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Former Swim Coach Pleads Guilty To Sexting With 13-Year-Old Girl

A former Connecticut swim coach pleaded guilty last week to a reduced charge in a child-sexting case with a local 13-year-old girl, per the CT Post.

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Iowa’s Freeman to Compete in 2 FINA Grand Prix Events

Former University of Iowa All-American Deidre Freeman will compete for Team USA at FINA Grand Prix diving meets in Malaysia and Australia later this month.

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SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Roundup – 10/5/15 to 10/11/15

It was another big week of commitments as swimmers and divers all around the country are making their decisions in advance of National Letter of Intent Signing Period.

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Soldier Returns Home To Surprise Son At Local Swim Meet (Video)

US Navy Chief Paul Swezey waited at the end of his sons Jayson’s lane to surprise him after being away for seven months in Afghanistan.

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LEN Provisional Budget For 2015 Includes Growing Prize-Money Pots

At its meeting in Vienna (Austria), the LEN, “Ligue Européene de Natation), the governing body of swimming in Europe, announced…

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All-American Sprinter Clare Lawlor Commits To Rutgers

“I felt an immediate connection to the team, Coach Petra, and Coach Tracy. I liked the east coast feel while still competing in the Big 10.”

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Breaststroke Latecomer Chris Quarin Verbally Commits to Indiana

Sprint breaststroke/butterfly hybrid Chris Quarin from the Dayton Raiders has verbally committed to the Indiana Hoosiers. During his freshman, sophomore, and junior…

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Californian Katherine Young Verbally Commits To Fairfield

Freestyle swimmer from California, Katherine Young commits to Fairfield University.

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Ana Marcela Cunha and Allan do Carmo win 10th FINA 10km World Cup

Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha and Allan do Carmo were the winners of the tenth and penultimate leg of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup in Chun’an, China.

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Donahue, Blackburn Break World Masters Records

U.S. Olympic gold medalist Claire Donahue of South Florida Aquatic Club definitely has a future as a masters swimmer.

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Villanova Adds Todd Michael as Diving Coach

Villanova, Pa. – Todd Michael comes to Villanova with a wealth of diving experience under his belt. It is not every day that a one-time top five world high diver and cliff diver joins the coaching staff.

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Russian-Born Bolles Senior Olga Lapteva Commits to NC State

Russian-born Olga Lapteva, currently a senior at the Bolles School in Florida, has verbally committed to the North Carolina State Wolfpack….

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Canadian World Junior Swimmer Meryn McCann Commits to Georgia

Jack Bauerle has dipped into the Canadian recruiting pool once again by getting a verbal commitment from Meryn McCann.

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Navy Dominates Double Dual Meet at Home

Old Dominion and East Carolina made their way to Annapolis this weekend for a double dual meet hosted by Navy.  The…

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