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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Westminster relay comes up clutch in Georgia HS title run

Georgia’s class 1-5A high school state meet was a thriller, all hinging on a gutsy 200 free relay win for Westminster.

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VIDEO: World Record Holder Sarah Sjostrom Makes No-Look, Near Three-Pointer

Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom is adept at almost everything in the water, and in 2014 swam one of the craziest swims we’ve…

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Wisconsin’s Ivy Martin Named Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week

Big Ten sprint queen Ivy Martin was named the conference’s Swimmer of the Week.

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46.2 in the 100 Back Earns Penn State’s Shane Ryan Big Ten Swimmer of the Week Honor

Penn State’s Shane Ryan was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week after an impressive performance at the Virginia Tech Invitational.

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MEET NOTES: Wabash College ready for NCAC Challenge

The team will head to Granville, Ohio for a showdown versus fellow conference foes for a chance to advance to the National Championship meet.

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British Olympian Sophie Allen Announces Retirement at Just 22 Following Second Hip Surgery

2012 Olympic Finalist and British National Record holder Sophie Allen has announced her retirement from competitive swimming.

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2015 BMC Championship Fan Guide: Queens Looking to Break Wingate’s Streak

Carson-Newman’s Paul Ungur is top seed in the men’s 200 back at the 2015 BMC championships which begin on Wednesday, February 11, at Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.

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NCAA Division I Meets To Watch For 2/12-2/15

Cal and Stanford will meet this weekend in Berkeley in one of SwimSwam’s meets to watch. The Golden Bears will be looking to end Stanford’s winning streak in the series, which currently sits at three.

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VIDEO: SwimMAC Carolina South Shark 2 Group Practices Post-Race Interviews

SwimMAC Carolina continues to innovate and push the sport forward.

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NCAA Champion Marcin Cieslak Honored as 2014 Ben Hill Griffin Award Winner

Florida post-grad Marcin Cieslak was honored for having a significant impact on the Florida athletic’s program.

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ACC Releases 2015 Women’s Championship Psych Sheets

Kelsi Worrell still has both the 200 fly and the 50 free on the table for the ACC Championships as she leads the Cardinals into their first meet in the new conference.

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Jeanette Ottesen to Travel to Australia to Reunite With Shannon Rollason

Two-time individual long course World Champion has opted to not stay in Denmark to train under the new National Training Center head coach.

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South Dakota State, South Dakota combine for Summit League’s final weekly awards

South Dakota State’s Daniel Jacobson and Emily Campbell earn the season’s final weekly honors as they were selected as Summit League Swimmers of the Week for their performances Feb. 2-8.

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Body of Missing MidMar Mile Swimmer Recovered by Local Police

South African news outlets are reporting that the body of 30-year-old missing swimmer, Tristan Dennis, has now been recovered as…

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Remember Your Coach and What They Meant To You

“Howard Wheeler helped me become a man. I started at Furman not knowing a single person, as a shy, unheralded, barely recruited, average swimmer. Howard not only helped me come out of my shell, but he saw what no other coach had ever seen.”

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