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Utah Club Coach Jayme Jorgensen Added to USA Swimming’s List of Banned Individuals

Former Syracuse Blue Fins Swim Team (Utah) coach Jayme Jorgensen has been added to USA Swimming’s public list of Individuals Permanently…

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European Games Preview

Many events in Baku should be tightly contested including the women’s 100 freestyle where Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands comes in with the top time…

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Jaeger talks rivalry with McBroom (Video Interview)

It’s been an interesting weekend for Connor Jaeger, who won the 200 free and 1500 free, but dropped the 400 and 800 to fellow distance man Michael McBroom.

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Tokyo Proposes 8 New Sports For 2020 Olympic Games

Baseball and Softball are two of the sports that could be returning to the Olympic Games, along with several other sports that could be included for the very first time.

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Lohman, Hernandez earn NISCA high school national diving titles, full All-America lists here

The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) has announced the high school All-America team for both boys and girls diving, headed by national champions Maria Lohman and Nathaniel Herndandez.

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SwimSwam’s Official Swim Camp Survival Guide: 7 Steps to a Sweet Summer

Swim camp can be a lot of fun, if you’re prepared. Read Gavin Cooley’s 7 tips for having a good time at this summer’s swim camp.

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Women’s 50m Freestyle World Championship Preview: Women Inch Towards Steffen’s World Record

Cate Campbell once again has the top time in the world for 2015 at 24.03. Based off her recent results and experiences, I think we will see Cate Campbell at the top of the podium in Kazan.

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10 Misconceptions About Swimming

Swimming seems like an ideal sport, right? Not so fast. Just getting in the pool and swimming is not necessarily the key to unlocking all of its potential benefits.

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Solaeche goes 2:16 in 200 breast, Beisel wins twice at Sizzlin’ Summer Invite

The bulk of the Gators squad chose to swim at Georgia Tech instead of Santa Clara last weekend, coming up with multiple wins, but mostly looking like Florida tends to look in the heat of a Gregg Troy training block: tired.

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Weekend Roundup: Zeiger breaks Minnesota LCM 200 IM record, Nunan takes on Phelps

While the 2015-16 season doesn’t kick off until this fall, Minnesota swimmers and divers are staying busy this summer in and out of the pool.

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Mental Health For Athletes: Light In A Pool of Darkness

Reading about other swimmers’ stories gave me the courage to share mine. I encourage others to take the time to ready these stories and understand the pain and emotions we all went through.

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Canadian Olympian Julia Wilkinson To Join Ajax Swimming Staff As Head Coach In August

High performance coach and CEO of Ajax Swimming Matt Bell announced Monday via his team’s website that former Canadian Olympian and 200m IM Olympic finalist Julia Wilkinson will take up the position of head coach starting in August.

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Cornell Hires Former Longhorn Carlye Ellis as Assistant Coach of Women’s Swimming and Diving

Cornell announced the addition of former Texas All-American Carlye Ellis as assistant coach of the newly-separated women’s team.

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European Games Irish Swimming Preview

A 12 strong Irish swimming team will begin competition tomorrow, Tuesday, at the 1st European Games in Baku.

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IUPUI Hires Caitlin Hamilton As Women’s Assistant Coach

“We are very excited to add Caitlin to our coaching staff. Caitlin brings a lot of knowledge as an outstanding swimmer in her own right, and she has spent the past couple of years on the pool deck learning from some great coaches,” Bos said.

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