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Three Ontario Records Fall; Penny Oleksiak Scares 50 Free National Record

Multiple Canadian records have been taken down over the course of the past week, as Penny Oleksiak, Javier Acevedo, and the Markham Aquatic Club all solidified their names in the Ontario record books.

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Swim Job: Eagle Swim Team seeks Head Age Group Swim Coach

The Eagles are based at the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD, and train at the Henry Rosenberg Aquatic Center (8-lane 50-meter pool). EST is a coach directed team and this position reports directly to Head Coach and Team President Scott Ward.

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Nebraska Signs Nine For Start of 2015-2016 Season

Nebraska swimming and diving coach Pablo Morales recently announced the signing of nine athletes.

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44 Swim Jobs for People Who Love Swimming

Want a job in swimming and/or the aquatic industry? Here are 44 Swim Jobs from all over the world.

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Olympic Swim Star Kosuke Kitajima launches Educational and Training Equipment Biz in Japan

With Japan’s top athletic trainer, Dr. Takeshi Suzuki, Olympian Kosuke Kitajima has brought Perform Better, leading educator and provider of functional training equipment to Japan.

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Spain to Send 14 Athletes to Kazan

Spain will be sending 14 athletes, seven male and seven female, to compete at the World Championships in Kazan this summer…

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Lakeside Swim Team’s Matt Bode will follow in parents’ footsteps and swim for Davidson

Lakeside/Louisville Collegiate standout Matt Bode has committed to swim for his parents’ alma mater, Davidson College.

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Good Swimming News: University of Sioux Falls Adds Women’s Swimming & Diving Program

There’s a new women’s swimming & diving program coming to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

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Swim Poem: The Lane Not Taken

This poem is inspired by and based off of Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken, with a swimming twist added to it.

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Vlad Morozov posts world-leading 47.9 in 100 free on day 3 of Russian Nationals

On the third day of Russian Nationals, Vlad Morozov took over, winning two events including the 100 free, where he became the first man in the world to crack 48 this season.

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3 Easy Mistakes to Avoid in the College Recruiting Process

“I am a college swimming and diving coach and serve as my programs recruiting coordinator. I talk to and e-mail recruits every day and that process ends up being a large portion of what I do when I am not on the deck.”

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Rising Arizona Distance Star Drew Eisen Signs with Iowa Hawkeyes

Drew Eisen has signed an NLI to swim for the Iowa Hawkeyes beginning in the fall of 2015.

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NBAC’s Versatile Noah Stewart To Swim for Dartmouth Big Green in the Fall

Noah Stewart, a senior at York Suburban Senior High School in Garden Spring Township, Pennsylvania, has committed to and been accepted by…

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Michael Phelps MP Time-Lapse Video From Mesa

SwimSwam photographer Mike Lewis captured thousands of images from Mesa, including a lot of underwater shots. Lewis put this 15 second Michael Phelps time-lapse video together from the competition coverage.

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