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San Jose State Adds Commitment from Backstroker Makenna Mathieson

Rock Canyon High School and Denver Swim Academy’s Makenna Mathieson has committed to swim for San Jose State University in the class of 2022.

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2x YNats Champ Lizzy Colwell Sends Verbal Commitment to Vanderbilt

Lizzy Colwell of New Canaan High School and New Canaan YMCA Caimans has verbally committed to swim for Vanderbilt University next fall.

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Star Sophs Beata Nelson, Zachary Poti, & Erika Brown Dodge the Slump

Coming off of a disappointing freshman year, Nelson is now 2nd in the nation in the 100 backstroke, behind only Kathleen Baker.

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Kliment Kolesnikov Takes Down World Junior Record in 100 Back

With how far Kolesnikov has taken the WJR, it’s time to look at the overall World Record, which is actually pretty close.

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Finals At USA Diving Winter Nationals Set Following Day 3 Action

The third day of diving at the 2017 USA Diving Winter National Championships solidified finals in both the women’s 3-meter and men’s 10-meter events at the Greensboro Aquatic Center Friday afternoon as both competitions held preliminary and semifinal rounds.

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2017 European SC Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Sarah Sjöström is racing in three semifinals tonight in Copenhagen.

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James Wilby Clocks Sub-Minute 100 Breast To Set Sights On Gold Coast

James Wilby (right) dipped under the British qualification time in the men’s 100m breaststroke and may be in consideration to represent his nation at next year’s Commonwealth Games.

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UConn Snags Commitments from Molly Franklin and North Hansen

Molly Franklin (pictured above) and North Hansen (pictured below) have both committed to swim for UConn next year.

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Video: Repair That Broken Freestyle

We are back with another great freestyle breakdown from Ashlee Linn!

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Russia Remains On Top, Hungary Making Medal Table Moves

Russia maintained its lead in the overall medal table, but saw Hungary break out to be the sole 2nd placed nation through 2 days of competition in Copenhagen.

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OAR Invitation Review Panel Discusses Objectives & Methodology

The members of the Invitation Review Panel held its first meeting yesterday.

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Swimming Teens Launch Kickstarter for First Parka Made for Girls

We created the swim-brand Wotter to empower girls to stay in swimming and to raise awareness that more female swim coaches are needed to create strong role models for young girls.

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Hosszu: Euros 400 IM Final ‘Not That Inspiring’ Due To Absent Swimmers

Katinka Hosszu called the 400 IM field “not that inspiring” and “without world-class” opponents. In other post-race comments, Adam Peaty implied he didn’t rest for Euros and Ruta Meilutyte said the enjoyment is coming back for her.

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Biomimetic Inspired Swim Paddle With Augmented Reality By Kinefusion

KineFusion, Inc., a startup that exists to help swimmers and coaches challenge, meet and exceed their goals, officially unveils its flagship product this week, the patent pending Mimic Swim Paddle.

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How Does Social Media Affect College Recruiting?

It’s a good idea to talk about social media with your kids earlier rather than later

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