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Official Russian Swimming Roster For Rio Approved

Among those cleared are a total of 32 swimmers who will be competing at the Games. Both Vlad Morozov and Nikita Lobinstev were given clearance to compete after both being named as part of the “disappearing positives” program revealed in the McLaren report on systematic Russian doping.

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Results Of The Lead Up To Rio If There Was a Zero Tolerance Approach To Doping

Heading into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games the issue of doping in the sport of swimming has been a constant…

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IU Picks Up 22.2 LCM 50 Freestyler Bruno Blaskovic from Croatia

Indiana has been snagging big names left and right this summer, making for a whirlwind of a recruiting boost spun…

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AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/3/2016

Presenting our list of Weekly Wonders for the weekend of July 29-31, 2016.

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Watch: FGCU’s Lani Cabrera on Making the Barbados Olympic Team

Watch here as Barbados national record holder Lani Cabrera talks about her Olympic journey.

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Photo Vault: Check Out the Brazilian Swimmers Preparing for Rio

Check out pictures of the Brazilian Olympic team as they prepare for Rio.

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Noah Brune Scrambles Up to #6 All-Time in 13-14 Rankings in 1500 Free

2016 FUTURES CHAMPIONSHIPS – STANFORD Thursday, August 4 – Sunday, August 7, 2016 Palo Alto, CA Stanford University Meet website Psych…

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Croatian Men Allowed to Enter Two Olympic Relays as 17th Team

“Ours go to 17.” Despite FINA rules that only allow 16 relays to be entered in each event at the…

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Olympic Talking Points To Impress Your Non-Swimmer Friends

Take your mark, swimming fans, because after enduring countless Super Bowls and March Madnesses, it’s our time to shine.

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Official Olympic Heat Sheets Posted on Rio2016.com

The official heat sheets for the swimming portion of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games have been posted on Rio2016.com. Click…

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Therese Alshammar Named to Carry Swedish Flag at 6th Olympics

After qualifying for a record-setting 6th Olympics, Therese Alshammar will carry the Swedish flag in the opening ceremonies on Friday evening.

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2015 World C’ships 25k Silver Medalist Alex Meyer Confirms Retirement

American open water swimmer Alex Meyer confirms to SwimSwam that he has retired from the sport.

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Ledecky Second Best Athlete In Her Grade School’s History

Charles Hartley makes a very good argument for why Katie Ledecky is the second best athlete to come from her grade school.

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Makayla Sargent Wins 800 Free at College Park Futures Champs

Makayla Sargent of the Victor Swim Club posted a lifetime best 8:48.31 to win the women’s 800 free at the College Park Futures Championships in Maryland tonight

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