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Knight Commission Recommends Separating FBS From NCAA

The Knight Commission recommended that the top level of college football split away from the NCAA to govern itself, leaving swimming under the NCAA umbrella.

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Kamminga Joins Exclusive Club With 2:06.85 200 Breaststroke

The Netherlands’ Arno Kamminga made history tonight, becoming just the 4th swimmer ever to dip under the 2:07 threshold in the men’s 200m breast.

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UT Woman’s Stellar Medley, Foster Battle, & More: Race Videos From Texas Invite

The Texas women looked incredible in this 400 medley relay, triumphantly taking the #1 time in the country by more than two seconds

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Chandler High School Swimming Loses 2 More Team Leaders to COVID-19

The Chandler High School Swimming & Diving team has announced the death of their Booster President Tony Vasquez and his wife Lisa resulting from COVID-19.

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Toussaint Takes 50 Back Dutch Record Down To 27.37

Already this morning at the RQM, Kira Toussaint matched her own Dutch national record in the heats of the women’s 50m backstroke. She just did it again.

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Texas’ Corbeau Hits 2:08.57 200 Breast PB In Rotterdam

Read all about day 2 of the 2020 Rotterdam Qualification Meet (RQM), a Dutch competition bringing the heat across the board.

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Pitt Adds 2 Transfers, Flynn Crisci & Jacqueline Tinneny, for 2020-2021 Season

The Pitt swimming & diving program has announced the addition of 2 transfers, one for each team, both of whom will be eligible immediately.

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Wolfpack’s Noe Ponti Lowers Hours-Old Swiss 100 Fly Record To 51.15

Earlier today at the 2020 RQM, Switzerland’s Noe Ponti put up the swim of his life in the men’s 100m fly to notch a new national record at 51.24.

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FINA Modifica Alcune Regole Anti-Doping: Più Tolleranza Per Marijuana E Cocaina

La FINA ha pubblicato alcune modifiche al proprio regolamento anti-doping, tra queste una maggior tolleranza nei casi di uso di marijuana.

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SSPC: Trey Freeman on Mentally & Physically Rebounding After a Serious Injury

Freeman describes the difficulties, largely mental, that come with trying to get back to a place you had previously been after being derailed like this

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FINA Reportedly Not Proposing Adding Stroke 50s For Paris 2024

According to BBC reporter Nick Hope, FINA will not propose adding any new aquatic medal events for the Paris Olympic Games.

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NC State-Bound Noe Ponti Hits 51.24 Swiss 100 Fly Record

The records keep falling at the Rotterdam Qualification Meet in the Netherlands, but this particular swim features a visiting Swiss athlete.

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Matsumoto Grabs 2020 Japan Swim 200 Free Win In 1:46.10

The men’s 200m free saw national record holder Katsuo Matsumoto produce a time of 1:46.10 to take the national title in Japan.

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FINA Amends Anti-Doping Rules; Reduces Suspensions for Marijuana, Cocaine

FINA has updated its rules to comply with the changes to the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code, including reducing suspensions for ‘substance abuse’ drugs.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 12/4/20

In our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series, we celebrate swimmers of every age and experience level who showed big improvements.

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