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Update: Hamburg 2024 Olympic Bid Defeated

The Hamburg 2024 Olympic bid has died tonight, with opponents winning the city’s referendum vote.

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Michael Phelps With a Massive Beard: Gold Medal Minute presented by SwimOutlet.com

Michael Phelps sports a massive beard, and he opens up about his raw feature in Sports Illustrated Magazine.

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Czerniak Puts Up Second Fastest 100 Freestyle at Spanish SC Champs

Konrad Czerniak took the men’s 100 freestyle ini a time of 46.76…

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Mie Nielsen Races To Two More Titles on Final Night of Danish SC

The final night saw a Danish Junior National Record broken

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AAAA’s Rhianna Acosta Signs an NLI with Youngstown State

Rhianna Acosta of Earl Warren High School and Alamo Area Aquatic Association, has signed an NLI with Youngstown State University.

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Two-Time Ohio State Finalist Jacob Peloquin Will Join Miami (OH)

Jacob Peloquin of the Countryside YMCA swim club in Lebanon, OH, will stay in state next fall and join the Miami University Redhawks.

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Watch The Latest Construction Time Lapse Video From Rio

A week after Rio de Janeiro’s city government revealed that construction on the Future Arena, the Olympic Golf Course and…

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Full Race Videos from the 2015 Australian SC Swimming Championships

2015 HANCOCK PROSPECTING AUSTRALIAN SHORT COURSE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, November 25th – women’s 1500m free/men’s 800m free Thursday, November 26th…

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The Bahamas Are Only Bidder For 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

As reported back in September, St. Lucia withdrew itself as host of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games.  At the time,…

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4 Reasons Why You’re a Practice Swimmer

Eric McGinnis brings us four reasons why some swimmers are so good at practice, but can’t repeat that at the meets.

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Larkin Smashes Australian Record in the 100m Backstroke (Race Video)

Mitch Larkin swims another impressive race, touching in a new Australian record time in the 100m backstroke.

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Ryan Lochte Reacts to USRPT: Gold Medal Minute presented by SwimOutlet.com

Thanks to SwimSwam reporter Katrina Radke for capturing video interviews used in this report. Ryan Lochte, 11-time Olympic medalist, reacts…

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Pioneering ‘Tappers’ Join Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame

Audrey Strom is among a select few people who has the pride of knowing she changed a sport for all time. Today’s S11, S12 and S13 Para-swimmers work with a tapper, who touches the athlete with a long pole to indicate the end of a lap or race.

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Huot, Rivard Named TAS Para-Swimmers of the Year

Swimming Canada began unveiling its annual Big Splash Awards Wednesday as Benoit Huot and Aurelie Rivard were named the Team Aquatic Supplies Male and Female Para-swimmers of the Year.

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Seltenreich-Hodgson Takes Three Events on Day 2 of Canada West Champs

Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson won the 400 IM, 200 backstroke and 200 freestyle on the second night of the Canada West Championships…

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