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Quartet from Denver Sets 3 Masters Swimming Records

The Colorado Masters Swimming (CMS) team of Craig Petersen, Michael Mann, Kirk Anderson, and Greg Scott not only smashed the records for their age group (combined ages of 240–279), but also won all three relays outright, soundly beating teams with average ages that were decades younger.

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George Washington Tabs Wesley Mattice as Head Diving Coach

Courtesy: George Washington Athletics WASHINGTON, D.C. – George Washington head swimming and diving coach Brian Thomas has completed his staff for the…

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1:55 Flyer Ivanov Following Lopez From Auburn To Virginia Tech

World Juniors bronze medalist and 1:55 long course butterflyer Antani Ivanov, previously an Auburn commit, is following coach Sergio Lopez to Virginia Tech.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 65% Pick Men’s 100 Fly Record To Fall in 2019

Almost two-thirds of voters predicted that the men’s 100 fly world record was mostly likely to fall in our latest poll, which picked four relatively difficult – but possible – records to be broken next year.

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Missouri State Adds Ethan Jaconsen, Paul Le to Coaching Staff

Missouri State swimming and diving head coach Dave Collins has finalized his staff for the upcoming 2018-19 season with the addition of Ethan Jacobsen as assistant coach and Paul Le as volunteer assistant coach.

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YNats Runner-up Emma Shuppert Makes Verbal Commitment to Duke

Emma Shuppert from Cincinnati’s Seven Hills School and Blue Ash YMCA Swim Team has announced her verbal commitment to the Blue Devils for 2019-20.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: China Beats Japan In Thrilling Medley

It’s been a summer loaded with swimming action, from U.S. Nationals to the European Championships to Pan Pacs to Asian Games to Junior Pan Pacs. But through all of it, you won’t see a more exciting relay race than the men’s medley at the 2018 Asian Games.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: John Morse & Doug Wharam, NAC

The American team of juniors had a dominant showing at Junior Pan Pacs, winning 27 of 35 golds medals and more than half of all medals awarded. Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers accounted for 9 total medals, 7 of them gold.

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Yoga for Swimmers: Working with Different Age Groups

A common question swim coaches have when implementing a swimming-specific yoga program is how to apply the practice with different age groups…

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Eli Coan Set to Transfer to UNC Chapel Hill

Eli Coan of Clarkesville, Georgia, has announced his transfer from Gardner-Webb University to the University of North Carolina.

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33 Meters: Lizzi Smith is Living Limb-itlessly

This is a week in the life of Lizzi Smith: 2016 Paralympian, Team USA member, and Fike Swim ambassador.

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Australia Creates Olympic Sportsmanship Award in Honor of Cecil Healy

The Australian Olympic Committee has today announced a move to create a Sportsmanship Award in honor of legendary 1912 Stockholm Olympic swimming gold medalist Cecil Healy – and it coincides with the 100th anniversary of his death.

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Michael Andrew Confirms His Attendance At All Seven World Cup Stops

Rising American star Michael Andrew will compete on all seven stops of the 2018 FINA World Cup circuit.

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Aussies Gearing Up For Short Course World C’ships Qualifying

Australians vying for Short Course World Championships roster spots will compete at the national short course meet taking place in October.

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Russia’s Efimova Looking Not Just To Tokyo, But Paris 2024

Russia’s Yulia Efimova is currently ranked #1 in the world in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events, which are races in which she still may be partaking well past Tokyo 2020.

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