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Proposed FINA Amendments Abolish Bureau Age Limits; Create New Role of VP

Current FINA President, Julio Maglione would be able to potentially run for a third and final term as head of FINA until the year 2021 under a proposed amendment.

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Swim Job: Envious Swimming seeks Lead Site Swim Coach

Envious Swimming is Rhode Islands Premier swim school with over 800 members over its 3 locations.

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How to Overcome the Triathlon Swimming Training Plateau

Swim training can often feel quite repetitive and it can feel like you are chugging along simply ‘maintaining’ speed and fitness and not actually moving forward.

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2014-15 NCAA Women’s SwimSwam Power Rankings: Final Predictions

Missy Franklin, Rachel Bootsma, and Elizabeth Pelton have the Bears on a roll. They’re our pick for next week’s NCAA Championships.

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2015 Women’s NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships: Pick ‘Em Contest

At last year’s NCAA Championship meet, Missy Franklin won a single event individually. This year, she’s overhauled her schedule – and now’s your chance to pick how many you think she’s going to win this year.

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Swimming Canada Launches Rebrand Including New Logo

Swimming Canada has launched a full rebrand, following one announced earlier this year by USA Swimming.

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IKKOS Pro App Creates a World-Class Coaching Experience Through Your Smartphone

Video courtesy of IKKOS. The name sounds odd, but it has historic roots. IKKOS of Tarentum was the first recorded Olympic coach in ancient Greece, and he was known as “the trainer of champions.”

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Simmonds Posts World’s Number One Time in the 200 Backstroke

Elizabeth Simmonds posted a 2:08.32 in the 200 backstroke to take over the top in the world rankings…

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Thomas, Jensen & Dudzinski shine, but La Salle College wins Pennsylvania boys 3A state title

Hatboro-Horsham’s Michael Thomas crushed two incredible swims and Michael Jensen (Upper Dublin) and Ryan Dudzinski (Upper St. Clair) each broke state records, but La Salle College powered away with the team title in Pennsyvania’s class 3A.

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Allie Raab’s come-from-behind split steals Pennsylvania state title for Hershey in thriller

With just 100 yards left in the entire meet, Hershey High School trailed North Allegheny by 1.5 points and .07 seconds, but freshman Allie Raab”s final-leg heroics stole a narrow team title for Hershey.

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The Secret to being a Great Swimmer

The key to success is known by many, but applied by few.

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Felipe Franca hits two top-10 world times at Brazilian regional meet

Brazilian breaststroker Felipe Franca is finding his speed early, hitting two top-10-ranked times in our world rankings at a regional meet leading up to the country’s national championships next month.

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SwimJams: How the Sacred Heart Girls Won Their 26th Kentucky State Championship

The Valkyries from Sacred Heart High School won their 26th state championship in girls’ swimming & diving in February.

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2015 Junior Olympics At Univ Of Maryland Photo Vault

SwimSwam contributor Rafael Domeyko was at the University of Maryland this weekend to take pictures at the Junior Olympics. All…

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Yannick Käser Posts Two National Records at Switzerland Long Course Championships

Yannick Käser dominated the men’s breaststroke events at the 2015 Swiss National Championships, setting a new national record in the process.

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