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No swimmers nominated for Laureus Sportsman/Sportswoman of the Year Awards

Though several big swimming names were under consideration, none made the cut as a nominee for the 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards highest honors of Sportsman or Sportswoman of the Year.

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Swim Job: Hamilton Aquatics Middle East seeks UKCC Level 2 Teacher of Aquatics

Hamilton Aquatics is a highly successful swimming company in the Middle East. We have locations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Qatar (Doha). We run a full Learn to Swim Programme and Squad programmes.

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5 Other Sports Swimmers Might Try and What to Expect

“During down times of the day, we compare sports and talk about workability and cross-sport conversion. After a particularly spirited discussion about rowing and swimming, I decided to research the issues swimmers might face if they attempt to crossover and do their best Bo Jackson impersonation.”

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Arena Pro Swim Series Orlando – Lochte, Jaeger, Beisel Scratch Day 1 Prelims

Ryan Lochte will be a no-show at the first day of the Arena Pro Swim Series – Orlando, as he has scratched all of his planned events on the day.

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2015 FINA World Championships Water Polo Draw – See Results Here

The draw for the men’s and women’s water polo tournaments of the FINA World Championships Kazan 2015 took place today in Lausanne.

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MEET NOTES: UCLA’s Taylor Carlson Discusses Unique Meaning to USC-UCLA Rivalry

Below, see the pre-meet notes from the USC Trojans, and above, watch a video with UCLA’s Taylor Carlson as she…

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Rider men smash conference records, sweep relays on opening night of 2015 MAAC Championships

The men of Rider University look primed to repeat as champions of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), sweeping both men’s relays on opening night while breaking the conference record in the 800 free relay and individual 200 free.

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Royal Flush: Queens Breaks 3 NCAA D2 Records on Day One of BMC Championships

Julie Wessler of Wingate broke one of the 7 meet records that fell on Day One of the 2015 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships.

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Bolles promotes Jon Sakovich to Head Coach and Aquatics Director to replace departed Lopez

The Bolles School Sharks, one of the nation’s most well-known high school and club swimming programs, has officially named its new Head Coach and Aquatics Director, promoting assistant coach Jon Sakovich.

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Swim Job: Kamloops Classic Swimming seeks Assistant Swimming Coach

Kamloops Classic Swimming’s competitive program consistently develops swimmers that reach the provincial, national and international championship levels.

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Solutions to Sore Swimmer Shoulders

Fixing injuries is more than just relieving the pain. It’s re-learning the movement.

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Texas 5A and 6A State Swimming & Diving Championships Call-Up Lists Posted

Victoria Edwards (above) and the Austin Westlake girls won last year’s Texas big school State Championship by a single point, and with the top 5 teams separated by only 14 points. This year should be another dogfight.

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SwimJams: Eugene Godsoe releases his take on Cazzette’s ‘Sleepless’

Godsoe, who makes music under the SoundCloud handle “Eego” just released a new tune: a remix of the song “Sleepless” by Cazette.

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Psych Sheets For 2015 Colorado Girls’ HS State Championship Meet Posted

Led by Bailey Nero (above) and Bailey Kovacs, the girls from Fossil Ridge will be strong contenders for the Colorado 5A State Championship.

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Kentucky High School State Finalist Maddie Jackson Dies in Three-Car Collision

SwimSwam’s thoughts go out to the friends and family of Ms. Jackson, including the Woodford County swimming family. Just days before beginning…

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