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IOC Praises LA and Paris 2024 Bids

Just like a rivalry can help transform two good swimmers into great swimmers as each pushes the other to do better and earn the right to stand on top of the podium, so too have LA and Paris pushed one another to draft some of the most thoughtful and creative Olympics bids in history.

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Van der Burgh, Le Clos Nail World C’ships Qualifying Times On Day 1 In Durban

‘VDB’ scored South Africa’s only World Championship qualifying mark, but the South African National Championships are just beginning.

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Lillian Struempf Wins 4 Over Final Two Days Of Far Westerns

Terrapins 10-year-old Lillian Struempf won two events apiece on each of the last two days of the 2017 Far Westerns meet.

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5 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Compete In High School Swim

I helped out at a high school swim meet last week and it reminded me of how exciting the high school season can be.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruiting Class Rankings: Men’s Class of 2014-2017

Retroactively, it’s Will Licon and the Texas Longhorns who had the best recruiting class back in 2013. Where did they rank and how did the other classes in the top 12 fare over four years?

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Revisiting NCAA Recruiting Class Rankings: Women’s Class of 2014-2017

Olivia Smoliga’s Georgia recruiting class was ranked 3rd way back in 2013. How did our top 12 recruiting classes pan out four years later?

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McCabe on Athletes’ Commission

On Friday, March 17th, the Canadian Olympic Athletics’ Committee (COC) selected six new summer Olympians to represent all Olympic and…

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Corey Main Heads Up Day 1 Worlds Qualifiers In New Zealand

Corey Main came up big in the men’s 200m backstroke in Auckland.

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Aussie Worlds Qualifying Criteria Shines Light On Talent Gaps

Check out the swift World Championships qualifying times for Swimming Australia.

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Canadian Selection Criteria For Worlds Very Similar To Rio

Check out Canada’s selection criteria for the 2017 World Championships.

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TYR Sport Signs Olympic Gold Medalist & 2X Ironman Jan Frodeno

TYR Sport, the leading manufacturer of competitive swim and triathlon gear, is excited to announce the addition of Olympic Gold Medalist and 2X IRONMAN World Champion Jan Frodeno to its growing roster of world-class athletes.

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New Zealand Withdraws From World Junior Championships

In reviewing the New Zealand selection criteria for the 2017 World Championships, we came across a major change listed on the site regarding the World Junior Championships.

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Video: 60 Seconds With Adam Peaty

British Swimming sat down with Adam Peaty to ask him the questions you want the answers to. Peaty’s favorites: Movie:…

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Jacob Johnson Doubles Again On Night 4 of Christiansburg Sectional

For the second day in a row, Delaware Swim Team 17-year-old Jacob Johnson won two individual events to lead all swimmers at the Christiansburg Sectional.

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UBC Brings In Derrick Schoof As New Assistant Coach

UBC Athletics and the UBC Thunderbirds swim program are proud to announce that Derrick Schoof has accepted the position of…

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