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No Swimmers Nominated for 2019 Laureus Sports Awards

Katie Ledecky was nominated for Sportswoman of the Year in each of the last 3 years, but no swimmer was nominated in 2019 for just the 2nd time ever.

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Young Scots Headed To Geneva For Key Racing Experience

Scottish National Coach Alan Lynn says of his young swimmers taking on the Geneva International Challenge this weekend, “This is a great test for our swimmers and we hope they will enjoy the challenge of racing against high quality competitors in Switzerland.”

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Schooling, Hosszu Among Stacked Field Headed To 2019 Flanders Cup

Singapore’s Joseph Schooling looks to get his 2019 swimming underway at this weekend’s Flanders Cup in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Boston U Downs Bryant in Sweep

Continuing its dominant season, the Boston University men’s swimming & diving team trounced Bryant, 167-130, while the women continued their late-season dominance in dual meets as it came away with a 174.5-118.8 win

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ISL Statement: FINA Move is ‘Implicit Admission of Guilt’

The International Swimming League (ISL) has released a statement in response to FINA’s loosening of its rules, saying FINA’s move should be considered an “implicit admission of guilt” about FINA rules, and blasting FINA for “empty threats” and for copying the ISL format with the FINA Champions Series.

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Swedish National Champ Oskar Hoff Makes Commitment to Tennessee

Swedish 100 SCM butterfly champion Oskar Hoff will swim for Tennessee in the fall.

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US Paralympics Names 48 Swimmers to 2019 National Team

23-time Paralympic medalist Jessica Long headlines the 2019 roster.

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Tusup Leaves Swimming To Tackle ‘Crazy Goal’ Of Professional Golfer

30-year-old Shane Tusup, former coach of multiple Olympic gold medalist Katinka Hosszu, has announced he will be engaging in an entirely new sporting endeavor.

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Shannon Feran Signs NLI with In-state Colorado Mesa

Legacy High School senior Shannon Feran will remain in-state to swim for Colorado Mesa University in 2019-20.

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Anthony Ervin to Attend Dartmouth Business Program in Lead-Up to 2020

Anthony Ervin doesn’t know exactly what the next 18 months hold for him in terms of swimming, but he’ll be getting…

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Swimming Anime & Baby Jones News

Catch the latest on happenings outside the pool, including news on Cullen Jones, Emily Brunneman and a swimming anime series.

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Purdue’s Duncan, Minnesota’s Becker and McHugh Honored by Big Ten

Gophers’ Bowen Becker and Max McHugh and Boilermakers’ Greg Duncan earn Big Ten men’s weekly awards.

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CO Sprinter Brendan Eckerman to Join Wisconsin Badgers in 2019

With his best times, Eckerman would’ve been 5th on Wisconsin’s top times list last year in the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM.

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FHSAA 3A Runner-Up Elise Bauer Verbals to Florida Gators for 2020

Elise Bauer of the Central Florida Marlins has chosen to stay in-state with a verbal commitment to the Florida Gators for 2020. She’s a junior at Forest High School.

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Stoppa, Bretscher, Murtagh Pick Up Big Ten Weekly Women’s Honors

Penn State’s Madison Murtagh, Purdue’s Emily Bretscher and Rutgers’ Francesca Stoppa garner women’s weekly Big Ten awards.

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