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#SwimMomMonday: Raising Freshman Phenom Ella Eastin

SwimSwam proudly presents the series, SwimMomMonday in which “ordinary” swim parent Anne Lepesant talks to “extraordinary” swim parents about the…

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Litherland Triplets Will Compete To Rep Two Different Nations In Rio

Georgia’s Litherland triplets, triple citizens of the U.S., New Zealand, and Japan, will compete to represent two different countries this summer in Rio.

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2016 SwimSwam NCAA Men’s Pick ‘Em Contest

We’ve made some big changes to the 2016 NCAA Pick ‘Em Contest, including scoring for choosing the correct team champions.

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Brazil Passes Anti-Doping Legislation Just Under WADA Buzzer

Just in the nick of time, the Brazilian government passed necessary legislation to avoid seeing its compliance status dented by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

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WATCH: Top 25 Interview Moments from the 2016 W. NCAA Championships

2016 WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 16 – Saturday, March 19 McAuley Aquatic Center – Atlanta, GA Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM…

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Julie Jensen Sinks Two Danish Junior Records

Both swims broke existing records held by Jensen

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Micah Lawrence, Quah Zheng Wen Earn Wins At Singapore ‘SNAG’

At 19 years old, Quah Zheng Wen broke 2 meet records in 1 night at the Singapore National Age Group Championships, further establishing himself as a rising star on the Asian swimming scene.

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Race Videos: 2016 NCSA Spring Junior National Championships Day 5

Look here for race videos from day 5 of this year’s NCSA Spring Junior National Championships.

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Efimova Maintains Innocence, Hopes To Compete In Rio

For the first time since reportedly having tested positive for meldonium, Russia’s reigning 100 breaststroke World Champion, Yulia Efimova, has spoken out.

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Welson Sim Becomes First Malaysian To Qualify For Rio

While competing at the 47th Singapore National Age Group (SNAG) Swimming Championships which took place from March 16th-20th, one Malaysian…

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Jack Bauerle: I’m 50/50 on the 800 Free Relay change (Video)

This was the first NCAA Championships that had the new 4-day format, putting the 800 Free Relay as a stand alone event on Wednesday night, now the first day of Competition

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WATCH: Four Teammates Hope To Be Representing Canada’s Relay In Rio

Four athletes from the High Performance Centre – Ontario are looking to make their mark at the Canadian Olympic Trials this April with hopes of all qualifying for a spot on the 4x100m freestyle relay.

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Aussie Mel Wright Pushes Through Rib Injury For Final Olympic Bid

Melanie Wright continues to fight through lingering rib injury issues in her final Olympic Games push.

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Kuwait Remains Banned From Olympics as IOC Talks Break Down

Kuwait has faced similar bans in the past over its government’s influence on Olympic sports

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Grove City Boys and Villa Maria Girls win 2016 PIAA “AA” Championships

The win was the first ever for Grove City, while Villa Maria made it six straight

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