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College Meet Round Up 1/4/2016-1/9/2016

College swimming back back in full force this past week with dual meets, tri-meets, and quad meets. Some of the…

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NCAA DII Allows Olympic Trials Swimmers To Train W/ College Coaches

The NCAA just passed a motion that will allow DII swimmers to train with their college coaches from the end of the college season through Olympic Trials.

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University at Buffalo Swim and Dive Training Trip Video

The State University of New York at Buffalo took a trip to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for their training trip this year.

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Hungary’s Head Coach Returns To Post After Call From Prime Minister

Hungarian National Team Head Coach, Laszlo Kiss, is back in his role, even though he initially resigned several days ago.

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Protestors Fill Rio’s Streets 7 Months Before Olympic Games

Protesters opposing transportation price hikes in Brazil took to city streets last week.

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Chuck Katis Magic: Magazine To Money For The Homeless (Video)

Breaststroker Chuck Katis is an Olympic hopeful, looking to kickstart a magical run to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Luckily for him, he’s also…

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Therese Alshammar – 38, Mother – Trains for Her 6th Olympic Games

In an interview with the German publication „Die Welt“, released on December 24lth, the Swedish swimstar Therese Alshammar spoke about her son and her plans to attend her sixth Olympic Games this year in Rio.

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Guy Talks About His Success in Kazan and His Focus Heading into Rio

In this SwimSwam exclusive interview James Guy discusses his success in 2015 as well as his major points of focus for the 2016 season heading into Rio…

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Blue Devil Women Sign Six for 2016-17 Campaign

Duke University swimming and diving head coach Dan Colella and the Blue Devil coaching staff have announced the signing of six student-athletes, with the group joining the women’s program for the 2016-17 campaign.

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Madi Wilson Discusses the Keys to Her Success in 2015 (Video)

In this interview Madi Wilson discusses the reasons for her breakout season in 2015 which include mental training, yoga, improving her self-belief and learning how to overcome unexpected obstacles…

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Phelps In 200 Free At Trials? Bowman Says “Probably Not”

Bob Bowman – “Phelps should do both the 100 and 200 butterflies and the 200 individual medley.”

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WISCA Ranks: Arrowhead Leapfrogs Madison West For #2 By Single Point

Though things are remaining remarkably stable atop the Wisconsin boys high school rankings, a fierce battle continues for the #2 slot in Division 1, with Arrowhead and Madison West jockeying for position.

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Does USRPT Really Deserve Its Anti-Dryland Reputation?

Once again, the literature disagrees with the conventional wisdom.

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World Champion Liam Tancock joins Swimzi Board

Three-time world champion, four-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and current world record holder Liam Tancock is to join the board of Swimzi Ltd after investing in the equity of the company this year.

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On Deck at St Peters Western – Partner Work with Michael Bohl (Video)

The following video shows excerpts from one of St Peters Western’s workouts while Michael Bohl shares his thoughts on partner work and resistance training in the water…

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