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A Sense of Where You Hope to Be

Robert Sullivan, a veteran of Time Inc. magazines, has contributed to SwimSwam. He has covered-for Sports Illustrated, Time, & LIFE magazines—nine Olympics.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Leah Gingrich on Maintaining Olympic Dreams at 30

As someone who took 6 years off, Gingrich is excited to see what she can do with another year in the pool after the announcement of the Olympic postponement

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NCAA Extends Recruiting Dead Period For All Sports Through May 31st

Previously set to expire on April 15, the NCAA has extended its in-person recruiting dead period through May 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bygones Of 2020 Olympic Trials: Irish Open Championships Edition

Check out a few of the key stories we were set to follow at this year’s Irish Open Championships, the OLY qualifier that would have begun today.

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Mental Health for Athletes: Yoga and Meditation Class Series

This series of meditation and yoga classes has been created to give athletes tools to help enhance their mental health…

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April Fools: FINA Votes for Dramatic Post-Olympic Changes to Breaststroke

FINA says that the changes will make the stroke more accessible to fans and increase the speed, and therefore excitement, of races.

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BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: Bluefish Swim Club

This week’s BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week is the Bluefish Swim Club of New England, a team that’s consistently earned USA Club Excellence recognition.

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Reuters: Tokyo 2020 Gave $8.2M To Businessman Who Gave Gifts To Olympic Broker

A new report from Reuters casts light on huge cash payments and expensive gifts involved in the selection of Tokyo as the 2020 Olympic hosts.

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Hayden’s Comeback, Loaded Women’s Field Would’ve Headlined Canadian Trials

The Canadian Olympic Trials were supposed to run this week, and there would’ve been no shortage of intriguing storylines.

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What Was Supposed To Be: The First Full Week Of Olympic Trials Meets

The Japan Swim was one of several meets slated to run this week before the mass cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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TritonWear Offers Free Injury & illness Prevention Tool Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Swimmers globally have trusted Load Monitoring to keep them training safely for years – now all athletes, in any sport, can reduce their risk for free.

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Washington High School State Champion Connor Elwyn Commits to Utah For 2020

Elwyn will join his state 100-yard backstroke runner-up when he arrives to Salt Lake City in the fall of 2020.

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Swimming Canada Wants 2021 World Championships Pushed to 2022

Swimming Canada’s release states “We encourage FINA and World Para Swimming to choose 2022 as the best alternative for the world championships.”

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Brad Tandy on ASU Sprint Training

Brad helped me get my Practice + Pancake fix in by explaining what sprint group at Arizona State had done for their recovery practice.

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La Federazione Nuoto Spagnola Ha Donato Generatori Ipossici

La Federazione spagnola del nuoto (RFEN) sta donando i suoi generatori ipossici nel tentativo di fermare la diffusione del coronavirus e salvare vite umane

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