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FINA Issues Statement On Chinese Swimmers’ Warning Penalties

“FINA has received the decisions issued on these two athletes, and is currently reviewing them.”

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Ashby Earns 200 IM Rio Qualifying Mark, Downs NZ National Record

On day 3 in Auckland, 20-year-old Bradlee Ashby raked in an Olympic-qualifying time in the men’s 200m IM, taking the event in a time of 1:59.76.

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Aussie Swimmers To Serve Self-Imposed Ban From Rio’s Opening Ceremony

“It’s something a lot of athletes love to march in it but at the end of the day they are there to compete,” says Australia’s Chef de Mission, Kitty Chiller, regarding the Olympics’ Opening Ceremony.

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Highlight Reel of University of Redlands Swim & Dive Season (Video)

One would think with all these creative videos being produced by swim teams across the country that GoPro would make a killing in advertising and sponsorship. All jokes aside, the newest video to reach SwimSwam is from Division III’s University of the Redlands, a private liberal arts institution just a few miles southeast of San Bernardino, California.

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Ryan Murphy 100 Back – Most Dominant Swim of Men’s NCAA Championships

Ryan Murphy’s 100 back scored 4.21 dominance points over the other NCAA competitors.

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ROKA wins Red Dot Award for Product Design of their R1 goggle

The goggle proved its excellence in the most prestigious international competition for product design, which this year included a record 5,214 products from 57 nations.

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USA, Italy, Russia and Spain Are Rio 2016 Bound in Women’s Water Polo

USA, Italy, Russia and Spain all secured a spot for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, following the FINA Women’s Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament, which was held in Gouda (NED) from March 21-28.

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Five U.S. Swimming National Team Members Visit Pediatric Patients

Elizabeth Beisel, Tyler Clary, Conor Dwyer (Winnetka, Ill.), Michael McBroom and Michael Weiss made a special visit to the pediatric ward of UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs last Thursday.

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Offizielle in Rio: Alles ist zu 100 Prozent fertig.

In einem vor 2 Wochen veröffentlichen Video sind viele der Olympiastätten zu sehen – und laut der Veranstalter, ist alles…

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Tough Cut: Why Olympic Times for France Are So Fast

Don’t cry for Lara Grangeon- the time she needs is hard for good reason

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2016 French Elite Nationals in Montpellier: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

2016 French Elite Long Course National Championships and Olympic Trials Selection Meet Dates: Tuesday, March 29 – Sunday, April 3,…

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Canadian Junior Worlds Team Member Stephen Calkins Commits to Denver

Stephen Calkins, a senior at William Aberhart High School in Calgary, Canada, has committed to swim at University of Denver…

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Pac-12 and SEC Rule NCAA Women’s Champs Final Scores

The Stanford Cardinal racked up 395 points to help push the Pac-12 total to 1,185.5 at the end of the women’s NCAA meet.

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Update: Nathan Adrian Won’t Swim in Canada, Waiting for Mesa Instead

Nathan Adrian says that despite being on the psych sheets, he won’t compete at the Canadian Olympic Trials.

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Swimming Canada Posts Meet Guidelines for Suspended Federations

According to the guidelines, Mexican swimmers are not to be referred to as “representing Mexico.”

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