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Spain grabs last spot in Super Final of FINA Water Polo World League

The team of Spain got the third and last European place for the Super Final of the FINA Women’s Water…

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2015 Arena Pro Series At Charlotte To Use Colorado Time System’s Backstroke Start Devices

Dr. Anita Sayed, Colorado Time Systems’ General Manager: “The backstroke start devices have gained recognition over the past few months, and have been used in several high level competitions.”

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Great Britain Taking 12 to World Junior Championships

British Swimming has announced a team of 12 athletes who will be representing the nation at the FINA World Junior…

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Three Mexican Records Fall On Night Five Of Mexican Nationals

Day five of the Mexican Swimming Championships proved to be one of the fastest as it saw a total of three new national records broken, which included two at the open level and one at the age-group level.

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Ottesen, Meilutyte and Peaty Earn Wins at the UK’s 2015 National Arena Swimming League Finals

The National Arena Swimming League held its annual meet in Cardiff, Wales, hosting some of the biggest swimming names in…

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Video: The New Mexico State University 2014-2015 Season In Three Minutes

The video above summarizes what was a successful 2014-2015 season for the New Mexico State University Aggies.

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Josh Davis National Record Celey Time Lapse Video

Davis captured two national records at USMS Springs Nationals. Mike Lewis, SwimSwam Photographer, put together a great “celey” time lapse video. See it here.

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Russian Doping Control, RUSADA, Will Collect Samples at 2015 FINA World Championships

The Ministry of Sports of Russia, together with FINA, will be collaborating on this procedure.

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Sweden Sending Three to the World Junior Championships

Sweden will be sending a team of three athletes to the World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore this summer. The…

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WATER POLO: Indiana’s Matthews Named CWPA Rookie of the Year

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) released their 2015 All-Conference teams on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Indiana freshman…

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2012 Canadian Olympic Swim Team Coach Randy Bennett Dies

Canadian swim coach Randy Bennett passed away late Monday evening after battling cancer. Bennett was 51 years old. Bennett stepped off-deck…

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11 Reasons To Love Swimming Outside

Now that spring is in the air… it’s time to pull off those pool covers, find that sunblock, and polish up that old pair of mirrored Swedish goggles. Here is a list from our staff on why we love to swim outside.

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2012 European Champion Julie Levisen Announces Retirement

Danish Swimmer Julie Levisen announced her retirement from competitive swimming this week, leaving a large hole in the Danish relays as the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympic Games begin.

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Vanderbilt’s Chrissy Oberg Nominated for SEC’s McWhorter Award

Another swimmer has been nominated for the SEC’s 2015 McWhorter Award. Vanderbilt’s Chrissy Oberg was nominated by her school for the…

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