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Rio Public Ministry Appeals to Increase Feigen’s Settlement to $47,000

The Rio Public Ministry believes that the $10,800 charitable donation made by American swimmer Jimmy Feigen to escape prosecution for allegedly…

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Simone Biles Selected as Team USA’s Closing Ceremony Flag Bearer

Four-time Olympic champion Biles becomes first gymnast to lead U.S. Olympic delegation into Closing Ceremony.

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Baltimore Ice Cream Shops Creates Michael Phelps Ice Cream

American swimmer Michael Phelps may have moved his budding family to Arizona a year ago, but he is still a favored…

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Photo Vault: Gold-Medal U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team in Rio

Thank you to Jeff Cable of USAWP for sharing the United States Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team’s moments in Rio with us this week.

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Aussie Athletes Fined $3,100 Apiece for Sneaking into Basketball Game

Nine Australian athletes have been charged with falsifying a document after tampering with their accreditation to attend the Australia versus Serbia Olympic Basketball semifinal last night.

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Jack Conger Issues Statement on Rio Incident

USA Olympic swimmer Jack Conger issued a press release that explains his perception of the incident in Rio early last Sunday morning that has dominated international headlines all week.

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Derek Toomey Joins the Madison Aquatic Club

Madison Aquatic Club (MAC) hires Derek Toomey as performance coach.

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SwimMom Musings: And Now There’s College Looming

Now that the excitement of Olympic swimming is claiming down, college recruiting is right around the corner. Here are tips on making the most out of this experience for coaches, parents and prospective student-athletes.

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After Apologizing McKeon Will Participate in the Closing Ceremonies

After apologizing for not following AOC safety protocol Emma McKeon will now be allowed to take part in the closing ceremonies in Rio…

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IOC Sets Up Disciplinary Commission for Lochte & Co.

An International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson told Reuters news service that the IOC was setting up a disciplinary commission for Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers involved in a lie about an armed robbery.

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Rio Olympics from an Athlete’s Perspective with Calvyn Justus (Video)

Take a front row seat as the South African Olympic team’s resident Youtuber Calvyn Justus brings us along on his Rio Olympic experience.

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Gunnar Bentz Makes Statement Recalling What Happened In Rio Incident

After returning to the United States following a gas-stop bathroom altercation with fellow American Olympic teammates Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, and Jack Conger, in Rio that led to police involvement, Gunnar Bentz made a statement.

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AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/17/2016

Presenting our list of Weekly Wonders for the weekend of August 12-14, 2016.

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This is Synchro! Hold Your Breath (VIDEO)

Take a look at FINA’s video highlighting why synchro deserves our attention and respect.

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