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USA’s Rebecca Meyers Breaks World Record on Day 2 of IPC World Champs

American Becca Meyers has broken the World Record in the S-13 200 meter IM in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Leila Vaziri Technique Tips: Backstroke head position (Video)

This week, swim coach Leila Vaziri takes on backstroke head position in her weekly series of technique videos.

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Georgia LSC Athletes Committee Calls For Transgender/Mixed Events

Eleven members of the Georgia LSC Athletes Committee sent us statements offering their opinions about adding transgender/mixed events to swim meets.

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Video: Russell Wood Ready To Race Nick Thoman

Russell Wood is currently having one of the best seasons of his life, and will need to leave everything in the pool if he wants to claim gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Ont.

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13-year-old Tiffany Thomas Kane breaks world record in SB6 100 breast

Australian 13-year-old Tiffany Thomas Kane made her 2015 IPC World Championships debut a big one, breaking the world record in the SB6 100 breaststroke.

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Atkinson, Jones scratch 100 free B finals at Pan Ams day 1 finals

A couple of swimmers have scratched the B final of the 100 free on opening night of the Pan American Games, most notably Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson and the USA’s Cullen Jones.

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Video: Katerine Savard Shooting For Pan Am Gold And Canadian Record

Commonwealth games champion Katerine Savard will be looking to add another championship title to her belt this week at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

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Houston to Host Their First AAC Conference Championship in 2016

The Houston Cougars have released their 2015-2016 schedule, which will include the first-ever American Athletic Conference Championship at Houston’s CWRC Natatorium.

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Video: Martha McCabe Sees Gold At Home Pool As A Possibility

Martha McCabe is one of the top swimmers who will race the 200m breaststroke at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. It’s looking as though the race is between herself and fellow Canadian Kierra Smith with room for a wild card to step up and challenge them.

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Photo Vault: Pan Am Games Day One Prelims – Natalie Coughlin Record

All photos are courtesy of Chris Tanouye. To see more of his work visit www.ChrisTanouye.com.

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IUPUI To Add Temporary Arena Seating For 2015 Duel In The Pool

USA Swimming expects to start making tickets available to the public sometime close to August 1st. Last minute details are still being worked out with a new ticket company.

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Dolfin Signs Melanie Margalis, Frank Dyer & Bobby Bollier

Matt Zimmer, Dolfin VP: “At Dolfin, we’re fans of swimming… When athletes like Melanie, Frank, and Bobby contact us because they know what we stand for, and know we’ll stand and cheer for them, it’s a great fit all around.”

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World Championships Preview: Women’s 50 Breaststroke

Yuliya Efimova has the most impressive resume of anyone in the field in the 50m breastroke. She is the two-time world champion (2009 & 2013) and was the runner up in 2011.

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Federico Grabich Snags New 100m Freestyle Argentinian Record

The 2015 Pan American Games began with just insanely fast 100m freestyle swims in prelims this morning.  In addition to…

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Watch Michael Phelps’ Last Race At NBAC’s Meadowbrook Pool (Race Video)

Michael Phelps will be moving away from his childhood stomping grounds, the Meadowbrook Aquatic Center, to continue training with Bob Bowman at Arizona State.

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