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2015 ACC Men’s Fan Guide: NC State and Louisville To Battle In The Pool For ACC Championship Title

NC State and Louisville will have to battle it out in the pool for the team race. Virginia Tech has a 247 point lead after diving, but I don’t know if it will be enough to repeat as ACC Champions.

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Unfortunate Run of Freak Accidents Leaves Belinda Hocking’s Swimming Career in Question

2014 Commonwealth Games and Pan Pac Champion Belinda Hocking may not race at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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Powerhouse Clubs From Across the Country to Gather in Dallas for Inaugural “Big 10 Stampede”

10 power house teams will gather this weekend for the Big 10 Stampede in Dallas: Lakeside Aquatic Club, The Woodlands Swim Team, Loveland Swim Club, Rose Bowl Aquatics, Irvine Novaquatics, Sandpipers of Nevada, Colorado Springs Swim Team, Tampa Bay Aquatics, Rancho San Diego Dieguito, and North Texas Nadadores.

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Alaska Fairbanks Qualifies 5 for NCAA Division II Championships While Post-Season Ban Appeal is Heard

The University of Alaska – Fairbanks has 5 women qualified for the 2015 NCAA Division II Championships, despite being put…

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First Day of 2015 ACC Men’s Championships Rescheduled Due to Inclement Weather

With snow in the forecast for Atlanta, the ACC Championships have been moved up.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Yale pulls off one of swimming’s elusive feats – the 1650 tie

Yale’s Cailley Silbert (pictured) and Eva Fabian battled for nearly 16 and a half minutes, ultimately tying for the Ivy League title in the 1650 freestyle.

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NCAA Division II Psych Sheets Out; Only 14 Invited in Most Men’s Events, 17 in Women’s

The defending champion Drury Panthers have 16 women and 14 men invited to the meet, despite tight qualification standards.

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On the Outside Looking In: Race in Swimming

This opinion piece is courtesy of Franco Pacheco. There is a moment when an athlete or coach walks onto a…

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Virginia Tech Outpaces Even Their Own 2014 Title Performance in 2015 ACC Championships Diving Scoring

The Virginia Tech men are on early track to repeat at ACC Championships with an impressive diving performance.

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Stillwater girls, Altus boys win Olahoma high school 5A state titles

Both the Stillwater girls and Altus boys broke state relay records and won multiple relays en route to the Oklahoma high school class 5A (small schools) state titles.

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In Briefs: Olympic News Round-up Edition

Technological advancements in Olympic Games security, a potential joint Middle-Eastern bid and the cost risks of Boston 2024 highlight recent Olympic news.

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2015 Ivy League Men’s Championships Fan Guide: The Usual Suspects – Slight Nod to Harvard, But Princeton Ready for Battle

Corey Okubo (pictured above) and the Tigers are hosting the 2015 Ivy League Championships beginning Thursday, February 26, at DeNunzio Pool. It’s going to be another close race between Princeton and Harvard this year. Follow along with us on @swimswamlive

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5 Signs You are a Sprinter

#1 – You’re horrible at IM, but you wish the 100 IM was an event in NCAA swimming.

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Shouts From the Stands: Imagine The Possibility of the USA Hosting an Impossible World Championships

USA Swimming has plenty of experience of hosting major swimming events, including one of the biggest in the world: the Olympic Team Trials.

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Big 12 Championships Psych Sheets Released: Jack Conger Not Swimming 200 Butterfly

The Big 12 Conference published their first version of the psych sheet for the 2015 conference Championships at the University…

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