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Japan’s Ippei Watanabe Rocks New 200 Breast World Record In Sub-2:07

Ippei Watanabe just made history, becoming the first man ever to clock a sub-2:07 200 LCM breaststroke mark.

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FINA Updates List of Meets Eligible for 2017 World Championship Qualifying

Update: SwimSwam reached out to FINA for an updated list, and while FINA did not respond directly to that request,…

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Rowe’s 4 Wins Make It 3 Straight In the Win Column For Marshall

Marshall rolled to its third-straight win with a home trouncing of Vanderbilt, led by a pair of pool records from Sirena Rowe.

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Alabama Assistant Jonty Skinner Selected for ASCA Hall of Fame

Jonty Skinner’s (left) return to Alabama has led to a revival of its sprint group – including Kristian Gkolomeev (right) – a three-time NCAA individual event champion.

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Sergio Marques Hired as New Head Coach of Minas Tenis in Brazil

Brazilian superpower club Minas Tenis has hired Sergio Onha Marques as their new head coach according to Globo Sport, where he’ll replace…

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Olympic Medalist Mitch Larkin Settles On Simon Cusack At Commercial

After trying out several different training grounds within his home nation of Australia, Mitch Larkin joins Commercial Swimming Club under Simon Cusack.

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Triple-Winner Morris Leads North Texas Women Over Rival TCU

Isabelle Morris won three events in the Mean Green’s win over in-state rival TCU on Friday

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Cal Explosion Throwing Doubt On Once-Certain NCAA Title

This is a very longwinded way of saying what swimming fans (and sports fans in general) already know: nothing is certain. It’s the unpredictability of sports that keeps us continually on the edge of our seats. NCAA titles are never decided until March. And that fact could make the next three months an incredibly exciting roller coaster ride that none of us will want to sleep on.

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Sjöström, Hosszu, Christou set meet records at Euro Meet, Luxembourg

2017 EURO MEET January 27th-29th, 2017 D’Coque Aquatic Center in Luxembourg LC – 50m Meet Site Start Lists/Results Live Streaming…

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Rikako Ikee Smashes Personal Best, Scores 200 Free JPN National Record

Rikako Ikee blasted a new Japanese national record in the women’s 200m freestyle, at just 16 years of age.

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Haughey, Auboeck Shine As Michigan Powers Past Ohio State

Michigan rolled over Ohio State easily on Friday night, with three wins from Siobhan Haughey on the women’s side and two from Felix Auboeck for the men.

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Cal’s 1:36 200 MR, Baker’s 1:53 200 BK Highlight Cal vs. USC

Sophomore Kathleen Baker set a pool record en route to the Bears’ victory.

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LA City Council Votes 13-0 for 2024 Host City Olympic Contract

On January 25, 2017 the LA City Council unanimously voted 13-0 for Los Angeles to sign the Host City Contract…

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Peaty, Christou set new meet records in prelims, Euro Meet Luxembourg

2017 EURO MEET January 27th-29th, 2017 D’Coque Aquatic Center in Luxembourg LC – 50m Meet Site Start Lists/Results Live Streaming…

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How to put SwimSwam News on your Website

At the request of many teams and dedicated swim fans, SwimSwam now offers a way to embed the latest swimming news stories directly into your team website.

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