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Rock Island High School Boys Swim Season Shaded by Forfeits and Hazing Accusations

After some inattention to Illinois High School Association (IHSA) eligibility by-laws, it was discovered that two members of the Rock…

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Canadian Government To Continue Investment On High-Performance Sport Through Federal Budget

Canadian Swimming has been focusing a lot on developing from the ground up in the last few seasons, and it seems the funding to do just that will continue as the Canadian Government will fund high-performance sport in hopes of developing the next generation of successful athletes.

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2015 TYR JAX 50 Sprint Dual Challenge: Watch Live

Professional swimmers including Arianna Vanderpoole-Wallace, Madison Kennedy, Hannah Riordan, Katarina Filova, Josh schneider, Felipe Lima, Mark Weber, and Elvis Burrows will all be racing.

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Former Jr. National Teamer Jorie Caneta Transferring From Arizona State to Texas A&M

Former Junior National Teamer Jorie Caneta has decided to transfer from Arizona State to Texas A&M University after her freshman season…

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Dean Boles Named New National Coach in Denmark

Swim Ontario Provincial Coach Dean Boles will become the new National Coach in Denmark…

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Swimming Set To Receive Second Highest IOC Funding Among All Olympic Sports

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations, the organization that represents all 28 sports on the 2016 Rio Olympic Program, is giving swimming one of the highest revenue distributions out of any sport.

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Kierra Smith, Matt Barnard Named University of Minnesota MVP’s

After being named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, Minnesota’s Kierra Smith has added her team’s MVP honor to a national title winning season.

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Shouts from the Stands: Upper Case ‘M’ – Manatee or Masters?

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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Bob Bowman Confirmed As New Head Coach of Arizona State University; Phelps Likely To Follow

Bob Bowman, coach of the one and only Michael Phelps, will become Head Coach at Arizona State University.

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Swim Job: IUPUI seeks assistant swim coach

IUPUI is committed to providing educational opportunities that transform the lives of students, the community, and the changing world around them.

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Government of Canada invests in high-performance sport

Swimming Canada applauds the Government of Canada for its announcement of continued investment in high-performance sport through the federal budget.

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South African Female Swimming: “Get the Girls to Gold” Follow-up

The South African female youth certainly made their mark at this year’s South African National Championships, fueled by the “Get the Girls to Gold” campaign.

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NCAA Division II Catawba College Coach Betsy Graham Resigns

Catawba College Director of Athletics, Larry Leckonby, has announced that swim coach Betsy Graham has resigned to take a position…

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UIndy Hires Drury University Asst. Jason Hite as New Head Coach

Just days after announcing the retirement of men’s and women’s swimming and diving head coach Gary Kinkead, the University of…

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SMU Gets Two Stellar Transfers from St. Peter’s: Matea Samardzic and Jonathan Gomez

Jonathan Gomez and Matea Samardzic, currently sophomores at Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City, New Jersey, are both transferring to SMU.

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