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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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FINA World Championships Postponed To May 2022

Another international calendar change comes as the 2021 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan will now take place a year later in May 2022

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Chad Le Clos Undergoes 2 Successful Surgeries, ‘Out of Action’ 4-6 Weeks

Olympic champion Chad Le Clos underwent two surgeries over the weekend and will be “out of action” for four to six weeks, he announced on Twitter Monday. 

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SoCal Freestyler Bailey Woinarowicz Commits to Loyola Marymount

Bailey Woinarowicz from Coto Golf & Racquet Club and Santa Margarita High School will swim at nearby LMU beginning next fall.

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Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC Extend Athletic Activities Bans Through May

3 of the NCAA’s Power 5 Conferences have announced extensions to their bans on athletic activities in the last few days, even as some states begin to reopen.

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Fitter and Faster FREE Broadcast May 4th to 8th

Don’t miss FFT FREE live broadcasts, including an episode with Olympic Icon Carl Lewis. #FFTLIVE will host 10 Olympians this week including Janet Evans.

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