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ECU Programs Under Internal Investigation For Alleged Hazing Incident

The men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs at East Carolina University are currently under investigation for an alleged hazing incident involving newcomers to the team last week.

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Indiana’s Ray Looze Named ASCA Coach of the Year

Indiana Hoosier head coach Ray Looze was named Coach of the Year by the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA).

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Paralympic Champ Victoria Arlen To Appear On Dancing With The Stars

Four-time Paralympic medalist Victoria Arlen is set to appear on the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars, per an early report from Entertainment Tonight.

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3x TX State Champ Monica Gumina 1st Arizona Verbal Commit in Augie Busch Era

Monica Gumina, a rising senior at Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, Texas has given the rebooted University of Arizona Women’s Swimming and Diving team their first verbal commitment.

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Eye-Popping: 12-Year-Old Wang Yichun Of China Clocks 58.44 100 Fly

12-year-old Want Yichun of China may have just produced the fastest 100m butterfly ever for a female swimmer her age.

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Swimming Australia Clarifies Changes Due To New Tokyo Events

Swimming Australia announced specific changes to its planning in light of the newly-added events for Tokyo 2020.

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2017 West Australia SC Championships: Olympian Tamsin Cook Returns

After a hiatus to rest both mind and body, 18-year-old Olympian Tamsin Cook of Western Australia is ready to get back to racing.

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Teenager Li Bingjie Cranks Out 400 Free Chinese & Asian Records

Li Bingjie established a new Chinese National Record and Asian continental record in the women’s 400m freestyle tonight.

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2017 Nat’l Games Of China Day 2: Li Bingjie Blasts 4:01.74 400 Free

Li Bingjie raced her way to the top of the podium in the women’s 400m freestyle on day 2 of the National Games of China, clocking a new national record in the process.

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College Swimming Previews: #10 Minnesota Renewing Canadian Pipeline

Mackenzie Padington could come up huge for Minnesota, as she comes down from British Columbia for her freshman year with the Gophers.

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USOC Announces Best Of August Finalists For Team USA

The United States Olympic Committee today announced the finalists for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of August,…

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Smoliga: “Now I get to hone in on my athletic career” (Video Feature)

Swimswam spoke with Olivia about what this means for her as a professional swimmer, as well as got to see Olivia in action behind the scenes at the FINIS photo shoot

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Video: Effortless Breaststroke

Breaststroke is by far the least efficient stroke, even with great technique.

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New Study Estimates Doping Prevalence of At Least 30% in Elite Sports

A group of researchers have released a new study in the Sports Medicine journal earlier this week, and the results indicate…

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Manuella Lyrio to Train with Kylie Masse in Canada

Manuella Lyrio is leaving Brazil to train at the University of Toronto. 

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