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Effective Self-Advocacy During The Recruiting Process

As a swimmer in pursuit of college swimming opportunities, it is important to know that campus meetings with coaches can boost candidacy as a prospect.

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Drei Events zum Wettkampfprogramm Schwimmen in Tokio 2020 ergänzt

Das IOC hat heute bekannt gegeben, dass die 800 m Freistil Männer, die 1500 Freistil Frauen und die 4 x 100 m Mixed Lagenstaffel…

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Aquatics Passes Athletics For Most Finals At 2020 Olympics

With additions of three more medal events at the 2020 Olympics, the discipline of aquatics will overtake athletics for the most total Olympic finals, 49 to 48.

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Distance Events and Mixed Medley Relay Added to Tokyo Olympics

World record holder Katie Ledecky will have the opportunity to win the first Olympic gold in the women’s 1500m freestyle at the 2020 Olympic Games.

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2020 Olympics To Lower Swimmer Quota By 22 Athletes

The International Olympic Committee made several sweeping announcements about the 2020 Tokyo Games this morning, among them some adjustments to athlete quotas in a number of sports designed to bring greater gender balance to the next Olympics.

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Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel Nominated for Kids’ Choice Awards

Stanford teammates Katie Ledecky (left) and Simone Manuel (right) have been nominated for 2017 Kids’ Choice Sports Awards.

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Late Motion Saves WSU Swim Teams For Now, Deadline Set For June 30th

A last minute motion has saved the Wright State swim programs for the time being. A decision will be made on June 30th.

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Paralympic Champions Elliott, Thomas Kane Reclassified in Indy

Maddison Elliott (above) has been classified as an S9 after her early-week review, and could be moved to that new group pending the outcome of her race observation on Friday.

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Olympian Tom Shields’ Take On The New FINA World Cup Rules

“Medalists will show up out of shape and waste a finals spot, or in “deep training” and do the same. It will not work out well,” Tom Shields says of the new FINA World Cup rule where Olympic and World Championship medalist earn automatic berths into World Cup finals.

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Joseph Schooling Breaks Pool Record at Texas Senior Circuit

2016 Olympic Champion Joseph Schooling broke a pool record in College Station on Thursday.

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FINA: We Will Not Recognize Results of Brazilian Federation Elections

FINA, the international governing body for swimming, has told the Brazilian swimming federation that it won’t recognize the results of the Brazilian federation elections scheduled to take place tomorrow.

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Long Gutierrez Headlines Mexican World Championship Roster

Long Gutierrez was one of ten named to Mexico’s roster for the World Championships.

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Scottsdale’s Claire Grover Stays In-State With Verbal To ASU

Claire Grover has decided to stay in-state and swim for ASU starting in the fall of 2018.

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Robin Boughey Named Assistant Coach of Princeton Women

The Tigers, who are now under the direction of new Head Coach Bret Lungaard, announced that Robin Boughey will be joining them as the women’s assistant coach.

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Swimming Australia Comments On Fraser-Holmes Ban

“We have been informed that Thomas Fraser-Holmes will be appealing the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, as is his right,” reads a portion of Swimming Australia’s statement on the athlete’s 12-month ban.

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