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City Council Approves $103.7 Million Belmont Pool Project, Including Upgraded Seating

Belmont Plaza’s swimming footprint is currently occupied by a temporary outdoor 50-meter pool in the parking lot. Soon, that will be replaced by a massive $103-million permanent facility.

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67 coaches named U.S. National Team Coaches for 2014-2015

Cal’s Dave Durden is one of 67 coaches to be named to the U.S. National Team coaching staff for the upcoming season.

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ACC weekly honors go to Louisville’s Kylliainen, NC State’s Bilis, UNC’s Nyquist with second-straight diving honor

NC State’s Simonas Bilis, the kingpin of the team’s big win over Georgia last weekend, has been named ACC Male Swimmer of the Week for his efforts. Louisville’s Tanja Kylliainen earns the female honor after winning twice at the ultra-competitive SMU Classic.

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DU’s Bornman and Sanders, USD’s Schutt Earn Weekly Swimming Honors

Denver’s Ray Bornman was named the Men’s Swimmer of the Week, while Denver’s Amanda Sanders and South Dakota’s Sam Schutt were named the Women’s Swimmers of the Week for their performances Oct. 14-20.

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Fitter and Faster Aurora, Colorado Photo Vault with Davis Tarwater & Kara Lynn Joyce

Follow Fitter and Faster on Twitter here. Like Fitter and Faster on Facebook here. About the Fitter and Faster Swim…

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Miami University Swim and Dive to dual Ohio State University Thurs Oct 23rd

The RedHawk women are coming off an action-packed weekend, losing the season opener to Purdue, 199-94, on Friday, then bouncing back to dominate Xavier, 145-102, on Saturday. Miami is looking to extend its record to 2-1 on the season, after winning every event against Xavier.

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Missouri State Adds to Recruiting Class with Verbal from Distance Swimmer Minki Kang

Distance freestyler Minki Kang of Arkansas Dolphin Laser Swim Team is the latest to give his verbal commitment to the Missouri State Bears.

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Versatile Darby Goodwin of Florida Makes Verbal Commitment to Villanova

Darby Goodwin, an All-American & Academic All-American from The Pine School & Saint Andrew’s Swimming, has verbally committed to Villanova…

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12th-Ranked Recruit Tabahn Afrik Further Boosts Stature of Notre Dame Recruiting Class

Tabahn Afrik has verbally committed to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who are putting together a fantastic, top-10 caliber recruiting class of 2015.

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Time Lapse & Photos: UCLA Masters Short Course Meters Meet

This past weekend masters swimmer in Los Angeles hit the water in Westwood at the 2014 UCLA Masters short course…

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Cari Reiswig wins second-straight Mountain West Diver of Week Award as San Jose State sweeps weekly honors

San Jose State swept the Mountain West Conference’s weekly swimming & diving awards, with freshman diver Cari Reiswig picking up her second-straight award of the season.

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First Ever Races Swum In 2015 Pan Am Games Pool at Junior Racing Camp

A milestone has been passed in the history of the beautiful new pool on the campus of the University of…

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Shouts From the Stands: Tim Welsh Puts Perfect Pen to Peter Daland Passing

Tim Welsh (pictured above) addresses his thoughts about the passing of Peter Daland and what the legend meant to the sport.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Fast start for Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell at SMU Classic

Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell continues to show a thrilling combination of sheer speed and closing burst, and nearly cracked 52 seconds in the 100 fly last weekend.

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Minnesota to Rename Famed Aquatics Center After Jean Freeman

The newly renovated Minnesota Aquatics Center, which hosted last year’s women’s NCAA Championship meet, will have a new name beginning on December 6th, 2014.

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