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Watch Cottrell, Stubblefield, and Conger Win Day 4 Semifinals – Race Videos

Andrea Cottrell, Seth Stubblefield, and Jack Conger each won their respective semifinal races on day 4 of the 2015 World University Games in Gwanju, South Korea.

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Evgney Koptelov Swims World’s 2nd Fastest 200 Butterfly – Race Video

Russia’s Evgney Koptelov absolutely destroyed the men’s 200 butterfly, posting the second fastest time in the world this year, 1:54.79. That time bumps him ahead of Chad le Clos and puts him just behind Daiya Seto in the world rankings.

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Kylie Masse Wins 100 Back, First Gold Medal For Canada – Race Video

Kylie Massie won Canada’s first swimming gold medal of the games as the only swimmer to break 1 minute in the women’s 100 backstroke.

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Japan’s Hasegawa Junya Wins 50 Backstroke In Gwanju – Race Video

Hasegawa Junya of Japan raced through the men’s 50 backstroke, breaking into the top 25 times in the world this year to win the Gold Medal. His time of 25.25 moves him to 23rd in the world this year.

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Josh Prenot Pops World’s 6th Fastest 200 Breaststroke – Race Video

Josh Prenot came up big, winning the men’s 200 breaststroke with the sixth fastest time in the world this year at 2:08.90.

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Zhang Sishi Runs Down Madisyn Cox For 200 IM Gold – Race Video

Madisyn Cox of Team USA led for the first 175 meters of the women’s 200 IM, but she didn’t have enough to hold off a charging Zhang Sishi of China.

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Singapore’s Quah Zheng Wen Granted National Service Deferment

Last month we reported that 2015 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 12-time medalist, Singaporean Quah Zheng Wen, was seeking a deferment…

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Leah Smith, Lindsay Vrooman Sweep 400m Freestyle – Race Video

Smith picked up the Gold medal with her time of 4:05.29, just off of her record time from this morning, and Vrooman earned the silver medal with a 4:07.28, dropping more than four and a half seconds from her morning swim.

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Don’t Blink: Memories of a Summer Swim Team Parent

In 1999, I would not have believed you if you had told me back then that the Bolger family would dedicate every June and July to the Mount Vernon Park Gators, and that we would have loved nearly every minute of it,

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26 Tips to Help Swim Coaches to Avoid Boring Routines

The current ease with which young people can choose to participate in other, more entertaining activities should encourage us to seek strategies capable of helping them to choose the sport of swimming. 26 strategies are listed here.

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Costa Rican National Teamer Reidemeister Signs with Boston University

Versatile IMer and Costa Rican National Teamer, Marisa Reidemeister, of Taunton, Massachusetts, will stay in state as she has given her commitment to Boston University for the Fall of 2015.

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USA Women Open 2015 Pan American Games With 25-3 Win Over Mexico

The U.S. Pan American Women’s Water Polo Team opened up the competition at the Atos Markham Pan Am Centre in strong fashion with a 25-3 victory over Mexico earlier today.

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8 Tips for Triathlon Parents

Monique McDonough is a 5-time Ironman finisher who juggles parenthood, training, and a full-time job as a consultant.

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8 Illini Swimmers and Divers Honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

Illinois boasts recipients from 14 different sports, led by eight from the women’s swimming and diving team.

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Swim Job: Burlingame Aquatic Club seeks Part-Time Lead Age Group Swim Coach

Located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area, Burlingame Aquatic Club (BAC) offers excellence in aquatics to our community.

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