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Jeremy Bagshaw joins Winter Nationals, Vyatchanin out for NYAC

Canadian distance man Jeremy Bagshaw has thrown his name into the hat for the U.S. Winter National title. The reigning NCAA 1650 free runner-up is the biggest addition to the updated psych sheets released this morning.

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Shallow Water Blackout: The Quiet Killer – The Facts

In most swimming pool or non-diving situations when the victim’s medical history is irrelevant, blackouts occur due to prior hyperventilation, followed immediately by rapid, repetitive breath-holding.

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Blog do Coach: FINA Approves 10PM Finals Schedule for Rio 2016 Olympics

Above: Unrelated picture of Missy Franklin from this summer’s Pan Pac Championships.

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Cleveland State Swimming and Diving Ink 11 to their 2015-2016 Roster

Coach Graham: “We are thrilled with our Fall commitments. There was a focus on adding depth to the women’s team and I am confident we accomplished that goal. I look forward to working with this talented group of student-athletes”

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NCAA Will Post Designated Officials at Winter Nationals, Winter Junior Nationals

NCAA breaststrokers and IM’ers, like Michigan’s Marni Oldershaw above, will be bound to NCAA rules even at the upcoming USA Swimming governed Winter Nationals if they want times to count for NCAA qualification.

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Versatile Abby Stauffer from Chambersburg, PA Signs to Duquesne

Abby Stauffer has signed an NLI to swim for Duquesne University Dukes beginning in 2015-16.

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Youngstown State Picks Up Lakeside Seahawks’ Natalie Laurence

Natalie Laurence of Lakeside Swim Team and Assumption High School in Louisville has committed to Youngstown State University.

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Australia Shuts Out Gold Medalist Sun Yang

Swimming Australia’s High Performance Director, Michael Scott, announced that Chinese swimmer, Sun Yang, is “no longer welcome in Australia.”

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Hangzhou, China to Host 2018 World Short Course Swimming Championships

Hangzhou, China, known for its natural beauty, has been selected to host the 2018 World Short Course Swimming Championships.

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Niagara University Signs Florida Breast/IMer Andreas Rintel

Andreas Rintel, shown here with his mother Sandra Montero and his coach Dave Prutow, has committed to the Niagara University Purple Eagles.

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SwimLabs – Where Entrepreneurship and Swimming Collide

Over 400,000 people are registered with USA Swimming, and tens of millions of take swim lessons every year. Why not use this growth and combine it with your entrepreneurial spirit?

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Olympic Star Michael Phelps Is Out Of Rehab

Olympic icon Michael Phelps is out of rehab reports TMZ Sports. After Phelps second DUI arrest, he entered a treatment…

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4 Reasons To Give The BridgeAthletic Gift Package This Holiday Season

To give your loved one a Bridge training program this coming season/year, visit their site here and use the promo code CYBERMONDAY.

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2014 FINA Women’s Water Polo Player Of The Year Maggie Steffens

For the second time in three years USA Women’s Senior National Team athlete Maggie Steffens has been named the FINA Women’s Water Polo Athlete of the Year.

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FINA World Swimming Championships – 10 Hours of Coverage on Universal Sports Network Dec 3-7

Headlining the field for USA Swimming are Olympic gold medalists Tyler Clary, Natalie Coughlin, Matt Grevers and Ryan Lochte.

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