radhika Chauhan were killed on Sunday.

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World Record Holder Ilya Shymanovich Addresses Dolphin Kick Controversy

World record holder Ilya Shymanovich of Belarus speaks exclusively to SwimSwam regarding his ISL success, training environment and controversial technique.

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Men’s Swimulator Snapshot: Texas Holds 162 Point Advantage

Buoyed by some incredibly fast swimming early in the season, the Texas Longhorn men currently sit at the top of our Swimulator projections by a wide margin.

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13-Year-Old Baylor Stanton Posts Top-100 All-Time List in 13-14 400 IM

13-year-old Baylor Stanton went seven best times at the GA 14& Under New Year Meet, including one of the top 400 IM times in 13-14 age group history.

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16-Year Old Owen McDonald Hits 9:23.98 1000 Free at GA Eastern Classic

Traditionally featuring teams from across the country, Dynamo Swim Club hosted the Georgia Eastern Classic as an intrasquad this year due to the pandemic.

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15 Year Old Edie Simecek Nabs 4 Long Course Wins At T2 Naples Open

Edie Simecek had a solid weekend at the T2 Naples Open last week as she nabbed wins in the 100 back, 100 fly, 200 fly, and 100 free.

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Smack Swim Strap: Glory to the USA

Smack Strap is proudly made in the USA by Smack Swim LLC and has a US government utility patent no.9,101,795 on its design.

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WATCH: Race Videos From The 2021 January Pro Swim Series

Check out select race videos from this weekend’s Pro Swim Series meets in San Antonio and Richmond.

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Florida State Men Beat Auburn for First Time Ever, Tiger Women Take Down FSU

Izaak Bastian was one of three double winners for the Seminoles; he swept the breaststrokes, going 54.56 in the 100 and 2:00.13 in the 200 breast.

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SSPC: Leah Smith Details Solo Training with Matt Grevers, ISL, and Coffee Hobby

Leah was planning on attending the meet in Irvine, but as that one was canceled she opted to stay home and train instead of risking travel

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