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St. Mary’s Reddington Downs Records at Colorado 3A State Championships

St. Mary’s Academy senior Alex Reddington threw down a pair of Colorado 3A State Records to become a 2-time individual champion at the 2017 Colorado 3A Girls High School State Championships last weekend.

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USC Shatters Pool Records in Victory Over UCLA

USC freshman Becca Mann crushed the pool and meet record in the 1650 free in 15:52.30, lowering Haley Anderson’s former record of 16:11.26 by almost 20 seconds.

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Alex Walsh, Trey Freeman Break State Records on Day 1 of 2017 TN States

In the 200 free, Walsh blasted a 26.40 on the final 50 to swim past Hardin Valley’s Erica Laning (1:46.26), touching the wall for gold in 1:45.24.

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Sophomore Emily Weiss Breaks Lilly King’s Indiana State Record

Yorktown High School sophomore Emily Weiss knocked off a notable Indiana high school state record in the 100 breaststroke – a record held by Olympic champ Lilly King.

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Bartel & Gillilan Set State Records, Bring Fossil Ridge to CO 5A Title

Zoe Bartel and Coleen Gillilan each set individual records to lead Fossil Ridge High School to a Colorado 5A state title yesterday.

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Weiss to Chase Indiana Record, Carmel Fighting for 31-Straight Tonight

Though Carmel should play the dominant team in tonight’s Indiana High School State finals, Emily Weiss (pictured) of Yorktown pulled off a swim in prelims yesterday that suggests she may threaten Lilly King’s high school record.

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McEvoy & McKeon Score Multiple Wins At Southport Twilight Meet

Cameron McEvoy doubled up on freestyle wins while competing at the site of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Class of 2018 Free/Flyer Matthew Yish Verbally Commits to Auburn

Matthew Yish, of SOLO Aquatics and St. John’s Preparatory School, has verbally committed to Auburn University beginning with the 2018-19 season.

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Sneak Peek Into Counsilman-Hunsaker Designed Pools

There are 29 major conference championship competitions being held over the next four weeks. 22 of these meets will be held at a facility that was either designed or renovated by Counsilman-Hunsaker. Here is a sneak peek at those Counsilman-Hunsaker designed pools that will be the major focus of attention over the next two weekends.

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2017 OUA Championships Finals: Day 2 Finals and Recap

The 2017 OUA Championships hosted by the University of Toronto kicked off yesterday with a slew of records coming from the University of Toronto.

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Memorial Service Announced for Late Drury Swimmer Wen “Ariel” Xu

Drury Univesrity has announced plans for a memorial service for swimmer Wen “Ariel” Xu, who died during a team practice…

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Pen Pineapple Paddle Head Drill – Video

One of the more important aspects of improving our swimming technique is minimizing drag in our stroke. You can gain precious time in your race by simply avoiding the extra drag that results in bad body position.

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What Did It Take To Qualify For The 2016 NCAA D1 Championships?

In order to get an invite to the NCAA Championships a swimmer has to qualify via either an ‘A’ qualifying time, which guarantees an athlete a spot at the competition, or a “B’ qualifying time which is conditional based on the number of swimmers who meet the standard.

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ASCA Launches Platform Connecting You To World Class Swim Coaches 

American Swimming Coaches Association launches a knowledge-sharing platform to make world class swim coaches, like David Salo (featured image), accessible to the general public.

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Ben Proud Latest High Profile Member Of Int’l Club Energy Standard

Double Commonwealth Champion Ben Proud arrived in Turkey this week and will be training under Head Coach James Gibson at Energy Standard.

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