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Brazilian Junior Worlds Day 1 Photo Vault

Guilherme Costa is one of the athletes highlighted in our Brazilian photo vault from Day 1 of the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships.

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Shouts From The Stands: An Ode to Katie Ledecky’s 800 Freestyle

Some people watch Katie Ledecky race and think: “Yeah, I could swim 200 meters like that.” Those swimmers are all either world-class males, or liars.

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Learn the Band-Bent Over Neck Pull for Your Swim Strength Program

Today we are introducing the Band-Bent Over Neck Pull. This is a good starting point in the body weight pullup progression as it negates the effect of gravity.

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Ruck’s rapid relay split a game-changer for Canada at Jr Worlds day 1

Taylor Ruck has been an intriguing junior prospect at the domestic level for several years now. But this summer’s Junior World Championships seem to be serving notice that Ruck has arrived on an even bigger stage.

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Villanova Releases 2015-16 Schedule

Head coach Rick Simpson revealed the entire 2015-16 schedule for the men’s and women’s squads Tuesday, as Villanova will compete in 13 total events throughout the season.

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Tamsin Cook breaks 200 free meet record leading off Jr World Record-setting relay

Australia’s Tamsin Cook pulled off a 2-for-1 on opening night of FINA’s Junior World Championships, breaking the championship record in the 100 free while leading off the junior world record-setting 4×100 free relay.

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Australian Women Break Junior World Record En Route To Relay Gold

The Australian women managed to win a tough battle with the Canadian women in the 4x200m freestyle relay in order to take gold and better the previous world junior record in the event.

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Rosie Rudin Takes Down Championship Record In 400m IM

Rosie Rudin of Great Britain broke the championship record in the women’s 400m IM final Tuesday night en route to a gold medal and a 1-2 British finish.

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Robert Glinta Breaks Hours Old Championship Record In 100 Back

Robert Glinta of Romania broke the FINA Junior World Championship meet record in the men’s 100m backstroke Tuesday night on his way to taking the top seed heading into the final.

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Rudin and Coates win gold and silver at World Juniors

Britain celebrated their first medals of the FINA World Junior Championships in emphatic fashion with gold and silver both coming in the Women’s 400m Individual Medley thanks to Rosie Rudin and Georgia Coates.

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YOTA Adds Chris Bushelman to Coaching Staff

The YMCA of the Triangle Area (YOTA) Swim Team is excited to announce the addition of Chris Bushelman to its coaching staff as the new Chapel Hill-Durham Senior Site Director.

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Vermont Adds Katie Heenan ’12 as Volunteer Assistant Coach

Vermont head women’s swimming & diving coach Gerry Cournoyer has announced that former swimmer Katie Heenan ’12 has been added to the coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach.

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Moran Named Tiffin University Head Swimming and Diving Coach

Noah Moran has been named Head Swimming and Diving Coach at Tiffin University, taking over for the departed Margarita Kalmikova.

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11 Newcomers Set to Join CSU-Pueblo Swimming & Diving This Fall

With the fall semester under way, 11 new student-athletes are set to join the Colorado State University-Pueblo Swimming & Diving program for the upcoming 2015-16 season.

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Swim Job: Kingfish Swimming seeks new site Head Coach

Kingfish Swimming is a coach-owned team. The team has been competing since 2003 and has 200 members earning national level accomplishments.

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