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Indiana’s El Kamash, Khalafalla Impress at Egyptian Nationals

A pair of NCAA swimmers for the Indiana Hoosiers returned home for the meet, bringing home several medals between the two of them.

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Davidson Snags Commitment from NOVA of Virginia’s Drake Wielar

Drake Wielar, from Richmond, Virginia’s St. Christopher’s School and the club team NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, has made a verbal commitment to the Davidson College Wildcats.

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South African Swimmer Given 2-Year Doping Suspension

South African swimmer Louisa de Jongh has been handed a two-year suspension, effective March 3, 2016, after a positive test for…

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9 Swim Parent Tips on What Makes a Coach Great

A coach can be one of the most influential people in your child’s development. That’s why we all want the best coach for our kids. Here are nine traits that great coaches have in common…

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Junior Nats Qualifier Kristian Hansen Commits to Minnesota

Hansen’s club training base is with the Upper Valley Aquatic Club, and his primary focus is on the distance freestyle events.

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Southern Illinois Gets In-State Commitment From Hannah Reiser

Illinois-based swimmer Hannah Reiser has made her college decision, and she’ll be staying in state when she starts her NCAA career next season.

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4x Arizona State Champ Savanna Carlson Verbally Commits to Wisconsin

Savanna Carlson from Phoenix Swim Club and Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona, has verbally committed to swim for the University of Wisconsin beginning in the 2017-18 season.

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Double Legacy David Dixon Commits to Swim for West Virginia

David Dixon of NOVA of Virginia has verbally committed to swim for West Virginia University beginning in the fall of 2017.

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Almeida Stays Golden with 200 IM Victory on Day 3 of Brazil Open

Brazilian Olympian Brandonn Almeida is still nothing but golden through day 3 of the 2016 Brazil Open after tackling the men’s 200 meter IM in day 3 finals.

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Canadian Brooke Lamoureux Signs NLI with University of Akron

Brooke Lamoureux, from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in Canada, recently signed a National Letter of Intent with the University of Akron for 2017-18.

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Howard University Bison Sign Florida Breaststroker Speakman Smith

Speakman Smith, from the Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Florida, signed an NLI to swim at Howard University next year.

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Germany’s Steffen Deibler announces retirement

Germany’s world record holder in the 50 m butterfly (SC) Steffen Deibler has  announced his retirement from the sport of…

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How To Improve Freestyle Kicking – Video

The speed of the freestyle kick is the baseline speed for your freestyle. The higher the baseline speed (kick speed), the faster you will swim, after adding your pulling motion and body rotation.

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10 Female Swimmer Problems

There are a lot of aspects and experiences unique to the female swimmer. I laugh about these a lot with my swimmer girls, and maybe you do too. Here are 10 Female Swimmer Problems…

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2016 FINA World Short Course Championships HYPE VIDEO

The WFCU Center in Windsor, Ontario will play host to the 2016 World Short Course Championships in less than 2 weeks.

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