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Funkita Celebrating Team GB selection

Aimee Willmott, Molly Renshaw, Ellie Faulkner and Georgia Coates were named on the 26-strong Team GB for the Olympics after the British Swimming Championships in Glasgow.

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Fordham University Rescinds Joe Bernal’s Hall of Fame Status After Ban

Former head coach Joe Bernal has seen his Hall of Fame honors at Fordham University rescinded after he was added to USA Swimming’s permanent ban list earlier this week.

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Swim Job: Fitter and Faster seeks Performance and Operations Director

The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour (FFT) seeks a Performance and Operations Director to develop and cultivate processes that enable FFT to continue growing at a fast rate…

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Betsy Zilch Awarded Robin Chico Award

Senior Betsy Zilch was awarded the Robin Chico Award at the women’s swimming and diving banquet, an honor given to a senior student-athlete who has shown strength and motivation during times of challenge and adversity.

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Gregg Troy Compares Caeleb Dressel to Ryan Lochte (Video Interview)

When asked about the qualities that make Caeleb so successful, Troy compared Dressel to one of the best athletes to ever come out of the Florida swimming program: Olympic champion Ryan Lochte.

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Mereshko Reclaims S6 400 Free WR in IPC Euros Day 6 Finals

On Friday Mereshko pushed herself once again, shaving exactly four seconds off the world best, touching in at 5:14.69 to add another chapter to the gripping rivalry.

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Vyatchanin Not On Serbian Euros Roster In Eligibility Holdup

With the European Championships taking place in just 10 days, Olympic medal-winning backstroker Arkady Vyatchanin has still not been cleared by FINA to compete for his new sporting nation of Serbia.

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USA Swimming Announces 2016‐17 Open Water National Team

USA Swimming announced today the 12 members of the Open Water National Team for 2016-17.

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2016 German Nationals, day 2, photo vault with US college students

128. DEUTSCHE MEISTERSCHAFTEN, BERLIN – GERMAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS (PART 1), BERLIN Thursday, May 5 – Sunday, May…

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10 from Brazil’s Olympic Roster to Train at High Altitude in Flagstaff

Olympian Thiago Pereira will be one of the ten swimmers to spend a few weeks training in Flagstaff at high altitude.

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Efimova’s Former Coach Says Swimmer’s Meldonium Level Less Than 1mcg

While provisionally banned Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova awaits her fate for having tested positively for the prohibited drug meldonium, the reigning 100m breaststroke World Champion’s former coach is continuing speaking out on her behalf.

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Virginia Bardach Breaks Argentine Record in 100 Fly

Virginia Bardach has broken the Argentine Record in the women’s 100 meter fly at this week’s Argentina Open Naitonal Championships….

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2 Germans Clock OLY-Qualifying Times On Night 2 Of Nationals In Berlin

German Florian Vogel made a statement tonight in Berlin, clocking the world’s 5th-fastest 400m freestyle time (3:44.89) for gold and a chance to land on his nation’s Olympic roster.

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2016 German National Championships – Day 2 Finals Live Recap

In tonight’s only Olympic event, Sarah Köhler will try to double up on her 800m freestyle victory from night 1 with a possible gold and Rio-qualifying time in the 400m freestyle during finals in Berlin.

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Feeling Irish: Shane Ryan Ready For European Champs Debut

Just 7 days out from completing his sports citizenship transfer and 10 away from his presumptive Team Ireland debut, Former U.S. National Teamer Shane Ryan says he’s feeling Irish – but that’s not a completely new phenomenon.

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