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Olympic Games On Track To Run In 2021: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike

Governor Koike says the COVID-19 situation in the city has gotten better in recent weeks and the Games are on track to run next summer.

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Winter Junior Nationals Finalist Kenneth Thien Commits to Boston College

Winter US Open qualifier Kenneth Thien announced his decision to swim at Boston College beginning in the 2021-2022 season.

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Peru’s Mauricio Fiol Given 8-Year Doping Suspension in 2nd Stanozolol Case

Mauricio Fiol, left, has been handed an 8 year suspension by a FINA Doping Panel. Fiol did not participate in the hearing after ignoring FINA letters.

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Stephen Redmond Becomes First to Swim 44 km Around Fastnet Rock

Irish open water swimmer Stephen Redmond has become the first known person to swim the more-than 44 kilometers from Baltimore, Ireland around Fastnet Rock.

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Mary Catherine Jurica, Abbie Alvarez Give Houston 2 More Houston-Area Commits

Mary Catherine Jurica (above) and Abbie Alvarez both project to be immediate conference championship scorers for Houston upon arrival on campus in 2021.

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Cate Campbell Slated to Participate in AOC’s Well-being Week

The Australian Olympic Committee has announced that sprinting superstar Cate Campbell will be one of twelve athletes participating in Wellbeing Week.

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Logan Pearsall Named Illinois State Diving Coach

Pearsall will replace Phil Hoffmann, who was the head diving coach for 13 seasons.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/26/2020

A ‘Star Wars vs Harry Potter’ themed intrasquad meet joins our list of age group swims this week, along with a handful of big time drops.

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Five-Person Group Successfully Crosses Kaulakahi Channel

Five swimmers from Ala Moana Beach Swim Club have successfully completed a group swim across the 27.3km Kaulakahi Channel in Hawaii.

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Special Report: The Latest On South American Pool Return

The compilation that initially contained five countries among which were Paraguay, Uruguay or Colombia has seen some additions.

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Mason Manta Rays Breaststroker Ashley Lugbill Commits to SMU

Ashley Lugbill is the 2nd commit to the SMU Mustangs as part of the high school class of 2021. Her twin sister Reese has not yet committed.

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Illinois State Champion Sprinter Tiffanie Ruain Commits to SMU

Tiffanie Ruan, who anchored a pair of state champion relays for Neuqua Valley last season, has verbally committed to SMU.

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USA Diving Reschedules the U.S. Olympic Team Trials to June 6-13, 2021

USA Diving has announced the new dates for the U.S. Olympic Diving Trials that will select the team for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Former CA Club Coach Added To Banned Database After Child Concealment Arrest

Former Desert Aquatics Swim Club coach John Casillas has been added to the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s database of banned individuals after his arrest.

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Miami (OH) To Quarantine All Student-Athletes For 14 Days After 27 COVID Cases

Miami University will quarantine all of its student-athletes for two weeks after 27 athletes tested positive for COVID-19.

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