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NBC And USA Swimming Strike Media Deal Through 2024

NBC Sports Group and USA Swimming have partnered on a media rights agreement that provides NBC Sports Group with exclusive…

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Hardcore Swimmer of the Month: Katie Ledecky, Stanford

There are 6 stops on the 2017 Pro Swim Series, and one would assume a swimmer would have to swim most of the six to have a shot at the overall series points title. That’s unless you’re Katie Ledecky, of course. The laws of nature don’t fully apply to her.

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Hattersley, Brodie, Lelliott Among 16-Strong British 2017 WUGs Roster

Britain will be sending 16 athletes to Taipei to compete at the 2017 World University Games. Among them is Scottish swimmer and 2016 Olympian Camilla Hattersley.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Eddie Reese, Texas Longhorns

College swimming purists will know that while the NCAA trophy is handed out in March, championships are won and lost in recruiting season.

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UIndy from a Different Perspective (Video)

Graduate Assistant Bartosz Zarzecki decided to get creative in promoting the University of Indianapolis Swimming & Diving Program.

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Top 20 Recruit Matthew Willenbring Verbals To Texas

The Texas men continue to build a stellar recruiting class before recruiting season officially opens, pulling their third top-20 recruit of the high school class of 2018 in #16 Matthew Willenbring.

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Marculescu Defends FINA World Cup Changes, Says Gyarfas Not Involved

Hear what Cornel Marculescu has to say regarding the World Cup Series changes.

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What The FINA World Cup Changes Really Mean For Swimmers Like Hosszu

The World Cup superstar and triple Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu has no qualms making her opinions of the new FINA changes known.

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USC Trojans Land Romanian Olympic Finalist Robert Glinta

Glinta holds multiple Romanian national records, and had a career highlight with an 8th place finish in the Olympic final of the 100 back in Rio.

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Big Ten Announces Synchro & Water Polo Academic All-Conference Teams

The Big Ten Conference on Wednesday recognized a total of 1,644 students competing in spring and at-large sports who have…

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See our list of 1200 Swimmers and Divers from the Class of 2017

At SwimSwam, we get just as excited about “our” athletes committing to swim and dive in college as you do. We…

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Colleen Murphy Named New Head Women’s Coach at Air Force

The first female swimming coach to win an NCAA national championship, Colleen Murphy has been named the head coach of the…

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Texas Men Reel in Verbal Commit from 6A 200 Free Record-Holder Alex Zettle

Longhorns have received a verbal commitment for 2018-19 from Southlake Carroll junior and Lakeside Aquatic Club swimmer, Alex Zettle.

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2017 FINA World Cup Limiting Number of Races Per Swimmer Per Stop

FINA will be limiting the number of races each swimmer will be able to enter per stop this year. The change will have a major effect on Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu’s event schedule, after she entered nearly every race at nearly every stop last year.

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Bruce Wigo To Step Down As CEO Of ISHOF

The International Swimming Hall of Fame announced today that Bruce Wigo will be stepping down as President/CEO, effective December 31, 2017. He has led the organization for the past 12 years.

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