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Former UConn Swimmer Jack Gray Will Transfer to Southern Connecticut State

Jack Gray will be an immediate contender for multiple conference championships at Southern Connecticut State next season.

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WADA Pubblica Il Piano Quinquennale Contro Il Doping: L’Atleta Al Centro

La WADA ha pubblicato il proprio piano quinquennale per la lotta al doping basato sulla centralità del ruolo dell’atleta.

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Boise State Swimming & Diving, Baseball Raise Half-a-Million Dollars in Pledges

Boise State swimming & diving has teamed up with Boise State baseball to try and save both programs from elimination.

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SwimSwam Podcast: How Much is There to Learn About Perfect Technique?

We sat down with Russell Mark, the USA High-Performance Manager AKA Technique Guru, who was literally a rocket scientist before he was working in swimming

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Florida State Announces Salary Reductions, 25 Positions Cut in Athletics

None of the positions that are being cut are expected to be coaching positions. The school also announced a 20% reduction in operating costs.

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Pac-12 Moves Football, Volleyball, Soccer to Conference-Only Play for 2020

Some small sports, like men’s water polo where Stanford are the defending NCAA Championships, will not be limited by the decision.

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Spartans Aquatic Club Hosts Post-Coronavirus USA Swimming Sanctioned Meet

The intrasquad meet in the suburbs of Atlanta is one the first sanctioned USA Swimming event since March of this year.

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Arno Kamminga Fires Off Unofficial 58.4 100 Breast, 2:08 200 Breast Combo

Dutchman Arno Kamminga has returned to racing and his times reflect how the 24-year-old was severely missing being in the water.

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Sources: Texas A&M Swimmers Among Positive COVID-19 Cases

Texas A&M, one of the first college swim teams to return to training, has had multiple swimmers test positive for COVID-19, sources tell SwimSwam.

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Orange County Cancels Youth Sports Practices

Orange County has canceled all youth sports practices after receiving new guidance from the state, but it’s still not clear what that means.

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Kromo, Toussaint Bust Out Speedy Swims While Teen Vanotterdijk Hits 58 100 Fly

Dutch Olympian Ranomi Kromowidjojo was back to her speedy ways putting up a solid 24.38 unofficial 50m free time at an Antwerp competition.

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Chandler (AZ) HS Coach Kerry Croswhite Hospitalized Hospitalized with COVID-19

Croswhite, who has been a coach at Chandler High School since 2003, has been put on a ventilator in an Arizona hospital as he battles COVID-19.

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Who Are the People That Endowed the Stanford Head Swimming Coach Jobs?

Paul Violich (left) established in 2017 an endowment for the Stanford women’s head swimming coach position, currently held by Greg Meehan (right).

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Hungarian Swimmers Who Tested Positive For Coronavirus Devoid Of Antibodies

A group of Hungarian swimmers who participated in a research study about the coronavirus have not shown antibodies in their blood.

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Officers’ Court Claims Contradict Police Reports In Detainment of Jaylan Butler

Police mistook EIU swimmer Butler for a suspect in 2019. Officers dispute allegations they threatened to shoot Butler, but police reports show otherwise.

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