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1:42 200 Backstroker Jake Marcum, Rising Sophomore, Leaves Indiana for Alabama

The Indiana to Alabama pipeline has been busy since the Crimson Tide hired Coley Stickels, the former IU associate head sprint coach, to lead the program.

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ISL’s Toronto Titans Leak Roster for Inaugural 2020 Season

World Record holder Anton Chupkov is among the swimmers who are tentatively set for the Toronto Titans’ inaugural ISL roster.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Grant House on Lessons Throughout Entire Swimming Career

House gives his in-depth analysis at how he’s grown under Bowman at ASU, why he decided to red-shirt, and what he’s gained over the last 3 years in Tempe.

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Anton Chupkov’s Coach Kicked Out Of National Team Training Camp

A tense situation involving World Record holder Anton Chupkov reportedly bubbled over at the Russian National Team reopening training camp.

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IHSA Finalist Kellie Willhite Joins Brown Class of 2024

Willhite will get two seasons with Brown’s top breaststroker, Audrey Lukawski (1:02.8/2:14.5), and three seasons with Sasha Liu (1:02.8/2:18.8).

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YMCA Pools Around the United States Beginning to Reopen

One of the first organizations to begin canceling meets and closing pools amid the pandemic, YMCA has begun to allow pools to reopen nationwide.

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Alice Tait Explains ‘Reverse Cycling,’ How it Relates to Returning to Training

The Olympian explains how her former coach Shannon Rollason’s method could be applied to returning to training after a pandemic-related break from the water.

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Canadian Trials Qualifier Sarah Koopmans Commits to UNLV for 2020-21

Canadian Olympic Trials qualifier Sarah Koopmans has announced her commitment to UNLV for the 2020-21 season and beyond.

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Illinois Allows Pools to Open for Lap Swimming in Phase 3

The state of Illinois has agreed to add pools to Phase 3 of its 5-phase reopening plan, which means that lap swimming can resume immediately.

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FINA Ratifies Russia’s World SC Record In 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay

The team took down the USA’s former record at the European SC Championships last December, the only one the fall at that competition

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Canada’s Savard Makes Acting Debut In Cannes-Selected Film

Canadian Olympian Katerine Savard is making a name for herself outside the pool as she made her on-screen acting debut in the film, ‘Nadia, Butterfly.’

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Swimmer Nyah Funderburke Continues Family Legacy With Ohio State Commitment

Nyah Funderburke, who has won Ohio high school state titles in 3 different individual events, is the daughter of a former Buckeye basketball player.

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Olympic Diver Steele Johnson Featured on ABC Show “To Tell the Truth”

Team USA Olympic diver and silver medalist Steele Johnson was featured on a recent episode of the ABC show “To Tell the Truth”.

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UMass Men Name 2020-21 Team Captains, Announce Team Awards

Ben Gryski, Chase Kent and Casey Ransford were voted as the team captains for next season.

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Meghan Hawthorne Returns to USC as Assistant Coach under Jeremy Kipp

Hawthorne has been an assistant to Jeremy Kipp in all 5 of his seasons as an NCAA head coach, and that trend will continue back at USC where they first worked together.

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