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Swimming From Home: Texas Head Coach Carol Capitani Plays “Box of Truths”

Texas women’s head coach Carol Capitani and I took one of Jimmy Fallon’s talk show games, Box of Lies, and made it our own

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Katie Ledecky Played Peek-A-Boo With Michael Jordan

You’ve at least heard about the basketball documentary that is The Last Dance, sure….but what’s the swimming connection?

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Pentland Announces Jim Gerson’s Return As President Of Speedo North America

Jim Gerson says: “It’s a really exciting time to be re-joining team Speedo. Pentland has an outstanding track-record in brand building…”

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Russian National Record Holder Grinev Wins Best Athlete “Soldier of the Year”

Russian sprinter Vladislav Grinev (far right) was voted “Armeec of the Year” which is awarded to the best active Russian athlete in an Olympic sport yesterday

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Training at Home: Chlorine Jugs Make for Versatile Exercise Equipment

Australian Olympians Brianna Throssell (above) and Grant Irvine demonstrate how simple and inexpensive pieces of pool equipment can make a great workout aid.

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Russia Won’t Reopen Federal Training Centers in May, Minister Says

Russian’s Ministry of Sport held a video meeting with the countries sporting federations, discussing the resumption of normal training.

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Illinois State Champion Ty Spillane Verbally Commits to Mizzou for 2021

Academy Bullets breaststroker Ty Spillane has announced his intention to swim at the University of Missouri in 2021-22.

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Swimming Specific Yoga Practice – Increasing Shoulder Mobility

This swimming specific yoga shoulder mobility practice will help you feel greater freedom of movement and stability in your shoulders…

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Relive the 2016 Olympic Women’s Water Polo Gold Medal Match

The match pitted the powerhouse Americans against the cinderella Italians for Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Georgia 7A Runner-up Brendan Hausdorf (2021) Verbally Commits to LSU

Mid-distance freestyle and IM specialist Brendan Hausdorf from Marietta Marlins will join the LSU men’s swimming and diving team in the fall of 2021.

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4x WIAA Division 1 Bronze Medalist Maya Novack to Swim for Navy

Cedarburg High School senior Maya Novack will swim for Navy in the fall.

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Podcast: Schooling Tore Bicep Twice Post-Rio, Regrets Not Red-Shirting

On coach Sergio Lopez’s podcast, Olympic champ Joseph Schooling says he tore his bicep twice in the fall after Rio and wishes he’d sat out the college season.

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U.S. Paralympics Confirms 3 Major Meet Dates for 2020;

McKenzie Coan (above) won 3 gold medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games and 5 total medals at the 2019 IPC World Championships.

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Daycare at Tokyo 202(1) Olympic Games: Likely Racers Who Double As Parents

Here are the mothers and fathers (or those-to-be) juggling an active home life with children by the time the next Olympic Games roll around in Tokyo.

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Hungarians, Femke Heemskerk, Michael Andrew Have All Found Lap Pools

National Training facilities reopened this week in Hungary for elite swimmers, including Boglarka Kapas (above), who tested positive for coronavirus.

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