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SwimSwam Pulse: 60% Oppose NCAA Scoring Down To 24th

Just under 60% of voters opposed the idea of the NCAA widening its scoring margin and scoring down to 24th place.

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Dolfin Swim of the Week: Cal Seeking 100 Free Redemption

Last season, a valiant Cal charge for the national title was soured by one off event: the 100 free. But a solid Pac-12 performance out of the returning sprint group has Cal primed for 2019 redemption.

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2019 NCAA Division II Women’s Championships – Day 1 Prelims Recap

Drury’s Bailee Nunn led the qualifiers of the women’s 200 IM on Day 1 of 2019 NCAA Division II Championships.

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Campbells, Chalmers, Winnington Gear Up For NSW C’ships

The New South Wales State Open Championships kick-off on Friday with some of Australia’s biggest names getting some additional racing under their belts before the Australian National championships next month.

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Competitor Extends Partnership with NCAA

Competitor® is proud to announce that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA®) has extended its partnership with the official lane line for all NCAA Swimming Championships in Divisions I, II and III.

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Sjostrom and Hosszu Headline Entry Lists for April’s Stockholm Open

Sarah Sjostrom has 8 entries, including one in the 400 free, at the Stockholm Swim Open: the 3rd meet of the new Nordic Swim Series.

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WADA Appeals to Court of Arbitration for Sport in Sun Yang Decision

The World Anti-Doping Agency has filed an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FINA over its decision not to reprimand Sun Yang over his now-infamous drug testing incident earlier this year.

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Ottesen Joins British Crew At Edinburgh Itn’l This Weekend

The Edinburgh International Swim Meet is truly living up to the ‘international’ part of its namesake, as athletes from Spain, Denmark and beyond will be joining a strong British contingency at the Royal Commonwealth Pool this weekend. Among them is new mom Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark.

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FINIS Signs World Record Holder Shayna Jack

FINIS, Inc., the worldwide leader in technical swimming innovation, is proud to announce the signing of world record holder Shayna Jack. The rising Australian sprinter signed a long-term deal with the leading swim brand that extends through the 2020 Olympic Games.

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McClain Hermes Breaks S11 American Record in 500 Yard Free

Hermes is also the American Record holder in the event in the S12 classification.

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Pickett Powers St. Peters Lutheran To 3rd Consecutive AIC Title

With the help of 2 new Kiwi National Age Group Records from Michael Pickett, St. Peters Lutheran College of Queensland, Australia, won the 21st Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) Swim Championships that took place over the weekend.

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The Only Swimming Software Designed Specifically to Save You Time

Most technology out there should save you time because otherwise, why would you use it? Commit was designed with that one thing in mind; to instantly save you time.

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Moon, Pintaric Tabbed as Interim Head Coaches for USC Water Polo

In light of the termination of USC water polo coach Jovan Vavic, Casey Moon has been tabbed interim head coach for the women. The men’s roster now lists Marko Pintaric as interim head coach.

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Euro League & LEN Trophy Final Four Draws Announced

The Euro League Final Four will take place April 19-20 April, while the clashes for the LEN Trophy are scheduled for April 12-13.

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Felipe Lima On Motivating Himself at Age 33 (Video)

After nearly losing his U.S. Open record this morning, Michael Andrew was determined to win the 50 breast against Brazilian veteran Felipe Lima. However, it was Lima who threw out fast closing strokes to take out Andrew by 0.04 seconds.

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