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Darian Schmidt Named SMU’s New Head Diving Coach

Former NCAA All-American and Big Ten Diver of the Year Darian Schmidt has been tabbed to lead the SMU men’s…

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USA Swimming Standouts To Compete At Phillips 66 Nationals

The nation’s top swimmers, including 2016 Olympic gold medalists, will square off with national titles and Team USA roster spots…

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Katie Hazelton Named Pitt Diving Head Coach

Katie Hazelton has been named the next Pitt diving head coach, Director of Athletics Heather Lyke announced Thursday afternoon. A native…

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Florida State Picks Up Transfer Shelly Drozda from Indiana

Shelly Drozda has announced her transfer from Indiana to Florida State University. The Denver native will make the move to…

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2017 Mare Nostrum Barcelona-Sjostrom Snares 4th Fastest 100 Free Ever

Swedish Olympic gold medalist Sarah Sjostrom took on the Campbell sister titans in the women’s 100m freestyle and won, clocking the 4th fastest time ever in the process.

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MP Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/14/2017

Read about our Weekly Wonders for the weekend of June 9-11, 2017: Emma Wheal, 15, Western Hills Athletic Club: 50m…

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Sjostrom Lights Up 100 Freestyle

It’s no secret that Sarah Sjostrom is the world’s best sprint butterflyer by a wide margin. But she’s spent the past week proving that she might just be the best sprint freestyler, too.

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Jordan Wilimovsky Out Of World Trials, Will Focus On Open Water

Jordan Wilimovsky will not compete at the US World Trials in Indianapolis.

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Penny Oleksiak Lowers Canadian 50 Fly Record In Barcelona

Penny Oleksiak lowered the Canadian 50 fly record at the second stop of the Mare Nostrum tour in Barcelona.

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Former FAU Coach, Steve Eckelkamp, Passes Away

Steve Eckelkamp, former FAU Head Swim Coach, passed away in his home in Tennessee last Saturday. Eckelkamp was the coach…

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06/14/17 In Briefs: Wilimovsky & Twichell, Welson Sim, Aussie News

Catch up on the smaller swimming stories from around the web in this edition of ‘In Briefs.’

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10 Ways to Reduce Frontal Drag in Swimming

With water being some 800 times denser than air, the frontal drag forces that slow swimmers down come into play at much slower speeds than all other sports on land.

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Sjöström again fast in prelims at Mare Nostrum Tour in Barcelona

2017 MARE NOSTRUM TOUR – BARCELONA June 13-14, 2017 Barcelona, Spain LCM Psych Sheets Event site Day 1 Prelims Recap…

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Phelps To Receive Legend Award At Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards

Michael Phelps will receive the Legend Award at the 4th annual Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards.

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