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Canadian Junior Teamer Kenna Smallegange Verbally Commits to NC State

Kenna Smallegange, who represented Canada at the 2018 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships, has verbally committed to NC State for 2021.

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15-Year-Old Tess Howley Swims Sub-50 Second 100 Free

Barriers were broken over the weekend at the Freedom Pool in NY where National Junior Team member Tess Howley (above) went 6-6 and lowered her 100 free time.

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Buffalo Names Beetcher, Sapio, Lawton As 2020-2021 Captains

The University of Buffalo has announced three seniors – Brittney Beetcher, Olivia Sapio, and Jillian Lawton – as team captains for 2020-2021.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Yannick Agnel’s Secret Move

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

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Worlds Silver Medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker Pulls Out of Iron’s 2020 ISL Roster

Iron has had to rebuild their women’s breaststroking group at the last minute after Jess Hansen and Tatjana Schoenmaker (above) both withdrew.

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Australian Olympian Dan Smith Hangs Up Goggles

2016 Olympian Dan Smith of Australia (29) has announced his retirement from the sport of swimming, albeit in quiet fashion.

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Bucknell Picks Up MD Butterflier/Backstroker Sarah Culkin for 2021

At the 2020 Washington Metro Prep League Champs, Culkin placed third in both the 100 fly (55.03) and the 100 back (56.00), reaching personal bests in both. 

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14-Year Old Phenom Leah Hayes Just Misses PBs in 200 IM, 100 Free at Intrasquad

Leah Hayes validated her all-time ranked swims from August by nearly repeating them at an intrasquad meet on Sunday in Illinois.

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Four Others Sentenced To Jail Along With Diacks In Corruption Scandal

Four other officials were handed jail sentences along with former IAAF President Lamine Diack and his son Papa Massata Diack in a doping-related scandal.

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16-Year-Old Yanagimoto Fires Off 1:47.85 200 Free In Tokyo

16-year-old Konosuke Yanagimoto fired off a lifetime best of 1:47.85 to take the men’s 200m freestyle in Tokyo over the weekend.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Brown, Banic, DeLoof & More Talk Training in Knoxville, ISL

While Molly Hannis was the prominent figure in this group for years, the group has seen a huge increase recently from graduations as well as relocations

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Swimming Canada President Cheryl Gibson Nominated to FINA Bureau

Cheryl Gibson, a 1976 Olympic silver medalist in the women’s 400 IM, has been put forth as Canada’s nominee to the FINA Bureau.

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SUNY Fredonia Swimming & Diving Team Works to Encourage Civic Engagement

The team has adopted a letter writing project that aims to motivate inactive voters across the country to get out and vote in the upcoming general election.

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What All High School Students Should Know About College Recruiting

Join us Tuesday, 9/22 at 2pm EST for a chat with International Swim Ambassador Elizabeth Beisel and SPIRE Director of Aquatics…

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Abby Carlson Swims 4:53 in the 500 Free in High School Dual Meet

Abby Carlson, a Wisconsin Badgers commit, nearly swam a lifetime best in the 500 free on Thursday in an early-season dual meet.

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