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Report: Sun Yang Formally Appeals 8-Year Ban to Swiss Federal Tribunal

The Chinese star will have to seek an appeal based on the conduct of the CAS hearing, not the actual facts of his case.

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El Campeonato de Europa de Natación se pospone hasta 2021

Sarah Sjostrom (en la foto) ganó 4 medallas de oro en el Campeonato de Europa 2018. La sueca tendrá que esperar hasta 2021 para defender sus títulos.

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Pacific Swimming LSC Will Make Up To $1 Million Available for Team Grants

Pacific Swimming is making up to $1 million in grants that will be distributed in three rounds available to year-round teams.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Kieran Smith Breaks Down 4:06 500 Free

We also dove deep into what it takes to swim a perfect 400m freestyle and how swimming might be able to break the magical barrier of 3:40 in that race.

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Georgia High School State Champion Avery Bargeron Commits to Auburn

Across two recruiting classes, Auburn head coach Gary Taylor has completely rebuilt the Auburn sprint butterfly group, including Bargeron.

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British World University Games Medalist Emily Barclay Will Swim at Arkansas

Arkansas will hope to strike gold again with Emily Barclay, who was the UK’s 2nd-best 50 freestyler last season behind Arkansas graduate Anna Hopkin.

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LEN Postpones Multi-Discipline European Aquatics Championships to 2021

Simona Quadarella (above) won 3 individual gold medals at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships. She’ll have to wait until 2021 to defend.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #43: Revenge of the 5th

if you’ve taken your fandom up a notch, you know the May 5th isn’t to be denied, coming in with its own Star Wars-themed tagline of “Revenge of the 5th”

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NCAA Division II Tiffin University Drops Men’s & Women’s Swimming Programs

Division II Tiffin University, located in Tiffin, Ohio, has informed its men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs that they are being discontinued.

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Swedish Coaches Organizing Nationwide ‘Sweden Swim Cup’ Virtual Competition

The competition is unrelated to the virtual program launched by the Swedish Swimming Federation last week. 

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Top NCAA Women’s Swimming Recruits Of The Past Decade

Katie Ledecky? Missy Franklin? Regan Smith? Who is the top NCAA swimming prospect of the past decade? We rank our top 50 since 2012.

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NCAA Says Coronavirus Testing is Crucial For College Sports Next Year

Dr. Brian Hainline, the top doctor for the NCAA, says these protocols won’t be risk-free but is optimistic for sports starting back up in the fall.

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2020 Jr. Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Cancelled; Hawaii Will Host in 2022

Carson Foster (above) broke National Age Group Records held by Michael Phelps and Caeleb Dressel at the 2018 Jr. Pan Pacific Championships in Fiji.

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The 2022 Global Swimming Calendar Gets Crowded: a Date Breakdown

Most of the world, aside from the United States, will have multiple international championships already in 2022. Could Pan Pacs be cancelled?

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U.S. OLY Swimming Trials, Other Event Delays Costing Omaha Almost $200 mil

The U.S. Swimming Trials represents just one of the pieces of the overall Olympic puzzle that has taken a different shape in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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