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Practice + Pancakes: Tennessee Women Work Technique, Turns, and Tempo

The SwimSwam Southeast Pancake Tour of 2019 is completed, and now we sit back and reap the benefits. Namely, we get to see what these teams did over winter

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James Madison Sweeps CAA Weekly Honors

Juniors Bonnie Zhang and Hope Byrum swept the Colonial Athletic Association weekly honors, earning CAA Swimmer of the Week and Diver of the Week nods.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 86% Think HS Athletes Should Be Allowed To Train Club

A huge majority of SwimSwam voters said that swimmers should be allowed to train full-time with a club while still competing for their high school team.

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Milly Boulding, Sophie Smith, Michael Hewitt Take Gold In Sunderland

See how some of the age groupers across the pond performed at the 2019 City of Sunderland Amateur Swim Club New Year Meet.

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Bryant’s Rice, Abernethy Garner NEC Weekly Honors

Bryant University women’s swimming and diving seniors Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.) and Kelci Abernethy (Chandler, Ariz.) have been named the Northeast Conference Swimmer and Diver of the Week.

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Power 5 Conferences Will Meet, Vote On Proposals This Week

Representatives from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC will meet this week to discuss 11 proposals ranging from mental health services for athletes to rules on sports agents for college athletes. The meeting is part of the autonomy process for the so-called “power 5” conferences, now in its fifth year.

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Dickinson College Swimmer Dies of Car Crash Injuries

On January 3rd, Syracuse, NY-native Jeff Gabriel, died from injuries sustained in a car crash. The 20-year-old swimmer leaves behind…

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Aussie Participation In FINA Champions Series Unlikely

Both Maddie Groves and Cate Campbell speak to the ‘awkward timing’ of the FINA Champions Series.

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Hear From Ryan, Hosszu, Timmers & Schooling From Flanders Cup (Videos)

Hear from Irish World Championships Shane Ryan, along with Katinka Hosszu, Pieter Timmers and Joseph Schooling, as they competed at the 2019 Flanders Cup in Belgium over the weekend.

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Swimming Canada Announces Female Coaching Workshop ‘Taking the Stage’

Twelve female coaches from across Canada will partake in a female coaching leadership workshop called “Taking the Stage” next month.

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Iconic Atkinson Awarded Twice, Named Jamaica Sports Woman Of The Year

30-year-old Jamaican swimmer Alia Atkinson was recently awarded the RJRGLEANER Sports Foundation Sports Woman of the Year Award, making this the Olympian’s 2nd consecutive honor.

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Nakamura Throws Down 48.51 100 Free At South Aussie States For #3 Rank

Katsumi Nakamura got the winning hand over Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers in the men’s 100m freestyle at South Aussie states, registering the 3rd fastest time in the world this season in the process.

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LaSalle Men, Loyola (Md.) Women Come Out Victorious in Philadelphia

The LaSalle men, continued their rise, crushing Loyola by a score of 213-80. Meanwhile, the Loyola (Md.) women edged out the Explorers 155-145.

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Celebrity Big Brother Season 2: Episode 1 Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the premier episode of the 2nd season of Celebrity Big Brother, where 6-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte will be competing.

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MSHSAA Class 2 Runner-up Cameron Murphy Commits to Wyoming

Cameron Murphy of Missouri’s Liberty High School and Tsunami Swim Team of K.C. has committed to the University of Wyoming’s class of 2023.

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