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Top 20 swimming recruits in the boys high school class of 2016

Pleasanton’s Maxime Rooney is a swimmer on the rise, and his freestyle prowess ranks him at the top of our recruiting class.

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Top German swimmer Marco Koch uses hypnosis to get into ‘the right flow’

Looking at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Koch and his coach are trying new ways to improve perfomances.

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Stories and Portraits of Swimmers featured in Fearless: Portraits of LGBT Athletes

Somebody Books announces the release of FEARLESS: Portraits of LGBT Student Athletes, a photography book and personal memoir by American artist Jeff Sheng.

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Calling all Swimmers: Explosive starts, powerful strokes, faster splits…

The USA Swimming Foundation brings together an all-star lineup of Olympic swimmers and coaches for the 2015 Adult Performance Camp scheduled for October 16-18.

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Swim Job: Transylvania University seeks Head Coach Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving/Aquatic Director

Transylvania is located blocks from downtown Lexington, KY, in central Kentucky. Transylvania is a proud member of NCAA Division III.

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2015 Island Games Results Through Day 3: Fraser Brothers, Joensen Still on a Tear

Shaune Fraser claimed gold as the Island Games continued this week.

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Kyle Whitaker & Seth Stubblefield Named Captains of Men’s WUGs Roster

With the World University Games (WUGs) starting July 3rd, the men’s swimming squad has announced its two captains as Kyle…

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Japan’s Kosuke Hagino Latest Victim of Kazan Curse; Questionable for World Championships

Japanese swimming sensation, Kosuke Hagino, is the latest athlete to put his Worlds’ competition status in doubt.

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Firth forced to withdraw from World Championships

Paralympic Champion Bethany Firth has been forced to pull out of the British Team that will compete at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow later this month.

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USA WUG Preview — Four Events with 2016 Implications

Cal Bear Elizabeth Pelton will be one of many Team USA swimmers competing at the World University Games next week who will also be in contention for spots on the USA Olympic Team next summer.

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USA Swimming Names Mitch Dalton National Junior Team Program Director

Mitch Dalton, most recently a successful men’s assistant coach at Princeton University, has been named USA Swimming’s National Junior Team Program Director, the National Governing Body announced today.

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Swim Job: William Jewell College seeks Assistant Swim Coach

William Jewell College offers an outstanding liberal arts education with a focus on cultivating leadership, service, and spiritual growth within a community inspired by Christian ideals and committed to open, rigorous intellectual pursuits.

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Swim Job: University of Connecticut seeks full-time Assistant Swimming Coach

The University of Connecticut is seeking applications and nominations for the full-time position of Assistant Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach.

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Swim Job: New Canaan Community YMCA seeks Associate Competitive Swimming Directory, Head Age Group Coach

Under the direction of the Competitive Swimming Director, oversees and directs the development of the age group program.

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Swim Job: Splash Club seeks Full-Time Age Group Swim Coach

Splash Club, Inc. is one of USA Swimming’s oldest and most storied clubs. It was founded in 1950 and has enjoyed a special and amazing 65 year sponsorship by Phillips 66.

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