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The Olympics That Would Have Been: Smith, Murphy & King Lead U.S. Gold Rush

Regan Smith, Ryan Murphy and Lilly King all take down world records en route to gold on Day 3 of our parallel universe 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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NCAA Reduces Minimum Required Contests For Fall Sports

The NCAA will allow fall sports (other than football) to play just half of the usual minimum required contests amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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SwimTopia’s Meet Maestro: Run Free Virtual Meets In 2020

Get back into racing with virtual swim meets using Meet Maestro from SwimTopia. Meet Maestro is easy to use and includes everything needed to host swim meets.

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New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay Set To Build 50m Swimming Facility

The nation of New Zealand is set to see a new 50m aquatics facility be built in its eastern region of Hawke’s Bay, with a governmental funding boost at hand.

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VHSL Moves Fall Sports To Spring, Delays All Activities Until December 14

The Virginia High School League will move all fall sports to the spring, while winter sports won’t resume until December 14.

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GLVC Postpones Most Fall Sports, Will Compete in Spring

The Great Lakes Valley Conference, home to some of DII top swimming and diving teams, has decided to postpone most fall sports until spring.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Jessica Hardy on World Records in Practice w/ Soni, Efimova

Hardy claims to have never been beaten in practice by her USC breaststroke contemporaries and training partners: Rebecca Soni and Yulia Efimova.

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Sun Yang Logs Two Appeals With Swiss Federal Tribunal

Sun Yang has logged two appeals with the Swiss Federal Tribunal, his last option in getting his 8-year ban eliminated or reduced.

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Caso Sun Yang: Ha Fatto Appello 2 Volte Al Tribunale Federale Svizzero

Sun Yang, secondo il South China Morning Post, ha fatto appello due volte contro la decisione presa dal TAS sulla squalifica di 8 anni.

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Singapore Stop Of 2020 FINA World Cup Series Now Cancelled

The Singapore Swimming Association has cancelled its leg of the 2020 FINA World Swimming Cup, making this year’s series the smallest ever.

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USA Swimming Will Launch New “Virtual Meet Simulator” Tool on Monday

While it could be a while before we see meets back to normal again, USA Swimming is offering new competitive avenues in a coronavirus world.

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Dolfin Swim of the Week: Hubert Kos Goes 4:15 In 400m IM On 5-Second Drop

Hungarian 17-year-old Hubert Kos is the latest junior swimmer to hit massive time drops as the sport begins to return from a coronavirus stoppage.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 81% Pick Stanford Women As Pac-12 Favorites

Stanford is running away with the women’s Pac-12 title in the preseason – at least, according to 81% of SwimSwam voters.

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See 2421 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2821 Swim Jobs.

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Pennsylvania State Qualifier Mary Kate Leonard Sends Verbal to Boston College

Boston College has received a verbal commitment from middle-distance freestyler Mary Kate Leonard for the 2021-2022 season.

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