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Yoga for Swimmers: Three Ways to Increase Shoulder Stability

Yoga can be used to not only gain more mobility within the shoulder joint, but it can be used create more ability as well…

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$13.4 million aquatic facility project breaks ground in El Paso, Texas

(El Paso Aqua Posse Coach Leann Carr with city officials Ann Morgan Lilly, Cortney Niland, Tracy Novak)

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UNC hires former Rutgers head coach Phil Spiniello as new Tar Heel assistant

The University of North Carolina Tar Heels have filled their assistant coach opening with one of the bigger names on the market, former Rutgers head coach Phil Spiniello.

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UConn Reveals 2015-2016 Schedule, Looks to Repeat Undefeated Home Slate

The UConn men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs released their 2015-16 schedules on Tuesday, announcing 15 events and six home meets.

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Conquering American records and airplane rides: an interview with Amy Bilquist

Amy Bilquist is a person, along with an insanely fast swimmer, if that’s possible. She’s really tall, afraid of plane rides, and has big dreams, at least that’s what I noticed on March 14th, when I interviewed her right after my practice ended.

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Georgia Tech Swim & Dive Signs Six More For 2015-16

Georgia Tech Swim & Dive Signs Six More For 2015-16. Highlighting the class is Haibing Iris Wang, who was an Olympian for China in 2012.

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2016 AAC Championships To Be Hosted By Houston

Ryan Wochomurka and his staff will be hosting the 2016 AAC Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in his…

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Qatar Bidding to Host 2021 or 2023 FINA World Championships

Qatar’s Olympic Committee has confirmed that its swimming association has officially submitted a bit to host either the 2021 or…

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How can the Paralympics become relevant in the United States?

SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under…

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Japan’s Tomita Found Guilty in Theft of Camera at Asian Games, Fined $890

Japanese swimmer, Naoya Tomita, has been found guilty by a South Korean court in the case of the swimmer having…

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Mustang Quartet Selected For World University Games

The SMU women’s swimming team will send four student-athletes to the World University Games held in Gwangju, South Korea, July 2-14 at the Nambu University International Aquatics Center.

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Swim Job: Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston seeks Youth Swim Program Coordinator / Aquatics Director

Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston is a 501(c)3 whose mission is to help young people, especially those who need us most, build strong character and realize their full potential as responsible citizens and leaders.

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15 South African Athletes to Compete at Mare Nostrum

A contingent of South Africans will be competing in all three Mare Nostrum competitions…

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ZPCH’s Synchronised Swimmers Win Gold and Two Silver Medals in Zoetermeer

On Saturday, May 23rd, the Age 1 National Performance Youth Competitions took place at the De Veur swimming pool in Zoetermeer.

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800 College Swimming Commits so far in 2015, see the list here

SwimSwam has covered 800-and-counting commit stories, which when taken together tell a story about the high school class of 2015 and where we will find them next year.

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