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Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Gianluca Urlando

Coming off a summer of long course time explosions, 16-year-old Gianluca Urlando transferred that speed and more to the short course yards pool in December.

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Indiana High School Coach Sues School, Alleges Gender Bias

A high school swim coach in Indiana is suing her school system for sex discrimination, saying she has been treated differently than male coaches in the district for the past two years.

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Zoe Bartel Named Colorado Sports HOF High School Athlete of the Year

Zoe Bartel, now in her freshman season at Stanford, is the 2018 Colorado Sports Hall of Fame High School Female Athlete of the Year.

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Former FL HS Coach of the Year Banned By Center for SafeSport

Eric Hill, a former high school swim coach in Florida, has been banned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport. He’s accused of inappropriately touching a 16-year-old girl and has been charged with battery.

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Watching Swimming: What Makes a Race Good?

Last Friday, SwimSwam published our Swammy Awards Top 10 Swims of the Year. The number one race was the men’s medley relay at the Asian Games.

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Three Charges Dropped Against Former Coach O’Neill, One Remains

Currently-banned swim coach Alfred O’Neill had had one of the two criminal complaints against him dropped, leaving one complaint and one charge of criminal sexual conduct moving forward.

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He Junyi Becomes 3rd Fastest Chinese 100 Freestyler Of All-Time

The 2019 Chinese Spring Swimming Championships in Shaoxing wrapped up today with a bang, as He Junyi made history in the men’s LCM 100 freestyle event.

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Swimnerd Finally Releases iPhone App

After two years of development and months of Bluetooth testing, we are excited to announce the Swimnerd app is finally in both app stores. It’s called, “Swimnerd”.

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MP Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 1/9

Read all about our Weekly Wonders from the weekend of January 4th-6th, 2019.

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Princeton Men Add 6, Including 3.5 Internationals, to Class of 2023

The Princeton men’s swimming and diving team has announced the addition of 4 swimmers and 2 divers to the class of 2023.

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Early Bird Tickets On Sale for 2019 FINA World Championships

Early bird tickets are available for the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

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Your ‘Read More Swimming Books’ New Year’s Resolution Guide

New Year’s resolutions often involving doing more or less of something to better one’s self in the coming 365 days. Why not add the resolution to read more to your list and start your year off right with some books related to our favorite competitive past time?

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NTC Aquatics Tabs Alex Baxter as New Head Age Group Coach

National Training Center (NTC) Aquatics is happy to announce the hiring of Alex Baxter as Head Age Group Coach after a comprehensive nationwide search.

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Olympians, National Teamers Scratch on Day Before Knoxville PSS

4-time Olympic gold medalist Matt Grevers is among the scratches on the day before the start of the 2019 PSS at Knoxville.

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2019 Knoxville Pro Swim Series: SwimSquad Projections

The first stop of the 2019 Pro Swim Series is showing an unforeseen – but perhaps massively important – impact of the new series scoring rules on the SwimSquad Battles. And it starts with #1 overall pick Chase Kalisz.

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