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“I Wanna Be a Swimstar” (Swimming Nickelback Parody Video)

Steve Buckley has assembled swimmers from across Great Britain, including double Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington, to help him perform…

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Relive Michael Phelps’s First Olympic Race

Almost 20 years ago, Michael Phelps made his Olympic debut at the 2000 summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, beginning his impressive career.

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Paris 2024 Olympics To Reduce Olympic Village Beds By 3,000

The Paris 2024 Olympic organizing committee has reduced the number of beds required for the Olympic Village from 17,000 to 14,000, the IOC announced today.

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USOPC, 4 USAS Federations Release Statements Amid Nationwide Protests

The USOPC, USA Swimming, USA Diving, USA Artistic Swimming and USA Water Polo have released statements acknowledging the public calls for change.

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Santa Clara Will Allow Pools to Open, Orange County Pushing for Reopening

Swimming hotspot Santa Clara, CA is going to allow pools to reopen beginning on June 5. In Orange County, city leaders filed a petition to reopen pools.

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Swimming South Africa Prepares ‘State Of Readiness’ In Bid To Return To Pools

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved his nation to an ‘alert level 3’ as of June 1st regarding the coronavirus lockdown.

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Returning Conference Points: Florida Primes For 9th-Straight SEC Men’s Title

Florida graduated the highest-scoring senior class in the SEC, but they still lead in total returning points in search of a 9th-straight conference title.

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Dates Set for 2021 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Men’s Water Polo

The tournament to decide the last 3 men’s teams for the Olympic Games will remain in Rotterdam and be held from Febraury 14-21.

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SwimSwam Podcast: True Sweetser on The Journey of a Distance Swimmer

True spoke candidly about growing up as the youngest of 6, his age-group days, and eventually moving on to train with Gator Swim Club in high school.

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Sub-20 Relay Split Sprinter Grant Bochenski Commits to Missouri

Bochenski, who is also a backstroker, split 19.91 on Naperville North’s 200 free relay at the Illinois High School State Championship meet in February.

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Rhode Island Reopens Pools With 15-Person Limit As of June 1

Rhode Island has reopened aquatic facilities after pandemic closures – spurred on in part due to a need for water safety after an April drowning.

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WADA vs. Russia Appeal of Massive Sanctions to Be Heard in November

Russia is appealing the sanctions proposed by WADA, which would include barring the country from hosting or competing under the Russian flag for 4 years.

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Bryant Swimming and Diving Announces New Captains

The captains were selected by their fellow teammates on both the men’s and women’s teams.

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Rohan Taylor Officially Replacing Jacco Verhaeren At Swimming AUS In September

Swimming Australia has confirmed Verhaeren will keep to his plan of leaving this year and hand over the reins to a stalwart of Aussie swimming, Rohan Taylor.

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MOR’s Sydney Morgan (2021) Makes Verbal Commitment to Rice

Versatile Sydney Morgan has announced her verbal commitment to Rice for 2021-22.

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