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Brent Summers Named Assistant Coach at Willamette

Brent Summers has been hired as the assistant men’s and women’s swimming coach at Willamette University.

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American Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay From Pan Ams Faster Than Worlds

After a top notch showing by the American women at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, a question was raised as to whether the worlds team would be able to better their relay results, and after both competitions have concluded, the Pan Am team is still on top.

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100,000 tickets sold for 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in 6 weeks

The high level of competition to claim a U.S. Olympic spot and the return of Olympic legend Michael Phelps will make the competition fierce once again when the Trials begin on June 26 in Omaha.

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Swimming Isn’t Normal

Our Coaches Don’t Have A Clue: We all know somebody who can argue any point, who can take something absurd and rationalize it until it sounds reasonable. This is how coaches clung for decades to arguments against muscle mass in swimming

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Nathan Adrian To Appear On Special Edition Coca-Cola Cans

Find Nathan Adrian in a grocery store near you very soon!

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Leslie Whittemore to Return as Redlands Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Leslie Whittemore has resumed her previous role as the Head Swimming & Diving Coach at the University of Redlands, effective immediately.

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Adam Purdy Celebrates Bronze With Birthday Gift for His Son

Adam Purdy, who ended a seven-year retirement in 2014 to compete at the Toronto Parapan American Games, swam a personal best 33.80 seconds to claim the bronze in the S6 50-meter butterfly.

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Tom Roemer Announced to Iowa Hawkeyes’ 2015 Hall of Fame Class

The National Iowa Varsity Club and the University of Iowa Athletics Department announced Wednesday the seven members of its 2015 Hall of Fame Class.

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10 Ways to Make a Travel Meet Successful

Going on a swimming trip intro-state or overseas is exciting and fun, but you also want to set yourself up to be able to perform. Here a few tips to ensure you can still stand up and produce that time you are capable of–even when you are on the road.

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Popov Teases, “Cielo Who?” On Brazilian’s Departure From Kazan

Brazil’s Cesar Cielo pulled out of the 2015 FINA World Championships due to a shoulder injury, leading to questions about other recent dynamics of Cielo and the Brazilian team.

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The Counter Attack – Episode 24 – GoPro Featured Video

Greg Mescall highlights the Junior Olympics, covers the FINA World Championships, and of course, a social media send-off.

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Haley Beranbaum continues to shine at 2015 Parapan American Games

In her fifth day of competition at the CIBC Aquatics Center she racked up yet another medal to add to her collection. Beranbaum won bronze in the women’s 50-meter freestyle S5 bringing her medal total to 4.

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Fatigue Can’t Stop Canada at Parapan Am Games

The fatigue is beginning to show after a long week of swimming but that didn’t stop the flow of gold medals for Canada’s swimmers at the 2015 Parapan American Games Wednesday.

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Control your Pace Clock with your Android Device

Most of us carry our phones around with us these days and use them for just about everything. Isn’t it time you were able to use them to control your pace clock during swim practice?

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Swim Job: Porter Valley Country Club seeks Swim Coach

Porter Valley Country Club is a private golf and country club nestled into the hills of the Northern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County.

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