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Maryland, Northern Virginia, Richmond Pools Can Reopen Friday

Home to some of the nation’s biggest and most successful swim clubs, pools in the greater Washington D.C. area will be allowed to reopen on Friday. (Above: US National Teamer Phoebe Bacon of NCAP, lives in Maryland)

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IU Expects Brinegar & Capobianco Back From Olympic Gap Years

The Indiana Hoosiers expect NCAA champion diver Andrew Capobianco and NCAA runner-up distance man Michael Brinegar to return from Olympic gap years.

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Scottsdale Aquatic Club Reopening Plan Includes Assigned Color-Coded Areas

SAC has published specific diagrams of two of its facilities showing the area where each athlete can swim and leave their bag on deck.

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King, Miller & Grothe Among Pros Training In An Indiana Pond

Members of the Indiana pro group have been able to train in a pond twice a week on the grounds of a south Bloomington subdivision.

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WADA Publishes Updated Athlete Q&A About Coronavirus Impacts on Drug Testing

The World Anti-Doping Agency has updated its athlete Q&A section to address issues regarding testing during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Denmark Moves Swimming Up To Phase 3, Could Reopen June 8

The Danish Swimming Union says that swimming has been moved from Phase 4 of Denmarks’ reopening plan, meaning the sport could start resuming by June 8.

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Loschiavo, Hakan Set To Return To Purdue For 2020-2021 Season

Big Ten champion diver Brandon Loschiavo and school record-holding 500 freestyler Batuhan Hakan should return for Purdue this year after Olympic gap years.

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LSCs Gearing up for Virtual Swim Meets

Swimmingly and Gulf Swimming to launch virtual swim meet competitions to member swim teams in the Houston area.

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2017 World Junior Championships Semi-Finalist Cecilie Wiuff Commits to Purdue

Danish butterflier Cecilie Wiuff has verbally committed to Purdue, where she’ll arrive in the fall of 2021. She placed 15th in the 100 fly at the 2017 World Junio Swimming CHampionships.

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Some French Pools Reopen As Government Eases Restrictions

In recent days, some French pools have opened their doors to high-level athletes who saw their preparation stall as a result of confinement.

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Big Ten Finalist Ruslan Gaziev To Return To Ohio State Roster For 2020-2021

1:34.8/42.5/19.3 freestyler Ruslan Gaziev will return to the active roster for the Ohio State Buckeyes this season after an Olympic gap year.

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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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