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2022 Pan Pacific Championships Deferred To 2026, Will Remain In Canada

With the FINA World Championships and Commonwealth Games both scheduled in 2022, the Pan Pacific Championships have been delayed until 2026.

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All-American True Sweetser To Return To Stanford Roster For 2020-2021 Season

Three-year NCAA scorer True Sweetser will compete for Stanford this college season after sitting out last year on an Olympic gap year.

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Arizona State To Add Grant House, Jarod Arroyo After Olympic Gap Years

Arizona State is set to get back two key swimmers who sat out last college season: All-American Grant House and Puerto Rican record-holder Jarod Arroyo.

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Victim Of Two Program Cuts, Marco Alvarez Sanchez Seeks (Another) Fresh Start

The Spaniard has only been in the U.S. for two and a half years, but now finds himself looking for a fourth school after Tiffin cut its swimming program.

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NC State: Eliminating Sports Is Not a Consideration at the Current Time

The conversation around cutting collegiate sports has lived mostly in the mid-major realm so far this year. This drives a narrative of haves versus have-nots.

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Division I Swim & Dive Coaches Volunteer $6.2 Million from 2020-21 Budgets

In a release signed by 108 Division I coaches, the CSCAA announced that programs are preempting fallout from the pandemic by volunteering budget cuts.

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Indiana University Will Require Online Classes from Nov. 21 to Feb. 8

Under the new 2020-21 academic calendar, fall semester will still end in December, but classes will be online from Thanksgiving onward.

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Swim Ireland Establishes 2020-21 Season Plan Including Olympic Trials

Swim Ireland released its targeted plan for the 2020-21 racing season, including its National Championships (Olympic Trials) meet in June of next year.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Jack Roach on Creating the National Junior Team

Roach reminisced on some of his favorite memories on building the national junior team, which he was the director of from 2008-2013

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Longtime YMCA Swimming Official Don Varner Dies at the Age of 91

Former YMCA Swimming Head Official Don Varner died on May 22 at the age of 91 after dedicating over 25 years to the sport.

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Yoga for Swimming: Increase Your Mobility with Yoga

Yoga is an effective way for swimmers to improve their mobility, which can enhance swimming performance and prevent injuries

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Fitter & Faster Fuel: Healthy Ice Cream

This week Olympic gold medalist Cierra Runge will be showing us how to prepare healthy ice cream!

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12-Time Olympic Medalist Natalie Coughlin Expecting Second Child

Coughlin’s first child with her husband Ethan Hall, daughter Zennie, was born in 2018.

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Big Ten Champion Cora Dupre Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Dupre (middle) celebrates with Indiana teammates after winning the 200 free at the 2020 Big Ten Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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World Record Holder Ryan Murphy Talks Olympic Postponement on NBC Sports

Murphy joined NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico on Wednesday’s episode of “Lunch Talk Live” to discuss the postponement and its fallout.

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