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10,000 Consecutive Days of Swimming

Dr. Keith Bell will be swimming 10,000 yards for his 10,000th consecutive day of swimming with a goal to raise at least $10,000.

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2016 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Preview

Australian Minna Atherton will be one of nine World Junior Championship medalists who will be competing at the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships…

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Priscilla Barletta Joins UConn Coaching Staff

Priscilla Barletta hired as an assistant coach for the UConn Huskies.

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Brazil’s Thiago Pereira To Swim Through Tokyo 2020 Olympics

In the slew of post-Olympic retirements, ‘breaks’ and confirmations of continued competition, count Brazil’s Thiago Pereira in the third category.

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Katie Ledecky Belongs With Bob Beamon and Secretariat

Charles Hartley writes about why Katie Ledecky belongs in the same category as Bob Beamon and Secretariat.

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Jr Pan Pacs Preview: Cody Bybee (video)

At juniors, Cody not only placed top 3 in 3 individual events, but also swam in 3 relays that went top 3

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Phelps, Ledecky Among Finalists For Team USA Best of the Games Awards

Swimming fans can cast their votes for Phelps and Ledecky, as well as 8 Team USA favorites from other sports, until September 6th.

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Storied Coach Michael Bohl Reacts To Post-Rio Aussie Criticism

Current St. Peters Western Head Coach, Michael Bohl, responds to criticism concerning Australia’s swimming performance at the 2016 Olympic Games.

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CAS Upholds Russian Ban from Paralympics

The international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland has dismissed the appeal by the Russian Paralympic Committee…

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Simone Manuel and Lia Neal’s “One Lit Team” USA Music Video

Simone Manuel and Lia Neal can add swimming filmmakers to their already-packed resumes.

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NCAP’s Will Cumberland Verbally Commits to Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Will Cumberland, of Nation’s Capital Swim Club and Patriot High School, has made a verbal commitment to the University of Notre Dame for 2017-18.

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Cate Campbell To Undergo Hernia Surgery Upon Return From Rio

World record-holder Cate Campbell swam through a hernia at the Rio Olympics and will require surgery when she returns to Australia, according to a report from the Sydney Morning Herald.

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Madi Wilson and Bronte Barratt Hospitalized in Rio for Illness

Aussie Olympic medalists Madi Wilson (pictured) and Bronte Barratt were both hospitalized in Rio today for separate illnesses. Wilson suffered abdominal pain, while Barratt has contracted pneumonia.

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Double Illinois Sprint Champion Daria Pyshnenko Commits to Michigan

Double Illinois High School State sprint champion Daria Pyshnenko has verbally committed to the defending Big Ten champions from the University of…

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Michael Phelps Most Mentioned Athlete on Twitter at the Olympics

Many fans took to Twitter this Olympics, tweeting about the excitement, emotional ups and downs, upsets, and scandals that came along with it all. Below is a summary of the 2016 Olympics through Twitter data.

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