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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Let’s Just Take a Moment

We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets!

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International Paralympic Committee Releases Annual Report for 2017

The IPC released an update on last year’s progress toward its overall stated goals.

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Italian Doctor Porcellini Banned For 30 Years, Magnini Case Continues

Italian nutritionist Guido Porcellini has been banned for 30 years by Italy’s national anti-doping organization. Swimmers Filippo Magnini and Michele Santucci remain under investigation based on their association with Porcellini.

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Brown Adds Christina Bonney as Volunteer Assistant

Brown women’s swimming & diving head coach Kate Kovenock has announced the addition of Christina Bonney as a volunteer assistant coach to the program.

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College Swimming Previews: LeVant, Roy Bolster #6 Stanford

Stanford returns most of its key NCAA contributors from last year and adds a stellar freshman class led by summer 2018 breakout star Jack LeVant.

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City of Evansville Approves New Aquatic Center with Pool Named for Lilly King

The new competition pool at the proposed Deaconess Aquatic Center will be named in honor of Lilly King.

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FINA Men’s Water Polo World Cup Begins in Tuesday in Berlin

Eight water polo squads representing the five continents are set to dispute the FINA Men’s Water Polo World Cup 2018 title in Berlin, Germany from Tuesday September 11 to Sunday September 16.

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Smack Straps – A Competitive Swimmer’s Must Have For Goggle Comfort

Goggles are an essential part of all competitive swimmers equipment but often if the straps are too tight or after an extended period of wearing them they can cause “swim goggle headache”.

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Bolivian Karen Torres Breaks 2 National Records

At the Copa España in Santiago, Chile, Bolivian Karen Torrez broke 2 of her own national short course meters records on…

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Bolles Head Coach Jon Sakovich to Resign

The Bolles School announced that Jon Sakovich will be stepping down from his position as head coach of the Bolles School Sharks at the end of the year.

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The Myth of Triathlon Swimming: Swimming is Swimming

SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under…

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USOC Chairman Larry Probst to Step Down at End of 2018

Independent board member Susanne Lyons will replace him after serving as USOC acting CEO earlier this year.

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Dr. Sun Yang In The Making, As China’s Freestyle Ace Pursues PhD

Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang is reportedly going back to school to earn his PhD.

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Hosszu Cracks $11K At Kazan World Cup – Full Money Lists

2018 FINA WORLD CUP SERIES – KAZAN Friday, September 7th – Sunday, September 9th Aquatics Palace, Kazan, Russia LCM Results…

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Sjostrom, Morozov Early World Cup Point Leaders After Kazan

Sarah Sjostrom and Vladimir Morozov are the early leaders of the 2018 FINA World Cup series after the first of seven tour stops.

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