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Vermont Heads to Worcester for America East Championships

The Vermont women’s swimming & diving team travels to Worcester, Massachusetts from Thursday (Feb. 11) to Sunday (Feb. 14) for four days of competition at the 2016 America East Championships, hosted at WPI’s Sports & Recreation Center.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Meagher’s 2:05 Voted More Impressive Than Ledecky’s 8:06

It was a showdown of legends, with two of the top junior swimmers in history pitted against one another in our A3 poll.

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Bryant Men Place Four on MAAC All-Academic Team

Four members of the Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team have been named to the MAAC All-Academic Team, the league announced on Wednesday night.

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Harmon Earns Horizon League Swimmer of the Week

Krissy Harmon was named Horizon League Female Swimmer of the Week on Tuesday after winning the 1,000-yard freestyle against Bowling Green and Youngstown State on Feb. 5.

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Sportsmanship Reigns In Final Chapter Of New Jersey HS Cap Controversy

Says one New Jersey High School swimmer to another, “You deserve all the recognition. I want you to take this.”

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Fike Swim Signs NAG Record Holder Zac Stubblety-Cook

17-year-old Australian National Age Group record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook has joined Fike Swim as a brand ambassador for 2016.

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Markus Deibler Races at German Nationals, But Remains Retired

Paul Biedermann, Steffen and Markus Deibler took part in the second league of the short course meters German National Team…

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Durden: Long Gutierrez Left Home Due To Knee Irritation

Durden downplayed the narrative that Gutierrez was injured, instead citing “knee irritation”

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World Health Org Submits Zika Report; Kenya Ponders Olympic Withdrawal

Kenya: “We have made it clear that unless they clean the venues of this potentially dangerous disease, we will not go there. But if they assure us that things are in order and there is no risk to participants, mothers, we will go.”

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#SwimHack Your Swim Life

Wanna make your life easier out of the pool? Try these #SwimHacks.

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SwimSwam Magazine: On a Newsstand Near You

Ever turned to your local magazine stand, seeking validation that your crazy obsession with swimming is maybe not so crazy, and been disappointed to see a handful of cycling magazines, a dozen running magazines, and enough football magazines to wallpaper the Whitehouse?

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Yoga for Swimmers – Opening Up the Upper Body (Video)

It is important for any swimmer to improve mobility and relieve tension in their upper body this short sequence can help you do just that…

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3x U.S. Coach of the Year, Bruce Gemmell, Signs with DLE Agency

Bruce Gemmell, the three-time, national swim coach of the year, has signed with the DLE Agency, for all media, marketing, and brand development work ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics. With star pupils Andrew Gemmell and Katie Ledecky, Gemmell’s coaching efforts will be on center stage again this summer, during the largest sporting event in the world.

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256 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? Here are 256 Swim Jobs you might love.

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Taylor, Shallberg, and Gorham Earn Weekly Summit League Awards

South Dakota State’s Donovan Taylor was named Summit League Men’s Swimmer of the Week while South Dakota’s Julia Gorham and South Dakota State’s McKenna Shallberg earned Women’s Swimmers of the Week award for their performances during the week of Feb. 1-7.

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