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Paltrinieri Breaks Meet Record In 800 Free, Misses Lifetime Best

Gregorio Paltrinieri picked up his second gold medal of the meet with a new meet record in the men’s 800 freestyle.

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Jessica Vall Montero Breaks Spanish Record in 200 Breaststroke

Jessica Vall (above) broke her own Spanish National Record in the 200 breaststroke that she set last year to win bronze at the World Championships.

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Luthersdottir Breaks Icelandic 200 Breast Record With Euros Bronze

After lowering her own Icelandic 100 breaststroke record earlier this week, Hilda Luthersdottir made it a national double, going 2:22.96 to break her own 200 breast record Friday.

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USA Men Edge Australia On Bonanni’s Goal In 12 Shootout Win

A capacity crowd at Pomona-Pitzer’s Haldeman Pool was treated to another down to the wire finish between the USA Men’s National Team and Australia as Team USA topped the visiting Aussies 12-11 in a shootout.

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What is Swim15?

Every 15 minutes 50 Americans are diagnosed with cancer*. This is a really sobering reality, but the good news is that every year millions of Americans are beating cancer through advancements in treatments.

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Florida Gulf Coast Adds 3 More Transfers from Florida St, Pitt, Brazil

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles have added 3 more transfers in addition to sophomore Gracie Redding, who announced her intent…

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FINA Lifts Suspension on Yulia Efimova, Will Still Pursue to CAS

According to Russian state-owned news agency TASS, FINA has lifted the temporary suspension against Yulia Efimova. This does not mean, however,…

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A Letter To My Coach as a Graduating Senior

I don’t think I’ve said enough. Not that I didn’t complain, because I’ve done plenty of that. Rather that I’ve never told you how much it all means to me. How much you mean to me.

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2016 European Championships Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Radoslaw Kawecki could put himself in Rio contention with a slight improvement

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2016 Japan Open: Day 1 Finals Recap

Kanako Watanabe pulled off the win in the women’s 100 breast against a tough field at the Japan Open.

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UPDATE 3: Steven Munatones Awake, Walking After Heart Attack

The news continues to improve from California, where open water swimming legend Steven Munatones continues to improve a week after having…

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Mimosa Jallow And Other Top-Notch Names from the European Championship

Other names you dread seeing until they achieve success over and over again. The best contemporary example is Ranomi Kromowidjojo. Somewhere around 2011 she passed from “dear god how do you spell that” to “got this…kromo-wid-jojo”.

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Sophomore-to-Be Gracie Redding Transfers from Florida State to FGCU

Sophomore-to-be Gracie Redding will transfer from Florida State to Florida Gulf Coast, she told SwimSwam on Thursday. The move will take…

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4 Types of Vitamin B12 You Need to Know About

Vitamin B12 is important for a host of reasons: it helps with cellular function, it provides your body with energy, and protects nerve and brain cells from free radical damage.

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Indiana’s Tavcar Qualifies for Rio Olympics with Team Slovenia

Indiana University rising senior swimmer Anze Tavcar qualified for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics on Thursday at the European Championships on Thursday nigh in London.

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