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Gregg Troy and Dave Parrington Win SEC Men’s Coach of the Year Awards

With the NCAA season wrapped up, the SEC has announced its end-of-the-year award winners. For swim coaches, Gregg Troy has…

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Yannick Agnel Given the Opportunity to Defend 200 Free Title in Rio

France’s Yannick Agnel (Mulhouse Olympic Natation) may defend his 2012 OIympic title in the 200 free after all. The French…

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Kylie Masse Takes Down Canadian Record In Prelims

Kylie Masse of the Windsor Essex Swim Team and the University of Toronto made a statement this morning with a huge 59.17 performance that broke the Canadian record and sets her up as the top seed heading into tonight’s final.

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Toussaint Downs Meet Record At Day 1 Prelims In Eindhoven

Kira Toussaint broke a meet record at the first session of the Dutch National Championships, known as the Eindhoven Swim Cup.

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Caeleb Dressel Named 2016 SEC Male Swimmer of the Year

Caeleb Dressel has been named the 2016 SEC Swimmer of the Year.

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Elizabeth Beisel Swims Sixth Fastest 400 IM This Season

American medley star Elizabeth Beisel put on a show this morning in the heats of the 400m IM, clocking in a 4:35.82 to lead the way.

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Ryan Murphy Puts Up 11th Fastest 100 Back This Season

Swimming in the heats at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials, Cal ace Ryan Murphy put forth a 53.66 to swim the 11th fastest time this season in the men’s 100m backstroke.

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Abuse Victims of Irish Swim Coach Settle Suit With Town Council

Four victims of sexual abuse at the hands of a former Olympic-level Irish swim coach have settled their lawsuits with the coach and the town council that hired him.

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China Rising to American Pinnacle in Women’s 800 Free Relay

If Allison Schmitt (second-left) and Missy Franklin (second-right) are in-form in Rio, the Americans won’t be touched. Their margin-for-error will be slimmer than it was in Kazan, however.

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Medals Revealed For 2016 European Championships

Several major swimming countries, including Spain and Sweden, have already unveiled their rosters for the 2016 European Aquatics Championships that…

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2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The 2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials day two live recap of prelims.

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2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

World Championship bronze medalist Emily Overholt will swim her first race of the trials this morning in the women’s 400 IM prelims.

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Ye Shiwen Rebounds to Win 200 IM at Chinese Nationals

Ye Shiwen bounced back to win the 200 IM on Wednesday at the Chinese Olympic Trials after placing just 7th in the 400 IM.

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SwimSwam’s Way-too-early Preview of the 2017 Men’s NCAA Championship

2017 NCAA’s aren’t for 11+ months, and plenty can change between now and then, but Will Licon and the Texas Longhorns are sitting in a good spot for a three-peat

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Park Tae Hwan Officially Ruled Out Of 2016 Olympic Games

The KOC is indeed applying its 3-year doping ban to Park Tae Hwan, rendering him officially out of the 2016 Olympic Games.

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