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Both Zhang & Xu Dial It Back On Day 5 Finals Of Chinese C’ships

It appears the heats session is where it’s at for these 2020 Chinese Championships, as the meet’s most eye-popping performances have transpired there.

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Artistic Swimming Medalist Kotani Named New Tokyo 2020 Sports Director

Japanese Olympic medalist Mikako Kotani has been named the new Sports Director of the 2020 Olympic Games organizing committee.

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Julia Sebastian: “La ISL es una oportunidad única para la natación argentina”

La flamante incorporación del equipo Los Ángeles Current para la segunda temporada de la Liga Internacional de Natación se alista para su debut.

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Watch Zhang Yufei’s History-Making 55.62 100 Fly

Watch how Zhang Yufei cranked out a monumental time of 55.62 in the prelims of the 100m butterfly while competing at the 2020 Chinese Swimming Championships.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Anthony Grimm on Developing Top Underwater Speed

Grimm gave us a look into his swim background, lending aid as to how he was able to develop top-level speed both above water and below it. 

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ISL 2020: La guía actualizada de cada equipo, a dos semanas del inicio

Con seis equipos completos y otros cuatro todavía en busca de más atletas, se acerca la segunda temporada de la Liga Internacional. Todos los detalles, aquí.

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USA Swimming Elects New Members to Athletes’ Executive Committee

USA Swimming has elected new members to its Athletic Executive Committee, as well as two new members to its Board of Directors for this year.

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Former USC Swimmer Ashley Brewer Makes Her ESPN SportsCenter Debut

2012 Olympic Trials qualifier Ashley Brewer anchored her first episode of SportsCenter on Monday: ESPN’s flagship news program.

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IOC President Bach to Receive Seoul Peace Prize 2020

The 15th Seoul Peace Prize will be awarded to Thomas Bach, the 9th president of the IOC, for his efforts to promote peace in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Indiana Pros Gearing Up for “Race Day” on Wednesday Morning (UPDATED)

Lilly King and 7 other pros based at Indiana University will swim a “Pro Race Day” on Wednesday morning, swimming a series of full-speed races.

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VHSL 4A Runner-up Sophie Knepper Sends Verbal Commitment to Pitt

Pitt women’s swimming and diving picked up another future member of the class of 2025 with a verbal from TIDE Swimming’s Sophie Knepper.

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#18 Samantha Pearson Joins Smith, Nordmann In Deferring Stanford Enrollment

Samantha Pearson (the #18 recruit in the US) will become the third highly-ranked Stanford prospect to defer her freshman year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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W&M Students Speak To Board, School To Investigate “Division I Competitiveness”

The swimming & diving programs are doing everything in their power in order to have the teams be reinstated.

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Purdue Suspends 13 Student-Athletes For On-Campus Party

Purdue University has suspended 13 student-athletes for holding a party in a campus residence hall in violation of the school’s COVID-19 rules.

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La Salle To Cut 7 Sports, Including Men’s Swimming & Diving, Water Polo

La Salle University has announced that it will cut 7 athletic programs at the end of the 2020-2021 school year, including men’s swimming & diving water polo.

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