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Beyond The Lane Lines: Hide Your Goggles From The Kitty Thief

Read up on swimming stories around the web in this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring a goggle-happy cat, a canceled open water swim and more.

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Arizona State Adds SMAC Breaststroker Chris Harig to Class of 2025

Representing Issaquah High School at the 2020 Washington 4A Championships, Harig touched fourth in the 200 IM and sixth in the 100 breast.

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Despite OLY Postponement, Ippei Watanabe Stakes Claim On 200 Breast WR

“The goal of aiming for a gold medal by breaking the world record will remain unchanged,” says Japanese national record holder Ippei Watanabe.

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La ecuatoriana Samantha Arévalo se entrena en Francia tras superar el Covid-19

Arévalo, dos veces olímpica y subcampeona del mundo de aguas abiertas en 2017, se infectó por Coronavirus en marzo tras un campo de entrenamiento en Turquía.

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Xu Guoyi, Coach Of Ye Shiwen & Xu Jiayu, Dies Of Brain Cancer

One of China’s most celebrated swimming coaches died today, as Xu Guoyi, coach of Ye Shiwen and Xu Jiayu, succumbed to brain cancer at 50 years of age.

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Tokio 2020 confirma las nuevas fechas de la natación para 2021

El COI ratificó el nuevo calendario completo de los Juegos Olímpicos en 2021. La natación tendrá 8 jornadas con series por la tarde y finales por la mañana.

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Tennessee Announces Addition of Four Male Divers To 2020 Recruiting Class

The four signees bring the class to a total of 18 new swimmers and divers.

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David Gapinski Verbally Commits to Georgia Tech for 2021-22

Free/fly specialist David Gapinski from Loggerhead Aquatics in St. Johns, Florida will swim for the Yellow Jackets in 2021-22.

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#4 Amy Tang Announces Verbal Commitment to Stanford Class of 2025

Stanford picks up its third top-10 recruit from the class of 2021 with verbal commitment from Amy Tang.

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Slovenian Freestyler Jaka Pusnik Makes 2022 Verbal Commitment to Florida State

Florida State has picked up a verbal commitment to the class of 2026 from Slovenian freestyler Jaka Pušnik.

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Belarus’ Yauhen Tsurkin Swims His Fastest 50 Free In 3 Years

Teen Anastasiya Shkurdai took another win, but veteran Yauhen Tsurkin also did damage to close out the 2020 Belarus Open.

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Texas A&M Adds In-State Breaststroker Noah Beladi for 2021

Beladi competed at the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Champs – West, reaching finals in the 200 breast to finish 19th in a new best of 2:00.46.

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Coleman Stewart Time Trials 44.6 100 Yard Back, 45.9 100 Yard Fly (Video)

Watch Wolfpack Elite’s Coleman Stewart go 44.6 in the 100 yard backstroke and 45.9 in the 100 yard butterfly in a time trial in Raleigh onSaturday.

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AAU Diving Moves Nationals Location, Still On for Early August

The AAU has moved the location of their Diving Nationals from Texas to Indiana, with the intent to compete as planned during the first week of August.

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Swedish Swimmers Johansson and Holmquist to Attempt 30km Swim for Charity

Swedish swimmers Victor Johansson and Marcus Holmquist are going to swim 30 km in Sweden’s lake Vättern to raise money for the World Food Program USA.

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