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Exeter City Swimming Club Coach Lindsay Powell Passes Away

Lindsay Powell, an assistant coach at Exeter Swimming Club in Great Britain, died this past Friday, September 1, while on vacation in St. Lucia.

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Qin Haiyang Lowers His 200 Breast WJR, Chinese NR in Tianjin

13TH ANNUAL NATIONAL GAMES OF CHINA Tianjin, China August 27th – September 8th LCM SwimSwam Meet Preview Day 1 Recap…

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SwimSwam Pulse: 79% More Excited For World Juniors Than WUGs

SwimSwam voters overwhelmingly expressed more interest in and excitement for the World Junior Championships than the World University Games.

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Austin’s Nitro Swimming Donating Up to $15,000 For Harvey Recovery

Mike and Tracy Koleber, the co-owners of Austin’s Nitro Swimming, are taking a big step forward in supporting ongoing relief…

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College Swimming Preview: #9 Mizzou Coping with Huge Graduations

Michael Chadwick will be the biggest loss for Mizzou this season.

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2017 Natl Games Of China: Sun Yang, Ning Zetao, Li Bingjie Come Up Big

15-year-old Li Bingjie nabbed her 2nd national record of these 2017 National Games of China, while Ning Zetao made a return to racing.

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World Swimming Association Ratifies Constitution in Washington DC (Video Report)

The World Swimming Association, an alternate governing entity to FINA, held a constitutional convention at the 2017 ASCA World Clinic.

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6 Reasons to Become a Swim Family

Here are several reasons why we were attracted to the pool at the beginning of our aquatic adventure…

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15-year-old Li Bingjie Nabs 1500 Free Chinese & Asian Record

15-year-old Li Bingjie scored another Chinese national record at the National Games this week, clocking a monster mark in the 1500m free tonight.

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Winter Nats Finalist Madeline LaPorte Verbally Commits to Notre Dame

Madeline LaPorte of James Madison High School and Nation’s Capital Swim Club has verbally committed to swim for the University of Notre Dame beginning with the 2018-19 season.

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Why The Peaks and Troughs Of The Swimming Stroke Cycle Matter

After performing many of studies on great and not-so-great swimmers, we have come to appreciate what the ‘desirable values’ are for the differences between peak and trough speeds in each swimming stroke cycle.

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USA Swimming Announces 2017-2018 National Team

Today, USA Swimming announced which athletes were dominant enough to make the National Team.

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USA Swimming Announces 2017-2018 National Team Coaches

In addition to announcing the USA National Team members earlier today, USA Swimming named the accompanying coaches.

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3 Things Matt Biondi Taught Us About Swimming

Between Phelps and Spitz was Matt Biondi, one of the greatest American swimmers of all time. Here are three things lessons that he imparted on a generation of swimmers.

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Battle with ASU is 1 of 2 Away Dual Meets on FSU’s Schedule

Florida State’s 2 away meets this season will feature 2 of their toughest competitors: Arizona State and in-state rival Florida.

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