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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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Jay Lelliott Wins World University Games Gold in 400 Free

Lelliott, coached by Mark Skimming at Bath University, also cracked the World Top 10 on his way to the gold medal, with a winning time of 3.48.84.

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Swim Job: Way Funky Company seeks United States Sales Agents

The Australian based Way Funky Company is searching for highly motivated sales agents to represent it’s labels, Funky Trunks and Funkita, in the USA.

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In Burch’s absence, Bermuda names Heyliger, Fletcher to World Champs squad

With Roy Burch suffering a season-ending injury, Bermuda will have just two swimmers competing in Kazan, Russia.

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Leah Smith Breaks Frederica Pellegrini’s 400m Freestyle World University Games Record

American Leah Smith broke the 400m freestyle universiade record at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea Tuesday, putting up a time of 4:04.55 to win heat four and take the top seed heading into the final.

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