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Ledecky, Snyder Not Tabbed For ESPY Awards

Katie Ledecky and Brad Snyder, nominated for ESPY awards by sports media network ESPN, were not picked as the winners in their respective categories Wednesday night.

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Suspensions From Olympic Retests Begin With Ukrainian Weightlifter

The International Olympic Committee has begun handing out suspensions based on retests of anti-doping samples from the past two Olympics, with Russian weightlifter Yulia Kalina being banned from Rio this week.

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All The Links You Need For 2016 Open Water Junior World Championships

The Junior World Championships in open water swimming begin this Friday in Hoorn, Netherlands, the same venue that is hosting the European Open Water Championships this week.

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NISCA Names 2015-2016 High School All-Americans

NISCA has released its high school All-America lists, led by national high school record-setters Maxime Rooney (left) and Grant Shoults (right).

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Italy Dominates Team Event At European OW Champs, Wins By 38 Seconds

Italy’s trio of Rachele Bruni, Simone Ruffini and Federico Vanelli pushed the pace in the team 5K at the European Open Water Championships, besting the field by more than half a minute for gold.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits in the Girls High School Class of 2017

For the second straight year, it’s a York YMCA swimmer atop our girls high school recruiting rankings. Last year it was Meghan Small, this time it’s Courtney Harnish (pictured) holding the top value on the recruiting market.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In the Boys High School Class of 2017

The versatile sprinter is the life-blood of an NCAA program. And Scottsdale (AZ)’s Ryan Hoffer is the best one on the recruiting market since Caeleb Dressel in 2013.

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Russia Reaffirms Efimova’s Place on 2016 Olympic Team

The Russian Swimming Federation on Wednesday released a statement reaffirming that Yulia Efimova will be present as part of the country’s…

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Behind the Scenes at the Dutch Olympic Team Presentation (Video)

241 total athletes will be representing the Netherlands at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio, including 17 swimmers. Check out this video to see a behind the scenes look at the Olympic Team presentation.

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Kuwait’s First Female Olympic Swimmer Going to Rio Despite Ban

Faye Sultan, Kuwait’s first female Olympic swimmer, will attend the Rio Olympics despite the ban the IOC has placed on Kuwait.

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Rio Torch Relay Day 71: Six Cities In Eastern Santa Catarina

On each day of the official Olympic torch relay, carrying the Olympic flame to the Olympic cauldron in Rio de Janeiro,…

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USA Women To Host Russia In Final Tune-Up Before Rio Starting July 21

The 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team has just one final tune-up before the Olympic Games begin on August 9 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Delaware HS Swim Coach Arrested On Sexual Solicitation of Minor Charges

A Delaware high school and summer league swim coach, who was also a high school athletic director, was arrested last week after allegedly offering a sexual act to a 16-year-old boy.

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VIS Road to Rio Documentary Series: Josh Beaver & Monique Murphy

Watch Episode 12 of the Road to Rio short documentary series on Rio Olympian and Paralympian Josh Beaver and Monique Murphy.

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Dorian McMenemy, Jhonny Perez Named To Dominican Olympic Team

Dorian McMenemy and Jhonny Perez will represent the Dominican Republic in Rio.

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