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Purdue Cruises Past Michigan State in Big Ten Dual

Kaersten Meitz posted times of 4:43.92 and 9:41.44 in the 500 and 1000 as Purdue beat Big Ten opponent Michigan State.

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UCLA Wins 12 of 14 Events Against Oregon State

UCLA only dropped 2 events to Oregon State, and that was due to UCLA swimming the last 2 events exhibition.

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Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel Nominated for Laureus Sport Awards

American swimmer Katie Ledecky has been nominated for World Sportswoman of the Year for the 3rd-straight year.

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Duke and DII Queens University of Charlotte Split First Dual of 2018

Division II powerhouse Queens University of Charlotte took on Duke as each team returned to competition for the first time in 2018.

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Notre Dame Women Only Drop 2 Events in Dual With Iowa and Illinois

The Notre Dame men’s team won convincingly in a 2 day meet against Iowa, while the women’s team took on both Iowa and Illinois and only dropped the 200 breast and 200 IM.

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FINA Releases Updated 2018 Competition Calendar

FINA has updated its schedule of 2018 competitions.

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Coaches of Kostoff, Woodhead Among 4 Inductees to ASCA Hall of Fame

The American Swimming Coaches’ Association (ASCA) has announced a 4-member class that will be inducted into its 2018 Coaches Hall…

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Brown’s Women Take Down Penn, Fall to Harvard, as Harvard Men Top Penn

The Penn and Harvard Men dueled it out while Brown’s Women took on Harvard’s and Penn’s.

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Coleman’s Carpool: Kaitlin Sandeno Gives Her Take on USA SwimSquads

This weekend marked the conclusion of the first edition of the new USA SwimSquads, the fantasy draft which is captained by 4 USA swimming legends. One of those legends, 4-time Olympic medalist Kaitlin Sandeno, jumped in the car with Coleman and explained the process of heading up Team Sandeno. 

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Opinion: New PSS Format Has Intriguing Potential, Early Wrinkles

While the adjustment to a wave of new changes wasn’t without some execution wrinkles, it also shows a remarkable amount of intriguing potential, particularly from a spectator standpoint.

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Japanese Kayaker Banned for 8 Years for Spiking Competitor’s Drink

Japanese competitive kayaker Yasuhiro Suzuki received an 8-year ban from competition for spiking 25-year-old Seiji Komatsu’s drink at last September’s national canoe sprint championships. Though rare, this is not the first time an athlete has sabotaged a competitor with a banned substance.

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Madisyn Cox Swam Eddie Reese’s 20×50’s… Twice (Video)

After having a solid meet at the Pro Swim in Austin, Madisyn Cox spoke with SwimSwam about doing Eddie Reese’s infamous 20×50’s

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Japan Reports Domestic Competition Doping Violation

2018 brings Japan’s first doping violation occurring at a domestic competition.

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Israeli Sprinter Idan Dotan Gives Wisconsin Verbal Commitment for 2018-19

Idan Dotan, a sprint back/fly specialist from Beit Dagan, Israel, has verbally committed to swim at the University of Wisconsin…

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FHSAA 2A Champ Tyler Watson Verbally Commits to Gators for 2019-20

In-state standout Tyler Watson of Paxon School For Advanced Studies and North Florida Swimming has verbally committed to the University of Florida for 2019-20.

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