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Banned Bertola Blames Mother’s Blood & Lack Of Anti-Doping Educ. For Violation

As a follow-up to our report on Guillermo Bertola’s 4-year suspension for a doping violation, FINA has revealed its full decision regarding his case.

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Japan Releases Protocols For Returning To Domestic Competition

Japan’s aquatic governing body, JASF, has published one of the first sets of guidelines specific to competitions themselves.

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Call for Action: Pittsburgh Public Schools Need Your Swimming Stories

Help Mark Rauterkus connect his virtual summer-school swim campers to the water by sharing your personal swimming stories.

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See 2388 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2788 Swim Jobs.

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USA Triathlon To Host Fourth Annual National Triathlon Week June 22-28

USA Triathlon announced the dates for the fourth annual National Triathlon Week, an initiative to celebrate the sport and all its constituency groups.

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NFHS: Mention of ‘Name, Image, Likeness’ Must Not Occur in Recruitment Process

The NFHS called the idea of profiting off NIL a “foregone conclusion,” but says that that process should not start athletes enroll at their new institution. 

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Pac-12 Issues Support for Sen. Rubio’s ‘Fairness in Collegiate Athletics Act’

Rubio’s bill aims to “create a national standard for college athletes to legally get paid for activities like promotional appearances.”

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Report: Fate of UConn Athletics Looming in June 24 Board of Trustees Meeting

The school’s athletics program needs to shave $10 million from its budget and is expected to turn to cutting multiple sports programs.

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Breaststroker Anneliese Hohm Commits to Pitt Class of 2024

At the 2020 ACC Champs, Hohm would’ve made the 100 breast and 200 breast C-finals with her lifetime bests. 

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Swimming Won’t Be Included at 2022 Multi-Sport European Championship Event

The multi-sport European Championships in 2022 announced a “finalized” list of 9 sports that will participate, which didn’t include any aquatic events.

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Scottish Swimmers Still Shut Out Of The Pool Water

While countries around the world are easing back into swimming, the nation of Scotland’s elite and amateur athletes remain dry.

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Anton McKee Entered in Breaststroke Triple in Return to Racing (PSYCH SHEETS)

McKee is entered in the 50, 100 and 200 breast at the nation’s first meet for senior/open-caliber swimmers since the COVID-19-imposed quarantine began. 

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Returning Conference Points: Texas Is M. Big 12 Favorites, TCU Youth Rises

Texas has never lost a Big 12 Championship meet and returns a huge scoring group. But TCU’s freshmen actually outscored Texas’s freshmen last year.

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Brent Hayden: How Being Assaulted by Police at 2004 Olympics Jumpstarted Career

at the 2004 Olympics after already performing poorly by his standards, Hayden was mistaken for a rioter in Athens and assaulted by numerous policemen

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Returning Conference Points: Texas Rolls, But Battle Looms In Rest of W. Big 12

There’s not a lot of drama at the top of the women’s Big 12, but the battle for bronze could be fierce between TCU, Iowa State and West Virginia.

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