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1:45/3:44 IM’er Grant Sanders Makes Transfer from Arizona to Florida

After a year with the Arizona Wildcats and then a year off from NCAA swimming, Florida native Grant Sanders has decided…

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Bruni Takes Marathon World Cup Lead With Setubal Win

Italy’s Rachele Bruni took over the top spot on the women’s point standings on FINA’s Marathon Swimming World Cup with a win in Setubal, Portugal, while Hungarian upstart Kristof Rasovsky won a surprise title on the men’s side.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Martinenghi Keeps Slashing WJRs

For at least the third time this year, Nicolo Martinenghi has broken a junior world record in the breaststroke.

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CA Swim Coach Given 6 Year Sentence For Sexually Assaulting 7-Year-Old

A former swim coach in Commerce, California has been sentenced to six years in prison for fondling a 7-year-old girl.

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Scalpers Threatening Online Ticket Sales For 2018 Commonwealth Games

Some tickets to the 2018 Commonwealth Games are seeing their original price increase tenfold due to online reseller websites.

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Henrique Martins Moves To #2 In The World With 22.7 50 Fly In Brazil

Henrique Martins unloaded a 22.70 50 fly in Brazil, the 2nd fastest in the world this year.

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USA Swimming Foundation Awards Additional $130,000 For Make A Splash

Funding for free or reduced cost swim lessons grows to more than $4.4 Million since 2007

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2017 U.S. Worlds Trials: Haas, Conger Lead Next Generation in 200 Free

Jack Conger and Townley Haas are looking for individual spots in the 200 free this week in Indianapolis.

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2017 U.S. Trials Preview: Three Guys, Two Spots In Men’s 400 Free

Clark Smith will be in a close battle for a spot on the World Championship team in the men’s 400 free.

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USA 2017 World Champs Selection Criteria Refresher

Need a quick refresher on the selection criteria for the USA’s World Championships team? Check out our short guide here.

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Regan Barney Races an 800 Meter Swim, Does IM Instead of Freestyle

2017 TEXAS OPEN Austin, Texas June 23rd – June 25th Results At the 2017 Texas Open, Longhorn Aquatics’ Regan Barney decided…

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UMBC’s Alexander Gliese Breaks Danish 200 Back Record

Swimming at the Santa Clara stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series, Alexander Gliese broke the Danish record in the men’s 200 meter backstroke.

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Tuggle Smashes Her 2nd 11-12 NAG Of The Day With 2:02 200 Free

Claire Tuggle broke another NAG, her second of the day, in the girls 11-12 200m freestyle.

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What’s At Stake At 2017 U.S. Nationals/World Champ Trials?

In Olympic years, the stakes of the American national meet are pretty clear. But in the three years in between, it can be complicated to know exactly for what swimmers at nationals are racing for. To help simplify things, here’s our very bird’s-eye view of what’s on the line at this week’s U.S. National Championships.

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Check Out The Full Schedule For 2017 U.S. Nationals

Check out the full schedule for the upcoming U.S. National Championships.

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