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Swedish Top Coach Will Be Sigma Swim’s New Head Coach

Jonas Lundström joins Sigma Swim from a position as elite coach at Helsingborg Simsällskap, one of Swedens dominating swim clubs.

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Buckhorn Bucks Swim To Madison County Championship

The Buckhorn Bucks bolted past the field in the 2017 Madison County High School Championship Swim Meet Monday night at the Alabama A&M University Swim Complex.

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Japanese Olympian Daiya Seto Fine-Tuning Breaststroke Craft

Japanese flyer and IM specialist Daiya Seto has been quietly making moves on the breaststroke front.

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How to Maximize The Fifth Stroke

The maximum propulsion occurs at the beginning of the down kick with a flick of the foot toward plantar flexion of the ankle. The more plantar flexion of the ankle, the more foot surface area is available to push backward in the water, creating propulsion.

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SwimSwam Swimmer of the Month: Louise Hansson, USC

Hailed as a bit of a surprising choice to be our near-unanimous pick to win the NCAA 100 fly title, USC’s Louise Hansson is backing up that status early in the season. Her month of October has been stellar, and a key reason why the Trojans are 4-0 and one of the NCAA’s hottest teams heading into winter invites.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Ipsen Goes 8:52

Swimming on the road in the frigid north this weekend, NC State senior Anton Ipsen brought the heat.

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Town Wreckers’ Riley Drummond Sends Verbal to Cleveland State

She is currently a senior at Dunkirk Senior High School.

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Sanchez Doubles to Lead USC to Victory over WSU

Butterfly specialist Catherine Sanchez was a major player in the win, sweeping her individual races.

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La Mirada’s Lavona Harper Makes Verbal Commitment to Cornell

Lavona Harper from Sonora High School and La Mirada Armada has announced that she has made a verbal commitment to the application process at Cornell University.

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LEN President Visits With Azerbaijan Sports Leaders

LEN President Paolo Barelli visited Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to meet Sport Minister Azad Rahimov and Khanlar Fatiyev, the President of the Azerbaijan Swimming Federation.

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2017 Florida HS 4A Roundup: District Highlights & Region Qualifiers

Isabel Ivey, a 2-time class 1A champion last season, should have a big impact for Buchholz throughout the series. That was already evident as she claimed 2 titles in district 1.

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College Swimming Roundup: 10/23/17-10/29/17

Another big triangular meet saw the Indiana men stay red-hot as the Tennessee women topped all comers in the Indiana-Tennessee-Kentucky tri meet. That comes a week after Indiana’s men beat top-3 programs Texas and Florida on the road.

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Coleman’s Carpool: Life Lessons with Olympic Champion Ricky Berens

See how Berens ended up finding a career that combined all of his passions, and his keys to maintaining a happy and healthy lifestyle. 

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UCSB, Hawaii Split Sunday Dual

Head coach Matt Macedo and the UCSB Gauchos split their Sunday dual meet with the University of Hawaii

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Magnini & Santucci Questioned By Italian Anti-Doping Authorities

Former world champion Filippo Magnini and fellow Italian swimmer Michele Santucci were questioned today by Italy’s anti-doping authorities.

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