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VIDEO: Mainland Boys Break Two More National High School Records

The Mainland Regional High School boys broke two more national high school records in one swim Friday night. After taking down the short course meter 200 free relay record, the same foursome broke the 400 free relay record as well as the 100 freestyle record with Destin Lasco’s leadoff split.

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Auburn VS. Texas A&M Men’s Meet Now Cancelled

Following the cancellation of the women’s meet yesterday, the SEC dual meet matchup between the Auburn and Texas A&M men has now been cancelled as well.

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Rio Olympians Top 2017 Austin PSS Psych Sheet

Rio 100 free gold medalist Penny Oleksiak will be only one of many Olympians kicking off the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series in Austin next week.

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Allard: US Sports Academy Should Rescind Awards For Wielgus, Paterno

California attorney Bob Allard has publicly urged the U.S. Sports Academy to rescind an honorary doctorate given to USA Swimming President Chuck Wielgus last month, while also repeating his call for a similar honor to be stripped from former NCAA football coach Joe Paterno.

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Missouri HS Girls COMO Invite Preview

The COMO Invitational, one of the largest and most competitive meets for Missouri high schools, begins Saturday morning at Mizzou Aquatic Center.

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VIDEO: Rio Moment To Savor – Cody Miller

USA Swimming published a short interview with Olympic bronze medalist Cody Miller about his Rio swim. The video also includes Miller’s IU teammate Lilly King, who won gold in the women’s version of the 100 breast.

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Several Swim Teams Flying Through Ft. Lauderdale Today, No Injuries Reported

Nebraska – Omaha, Ohio State and Minnesota State – Mankato are among the college swim teams flying through the Ft. Lauderdale airport today, the site of a shooting this morning. So far, sources from various teams have told SwimSwam all team members are OK.

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More College Swim Teams Travelling Through Ft. Lauderdale Check In

Several swim teams had their travel plans interrupted at the Fort Lauderdale Airport on Friday after a gunman opened fire.

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Scottish Squad Trains In Tenerife, While 12 British Jrs Head To Austin

Scottish swimmers are spending some time in the Tenerife sun, while additional junior athletes head to Texas.

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Rio Olympic Stadium in State of Abandonment,”Handed Over to the Cats”

Brazilian news outlet Globo is reporting that the site of the Rio 2016 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies has fallen into abandonment, ridden with stray cats, without power, and littered with trash.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Krause, Michigan Rising

Disclaimer: BlueSeventy Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of…

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Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström to attend Euro Meet in Luxembourg

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

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Auburn VS. Texas A&M Women’s Meet Cancelled

The SEC dual meet matchup between the Auburn and Texas A&M women has been called off, as weather conditions led to the the Aggies’ flight from College Station being cancelled.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 56.2% Support Age-Based Tech Suit Ban

Votes were very split on this issue, with just 62 more votes favoring bans than opposing them.

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Katinka Hosszu’s Events Driving Budapest 2017 Early Ticket Sales

Early ticket sales for the 2017 FINA Aquatic World Championships have exceeded expectations, with nearly 34,000 tickets having been sold since December 1st according to the Budapest 2017 organizers.

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