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Olympic Trials Competition Pool Will Go To City Of West Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo, North Dakota will become the future, permanent home of the competition pool from 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha.

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Dutch Swimming Federation Reinvents Itself With New Logo, Motto

The Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB), home of Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo, is reinventing itself as a supporter of all levels of swimming within the Netherlands, complete with a new logo and new motto for 2016.

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USA Swimming Releases Selection Criteria for 2016 Junior Pan Pacs

USA Swimming has published the criteria that will be used to select the team that will represent the United States at the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships at Kihei Aquatic Center in Maui from August 24-27, 2016.

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WADA’s Updated List of Prohibited Substances Effective January 1

With the new year comes the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) updated list of Prohibited Substances, which took effect on January 1, 2016.

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Japan Possibly Following Germany With Anti-Doping Law Legislation

Japan is now considering legislation to criminalize doping in sports.

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USADA, USA Swimming & FINA Hold Anti-Doping Summit In Switzerland

USADA, USA Swimming and FINA convene in Switzerland on anti-doping measures headed into Olympic lead-up.

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Magnussen On Track To Return To Racing At Victorian Open This Month

Australian James Magnussen is set to return to racing on January 22nd at the Victorian Open Championships.

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Stirling Squad Heads Down Under For Training Camp

Scottish swimmer Ross Murdoch gets his tan on while training in Perth, Australia during the month of January.

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Belmonte, Miley, Koch, Cseh Expected at Luxembourg’s Euro Meet

Today the event organizers of the Euro Meet 2016, which will take place in Luxembourg from January 29 to 31, announced the attendance of Commonwealth Champion Hannah Miley (GBR).

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Swimmer Makes Forbes ’30 Under 30′ List For Clean Tech Startup

Case Western Reserve University senior Felipe Gomez del Campo knows how to stay busy.

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SwimSwam’s Top 50 Articles of 2015

Ryan Lochte dolphin-kicked his way to 3 of SwimSwam’s 12 most popular news articles in 2015.

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Utah Women’s Swimming and Diving Opens 2016 at Oregon State

Utah women’s swimming and diving will travel to Corvallis, Ore. this Wednesday, Jan. 6 where they will take on the Oregon State Beavers. The meet is set to begin at 5 p.m. MT and serves as the first Pac-12 meet of 2016.

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Dartmouth Releases Statement After Tate Ramsden Drowning

Dartmouth College has released a statement on last week’s drowning of student-athlete Tate Ramsden.

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Seahawks QB Russell Wilson Credits Swimming For NFL Durability

Count Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson among the many professional athletes who use swimming as cross-training exercise to improve performance in their primary sport.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials 6 Months Out: Men’s Formchart

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will do battle for the last time on American soil at the Olympic Trials.

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