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Teenager Malgil Makes Turkish History In 400 IM

At the Anadolu Yıldızlar Ligi Seçmesi ve Performans Tespit Yarışları meet in Mersin, Turkey at the end of last month, 13-year-old Atakan Malgil made waves with a new National Age Group Record in the men’s 400m IM.

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Recordings of Tamás Gyárfás Conversations Found in Graveyard

The recordings, which are cut from original conversations and were allegedly being used for blackmail, support prosecutors’ claims that the FINA Bureau Member and LEN Executive ordered the murder of a media rival in the 1990s. Gyárfás says that the edited recordings are misleading.

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Russia, Italy Take Lead of Respective Groups in World League Play

The FINA Women’s Water Polo World League 2019 resumed in Europe with the preliminary phase with Italy defeating the Netherlands and Russia besting Greece to move atop their respecitve groups.

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ASCA COO Paris Jacobs Talks What’s New, Athlete Safety

As athletes, teams and coaches get back to intense workouts and winter competition, Swim Swam met up with Paris Jacobs, Chief Operations Officer for ASCA, the Association of Swimming Coaches of America, to hear what’s new in the coaching world and why ASCA just endorsed a new solution to keep athletes safer in the water.

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Middlebury Travels Down to Pompano Beach (Trip Video)

The Middlebury men and women recently came back from their bout of winter break training in Pompano Beach, Florida. The…

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Ashland Soaks Up Rosen YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando (Training Trip)

The Ashland Eagles completed their bout of winter break training in Orlando, FL and got to train at the Rosen…

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Lucas Musselman Breaks Pool Record as Rider Beats Monmouth

The Rider University men’s swimming and diving team opened the second semester of action with a 158-112 dual-meet victory against Monmouth. Meanwhile, the Bronc women bested the Hawks 178-92.

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Twice as Nice: Burns Also Breaks 200 Free National High School Record

Conestoga High School’s Brendan Burns is one of 2 swimmers who were faster than the National High School Record in the 200 free on Tuesday.

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Destin Lasco Breaks Another National High School Record in SCM

Destin Lasco has broken the National High School Record in the 200 short course meters freestyle: his 8th such national record.

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SCSU Catch Rays Down in Davie, Florida (Training Trip Highlights)

The Southern Connecticut State University swim programs travelled down to Davie, FL for some winter break training in the sun….

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Distance Swimmer Sophia Balow Commits to Michigan State

Distance swimmer Sophia Balow has verbally committed to Michigan State University, where she’ll join the Spartans officially next fall. Balow, from…

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Brandeis Takes On Palm Beach (Highlight Video)

The Brandeis University men’s and women’s swim teams recently completed their training trip in Palm Beach, Florida from January 2nd-8th….

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Kylie Masse, Rebecca Smith Highlight 2019 Toronto Grand Prix

Kylie Masse, the 2nd-fastest 100m backstroker in history, will compete this weekend in Toronto.

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SEC Names Weekly Honorees from Alabama, LSU, Missouri, Georgia

Lauren Bams and Kensey McMahon, LSU’s Juan Celaya-Hernandez and Aimee Wilson, Missouri’s Ike Khamis and Georgia’s Courtney Harnish were honored by the SEC for their efforts.

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Davidson Wildcats Take On Fort Lauderdale

The Davidson Wildcats recently completed their annual training trip down in Fort Lauderdale, FL from December 31st into January 9th….

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