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Penny Oleksiak Breaks Own Junior World Record In Women’s 50 Fly

Penny Oleksiak set a new Junior World Record in the women’s 50 fly en route to a bronze medal at the Mare Nostrum stop in Canet.

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2016 Mare Nostrum Tour – Canet: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Katinka Hosszu will look to build on her four medal performance from yesterday as she has three more A finals tonight.

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Wang and Zhou Both Collect Their Second Gold at Chinese Nationals

Wang Zhou and Zhou Min both took gold in the 200 IM on the final day of the 2016 Chinese Summer Championships…

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Etiene Medeiros Pulls Out of Mare Nostrum Tour Due to Asthma

Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros will not compete in any of her remaining events on the Mare Nostrum tour this week due to…

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Professional Mermaid Merle Liivand tries to Qualify to Rio Olympics

Estonia is a Nordic country where it is hard to train and be an open water Swimmer due to cold weather conditions. It’s new step on a female athlete side to compete in distance- marathon swimming.

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Austin Vacek Transferring from Texas to Texas A&M

Austin Vacek, a swimmer who once drew an “He’s going to make me famous” from University of Texas head coach Eddie Reese,…

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VIDEO: Retrospective Documentary On 2008 Phelps-Cavic Showdown

Omega Timing has published a short mini-documentary on its YouTube channel looking back at the thrilling 100 fly race in 2008 between Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic.

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Mexico City to Host 2017 IPC World Swimming Championships

The IPC has announced that Mexico City will host the 2017 International Paralympic Committee Swimming World Championships. Originally, Mexico City…

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Olympian Mark Pinger appointed General Manager of arena North America

Pinger represented his country winning bronze medals in the 4×100 freestyle relay at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games in Barcelona and Atlanta. He was also named German swimmer of the year in 1992.

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Mellouli, Belmonte Headline Open Water Olympic Qualifier In Portugal

Ous Mellouli will look to qualify for the Open Water 10 KM Olympic event this weekend in Setubal, Portgual.

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2016 Mare Nostrum Tour – Canet: Day 2 Prelims Recap

Andriy Govorov took the top seed in both the men’s 50 fly and 100 free at day 2 prelims in Canet en Roussillon.

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SwimMom Musings: Summer Swim’s Special Lure

Summer swimming remains me of friends loved and lost, smiling little ones once covered in chocolate and soon headed to college, and treasured friendships that stand the test of time.

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Queens University Names John Long Associate Head Coach

Queens University of Charlotte’s Jeff Dugdale, head swimming coach, is pleased to announce the promotion of John Long to Associate Head Coach & Triathlete and Club Swimming Coordinator.

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“I Couldn’t Believe It” – Meilutyte Looks Back to 2012 Gold (VIDEO)

At the 2012 Olympic Games, Katie Ledecky wasn’t the only 15-year-old winning a gold medal in the pool. Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte swam an incredible…

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“The Last Gold” Premieres at LA Film Festival to Rave Audience Reviews

“The Last Gold: The greatest untold story in Olympic swimming history,” which recounts the struggle the U.S. women’s swim team had against the doped East Germans at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montréal, opened on Monday at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

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