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Bob Benson, Coach at Colgate for 3+ Decades, Dies at 78

Colgate Athletics lost one of its legendary coaches this week with the death Monday of Bob Benson. He was 78….

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Van Niekerk Completes Breaststroke Sweep At CANA Championships

South African Lara van Niekerk completed the breaststroke sweep at the CANA Swimming & Open Water Championships.

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Sjostrom Lowers Own 50 Fly World Cup Record In Doha

Sarah Sjostrom lowered her own World Cup Record in the women’s 50 fly on day 2 of the second series stop in Doha.

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Blake Pieroni Knocks Off Le Clos’ World Cup Record With 48.11 100 Free

Blake Pieroni broke the World Cup Record in the men’s 100 freestyle with a time of 48.11.

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2018 NCAA Previews: #4 NC State Men Can Do More Than Sprint Free

Despite losing two individual NCAA champions, the NC State men return one of the most complete relay cores in the nation, as well as three swimmers capable making three A-finals each.

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Former MN Youth Coach Banned, Accused of 1980s Sex Crimes

A former swim coach in Minnesota has been banned by SafeSport and charged with criminal sexual conduct for improprieties one of his former swimmers says happened in the late 1980s.

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Fina World Cup-Doha: Hosszu Quattro Finali In Un’Ora-Conferma Andrew

FINA WORLD CUP 2018 –  DOHA Giovedi 13 Settembre – Sabato 15 settembre Hamad Aquatic Centre (HAC), Aspire Zone,  Doha…

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Andrew Rips Another 24-Second 50 Back At Day 2 Prelims In Doha

Michael Andrew rattled off another sub-25 swim in the men’s 50 back prelims in Doha.

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MP Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/8/2018

MP presents the Weekly Wonders for the weekend of August 3-5, 2018.

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USA Swimming Names 67 To National Junior Team For 2018-2019

USA Swimming has announced its National Junior Team for the 2018-2019 season, made up of 35 girls and 32 boys. Shaine Casas, Carson Foster, Kensey McMahon and Claire Tuggle are the only four-event National Junior Teamers.

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2018 FINA World Cup Doha Day 1: Andrew Produces Another Sub-52 100 Fly

Michael Andrew took gold in the men’s 100m fly tonight in Doha, registering the 3rd fastest time of his young career.

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YNats Champ Noah Young Gives Verbal Pledge to Florida State

Morrow, Ohio’s Noah Young has made a verbal commitment to Florida State University for 2019-20.

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USA Men Pick Up First Win at FINA World Cup, Topping South Africa 15-6

The USA Men’s National Team stopped a two-game slide and picked up their first win at the 2018 FINA World Cup with a 15-6 win over South Africa.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Masato Sakai To Return To Racing This Weekend

Masato Sakai (left) won the 200m fly silver medal in Rio, but recently underwent shoulder surgery this summer. He’ll be making his recovery debut this weekend at the Japanese National Sports Festival.

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Rick DeMont; An Artist’s Approach to Coaching

When speaking with Rick DeMont it doesn’t take long to learn that he has a unique outlook on the sport…

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