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4 Retired Olympians To Draft SwimSquad Teams For Pro Swim Series

New information on the USA Swimming website says that four retired Olympians will serve as captains of the newly-introduced SwimSquad Battle teams, drafting national teamers for a running competition throughout next year’s TYR Pro Swim Series.

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SoCal’s Shayla Erickson Verbally Commits to Houston

Shayla Erickson of Fountain Valley High School and Irvine Novaquatics has made a verbal pledge to the University of Houston.

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UCSD On a Roll: Reels in 2-Sport DACA Sprinter Nathaniel Lee

Quickly-improving sprinter Nathaniel Lee from Lynbrook High School and DACA will swim for UCSD next year.

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Practice + Pancakes: Brendan Hansen Throws Serious Speed Set at ASC

Brendan expressed his hesitance with doing a set where the kids get so much rest, but also recognized the importance of giving his athletes speed work

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Distance Freestyler Kassidy Lemminn Commits to UCSB

Kassidy Lemminn from Frontier High School and Roadrunner Aquatics in Bakersfield, California will head to Santa Barbara next September.

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Sjostrom, Hosszu Tie For Top Earner At Beijing World Cup

2017 FINA WORLD CUP – BEIJING Friday, November 10th & Saturday, November 11th National Aquatics Center (Water Cube), Beijing, China…

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Le Clos, Morozov Tied For Cluster 3 Lead After Beijing World Cup

Chad le Clos and Vladimir Morozov sit tied for the Cluster 3 points lead on the World Cup series, with Le Clos still holding a commanding lead in overall points.

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Cattermole Breaks 1650 UL School Record in UVA/Princeton Double Dual

Sophie Cattermole broke the Louisville team record in the 1650 at the Louisville, UVA, Princeton double dual.

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Triple Distance Meet Spotlights Quah vs. Lynch Butterfly Battles

All-American butterfliers Zheng Quah and Justin Lynch put on a show for the Cal Bears in their annual triple distance meet with Stanford.

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Horton Edges Out Paltrinieri In Local Ocean Race

Short-term trainingmates Mack Horton of Australia and Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy went 1-2 at the 2017 Hamilton Island Whitehaven Beach Ocean Swim over the weekend in Queensland.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Life Was Harsh for David Marsh

We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets of the week.

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WADA, IPC Developing Whistleblower Policies

The IPC is working on a policy for athletes who come forward with evidence.

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Peter & Michael Andrew Launch Online Course in USRPT

Ultra-Short Race Pace Training proponents Michael Andrew and Peter Andrew are launching an online course to teach other coaches and swimmers about the much-discussed training system.

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Florida State Champion Nick Hackett Commits to the Gators

Florida 1A state champion Nick Hackett will be joining the Gators in fall 2018.

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Harvard Men Clear Dartmouth and Cornell At Double Dual

The Harvard men won 15 of 16 events in their double dual with Dartmouth and Cornell.

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