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WADA Reinstates Salt Lake City Doping Lab after Secret Suspension

The Salt Lake City anti-doping laboratory, one of two in the United States, was quietly given a partial suspension in 2019

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Former Duke Swimmer Conklin Named to Forbes’ Top Women Wealth Advisors List

Teri Conklin (far right) and her husband Jeff endow a scholarship for the women’s swimming & diving team at Duke University.

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NCAA Champ Sarah Bacon Returning For Minnesota Gophers In 2020-2021

At least one of Minnesota’s two impact diving redshirts will return to the active roster for the 2020-2021 NCAA season: two-time NCAA champ Sarah Bacon.

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Paralympic Medalist Lewis White Hangs Up Goggles

Lewis was the youngest British male to compete in any sport at the Rio Paralympic Games, winning a surprise bronze medal in the S9 400m Freestyle at 16.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Murphy Will Appear on NBC Sports Wednesday

Ryan Murphy will appear on the Lunch Talk Live with Mike Tirico segment at Noon Eastern Time on NBC Sports, along with a number of other guests.

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Nevada To Reopen Pools On Friday As State Moves To Phase 2

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced last night that the state would move into Phase 2 of its reopening plan. As of Friday, Nevada pools can reopen.

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Curveball Coaching Decision From Daiya Seto Lands On Long-Time Friend

Multi-world champion Daiya Seto of Japan decided to change-up his coach just over a year from the postponed Olympic Games. His new coach is a wildcard.

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Drinks From NCAA D3 C’Ships Donated As Greensboro Aquatic Center Reopens

The Greensboro Aquatic Center (GAC) was supposed to host the NCAA Division III Championships in March, but the meet was canceled due to coronavirus.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Jordan Wolfrum on the Differences of Coaching Men and Women

Wolfrum dove deep on a number of topics and the wisdom that she’s gained throughout her coaching journey thus far was evident

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Swim England Cancels All Remaining Events For 2020

The decision has been made by Swim England to cancel all remaining aquatics competitions for this year, including the Winter Championships

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Coaches Corner: Establishing A Bullet-Proof Mindset

Coaches Mike Murray and Matt Kredich discuss what a bullet-proof mindset is and why it is so important to both the coach and swimmer in being successful!

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Asia Seidt Named SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar Athlete of the Year

Kentucky swimmer Asia Seidt has been named the female 2019-20 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year, joining LSU basketball player Skylar Mays.

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Lobbyist Meeting with White House Officials to Discuss Resuming Swimming

A group of aquatics professionals, including coaches and Olympians, have coalesced to try and aid the government in making a decision.

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ECU Athletics Working Group Analysis Sheds Light On School’s Financial Troubles

A working group analysis looks into the details of the school’s financial difficulties and why it was forced to cut four of its athletics programs.

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Pac-12 to Allow Voluntary In-Person Athletic Workouts for All Sports June 15

Following the NCAA’s ruling that voluntary activities can resume in June, the Pac-12 Conference has established its own guidelines for returning to action.

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