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UWF WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING ADDS THREE SIGNEES TO 2015-16 ROSTER

The University of West Florida women’s swimming and diving program has added three student-athletes to its signing class for the 2015-16 season.

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Kelsi Worrell Named CoSIDA Academic All District

University of Louisville swimmer Kelsi Worrell has been named to the CoSIDA District 2 First-team Academic All-District.

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Abbey Weitzeil Swims 47.53 in Prelims of 100 Free, Breaks Another National Record

Abbey Weitzeil has broken her second National High School Record in less than an hour of prelims swimming.

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The Top 10 Water Safety Rules in honor International Water Safety Day

Swimming video is courtesy of Eve and Candace, the world’s foremost unknown swim vloggers (now kind of famous for swim vlogging).

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Abbey Weitzeil Breaks National High School Record in 50 Free at CIF-SS Division I Prelims

Saugus High School senior Abbey Weitzeil has broken the National High School Record in prelims of the 50 free at the CIF – Southern Section Championships in California.

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NCAA Champs Missy Franklin, Ryan Murphy, Kevin Cordes Headline CoSIDA Academic Teams

Missy Franklin, with a 3.58 GPA in Psychology, has been named to the 2015 CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-District Team.

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Eight Swimmers Awarded Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarships

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference office announced its annual postgraduate scholarship recipients on Thursday, with $15,000 awarded to…

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NCAA Stars Smith, Thielmann Drop 1500 Free on Day 1 of PSS – Charlotte

The 2015 women’s 1650 yard freestyle NCAA Champion Leah Smith (above) will sit out of its closest equivalent, the 1500 meter free, on Thursday at the Pro Swim Series – Charlotte meet.

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WADA Criticizes French Documentary Promoting “Micro-Doping”

On May 3, 2015, the French TV network, France 2, aired a documentary promoting micro-doping for athletes. In the documentary,…

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2015 CIF-SS Division I Preview – Santa Margarita Depth Should Carry Girls; University-Dana Hills Boys Even on Paper

Katie McLaughlin is expected to go out with a big bang in her last high school meet at CIF-SS Division I championships on Saturday.

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Olympic Rings From 2000 Sydney Games Sold On eBay After Being Found In Shed

The Olympic rings from the 2000 Olympic Games that could be seen on the Sydney Harbour Bridge have been sold on eBay for $17,000 according to ESPN.

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Keri-Anne Payne Leads Four British Open Water Swimmers to 2015 Worlds 10K

Olympic silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne will be back in front of the British team in Kazan, looking for her third 10km World Championship.

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Park Tae-Hwan Looking For Training Options Amidst Doping Ban

In the midst of an 18-month suspension by FINA after testing positive for testosterone in the fall, Park Tae-Hawn is looking for a way to get back in the water and train.

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Four Missouri Swimmers Earn Olympic Trials Cuts At Long-course Instrasquad Meet

At the University of Missouri Instrasquad meet, four members of the Mizzou roster put up Olympic Trial cuts to secure their spot at next year’s July meet and throw down some extremely fast mid-season times.

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