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Former NZ Head Coach Olszewski To Lead Fullerton College

Jerry Olszewski, who left New Zealand’s national swimming program staff after just a year, will now head up Fullerton College.

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Hosszu Announces Split from Tusup; Tusup Reacts With Intimate Details

A message posted on Katinka Hosszu’s Facebook page on Thursday says that she and her coach/husband Shane Tusup are “no longer working together.”

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Speedo Introduces Joseph Schooling

Following multiple medal success at the 2015 FINA World Championships, Joseph Schooling’s reputation as one of swimming’s most exciting new prospects was sealed at the Rio Olympics when he sensationally overcame his boyhood hero, Michael Phelps, to seal victory in the men’s 100m butterfly.

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FINA Announces Schedule For 2018 World Cup, Will Mix LC And SC

FINA has announced the official schedule for the 2018 World Cup.

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Italy Looking To Add To 31-Athlete Roster For European Championships

Italy is looking to increase their European Championship roster from 31 to 40.

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Practice + Pancakes: Ledecky, Manuel, Neal, Sweetser AM Workout (Video)

Remember that world record that Katie Ledecky set last week in Indy? Well a week before that, SwimSwam was in Palo Alto for practice with Stanford

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Rafaela Raurich Lowers Pair Of SCM Brazilian Junior Records

17-year-old Rafaela Raurich lowered a pair of Brazilian junior national SCM records in the 200 and 400 free.

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2018 French Nationals Saint-Raphaël Day 3: Bonnet Moves to #5 in 200 Free

Charlotte Bonnet took another .27 off her personal best (1:55.80 from last year’s Long Course Nationals) to win the women’s 200 free in 1:55.53.

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2018 Japan Open: Birthday Boy Seto Surges To 4:08.9 400 IM

Daiya Seto, who just turned 24 today, nailed a win in the men’s 400m IM at the Japan Open, registering a world-leading effort in the process.

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Sun Yang 1 Of 3 Chinese Swimmers Ranked In ESPN’S World Fame 100

Sun Yang ranked 17th on ESPN’s 3rd annual World Fame 100 list.

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Brazil Names Roster For Open Water World Juniors

Brazil has named their roster for the 2018 FINA Open Water World Junior Championships.

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Teen Rikako Ikee Cranks Out 25.25 50 Fly National Record

17-year-old Rikako Ikee continues to set herself apart from the competition in the sprint fly and free events, lowering her own 50m fly national record winnig gold in Tokyo tonight.

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NPR Says Accusations Against Another Olympic Swim Coach Coming

While reporting on Ariana Kukors’ civil lawsuit, NPR reporter Alexandra Starr said that another Olympic swimmer would be making accusations against another Olympic coach in the coming weeks.

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Béryl Gastaldell: “Happy to still be alive” after bout with depression

Béryl Gastaldello told the French sports daily newspaper l’Equipe about the deep depression she went through in her final season at Texas A&M.

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Coaching Background Checks a Focus of Congressional Hearings

One of the topics brought up at today’s congressional hearings where CEOs of several National Governing Bodies (NGBs) were interviewed…

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