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New Zealanders Rutter, Swift Highlight Opening Days Of Oceania Champs

Kiwi Jonathan Rutter won three events over the first two days of the 2018 Oceania Swimming Championships.

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Practice + Pancakes: Stanford Men Get Up to Speed During Finals Week

After getting pancakes in Berkeley with the Cal men, we couldn’t resist heading down to Palo Alto and seeing what the Stanford men were up to.

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Seeking Redemption, Park Tae Hwan Returns To Asian Games

2008 Olympic champion Park Tae Hwan of Korea saw his Asian Games medals stripped from the 2014 edition, but hopes to move on from that history with new performances this year.

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Aussie Cate Campbell Needs Your Joke Suggestions

Hear what Cate Campbell, Taylor McKeown and others have to say about what makes their coaches tick.

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WKU Eliminates All Funding for Suspended Swimming & Diving Program

Western Kentucky University has eliminated all funding for its swimming & diving programs, a local newspaper reports, leaving the program unlikely to return from what was originally framed as a five-year suspension.

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What’s At Stake At 2018 U.S. Nationals? All Selection Procedures Here

Team USA will select its travel teams for five major 2018 and 2019 international meets at this summer’s National Championships. Check out simplified selection procedures for all five meets here.

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Dan Laak Named USA Diving High Performance Director

Courtesy: USA Diving INDIANAPOLIS – USA Diving has announced that three-time Olympic coach Dan Laak has been named the organization’s…

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SwimOutlet.com Renews as Official Online Store of USA Swimming

SwimOutlet.com, the web’s most popular swim shop, has renewed its partnership with the sport’s national governing body, USA Swimming, to remain as the exclusive Official Online Store of USA Swimming through 2021.

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Fike Swim Celebrates 3rd Birthiversary, Brick Patent with Giveaway

I started Fike Swim three years ago with the launch of the world’s first-ever weighted kickboard, The Brick. We’ve had…

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UGA’s Laak Moving On To High Performance Director Job With USA Diving

University of Georgia diving coach Dan Laak will be leaving the college realm to move into the High Performance Director job with USA Diving. The diving federation announced the move today.

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Virginia Hires 2-Time NCAA Champion Drew Livingston as Diving Coach

Livingston spent the last 2 seasons as the head diving coach at Princeton, where the Tigers saw a 41% increase in Ivy League scoring from divers under his watch.

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17th Annual RCP Tiburon Mile Open Water Swim Sunday, August 19th

Olympic and World Champions, as well as avid open water swimmers of all ages and levels converge in the San Francisco Bay, California to battle it out in “one of the world’s most competitive open water swims.”

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Relive The Phelps/Lochte Rivalry….Lego Style

Watch one of the famous Michael Phelps/Ryan Lochte battles unfold in Lego mode.

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Embracing the Mindset of a Summer League Swimmer

You’re 7 years old, and your alarm sounds at 8:30AM on a sunny summer day. You eagerly hop out of…

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Gregg Troy

Gregg Troy guided three major standout swimmers at the Mel Zajac International and the Santa Clara Pro Swim Series.

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