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Experts: Energy For Swim Cancellation Doesn’t Preclude Lawsuit Vs FINA

Experts from a Belgian law firm tell SwimSwam that the cancellation of the Energy for Swim 2018 meet doesn’t rule out a potential lawsuit against FINA’s rules regarding unauthorized meets and organizing bodies.

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D2 Powerhouse Carson-Newman Lands Peden Twins, Rachel and Rebecca

Rachel Peden and Rebecca Peden, twin sisters from Inman, South Carolina, have both committed to swim for Carson-Newman University in the fall.

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Alex Schwier Commits to In-state Air Force Academy

Alex Schwier of Jeffco Hurricanes has committed to swim for the United States Air Force Academy beginning in 2019-20.

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Reading High School Girls Dominate MIAA D2 State Meet

2018 MIAA D2 Fall Girls Championships November 18, 2018 Boston, MA (Harvard) Results on Meet Mobile ‘MIAA Fall Div 2…

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Olympic Silver Medalist Chase Kalisz Pulls Out of Winter Nationals

Kalisz was scheduled to swim 5 events this weekend in Greensboro.

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Paralympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Mary Fisher Announces Retirement

2012 and 2016 Paralympic Champion Mary Fisher has announced her retirement from competitive swimming. The 25-year old New Zealander won 4…

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Junior Pan Pacs Gold Medalist Pallister Excels At Livesaving C’ships

Lani Pallister (right), already a champion at Junior Pan Pacs, helped her squad take gold at the Aussie Lifesaving Championships.

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Bolles School Hires Peter Verhoef as New Head Swimming Coach

Peter Verhoef has been announced as the new head swim coach at The Bolles School. He’ll take over for Jon Sakovich,…

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Preview: Cal, Michigan, Georgia & Virginia To Clash At UGA Fall Invite

Siobhan Haughey, who owns the top time in the NCAA in the 200 free, will be competing for Michigan this weekend at the UGA Fall Invite.

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IOC Athletes’ Commission to Organize Biggest-Ever Athletes Forum

The IOC Athletes’ Commission is set to invite the largest ever contingent of international athlete representatives to Lausanne, Switzerland, from 13 to 15 April 2019 for the bi-annual IOC International Athletes’ Forum.

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Practice + Pancakes: Northwestern Runs 4 Different Workouts in 1 Morning

The wildcats were in the swing of things on this Tuesday morning, running a whopping 4 different workouts in the span of 6-9am.

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McSharry Fires Off 2 SCM Irish National Records In Ulster

Ireland’s Mona McSharry produced new national standards across the 50 freestyle and 100 IM at the Ulster Short Course Championships recently.

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O’Neill Leads St. Scholastica Girls To 8th Consecutive LHSAA D2 Title

Gabriella O’Neill broke a pair of records from the 1990s as the Saint Scholastica girls won their 8th straight LHSAA Division 2 title.

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WSU Freshman Fountaine Has Dropped In The 200 Free 6 Times This Season

Fountaine came to Washington State this Fall with a best time of 1:52.46 in the 200 free, and set new personal bests no less than 6 times in that event through the Phill Hansel Invite in Houston on November 16th-18th.

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