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China dominates Junior Diving Championships in Penza

China dominated the 2014 edition of the FINA World Junior Diving Championships, organised from September 9-14 in Penza (RUS), by getting 14 medals (including seven titles out of the 14 events at stake).

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Virginia Tech Gets Verbal Commitment from In-State Standout Michael Craddock

The ACC champions Virginia Tech received a verbal commitment from William Byrd High School’s Michael Craddock for the 2015-16 season.

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Swim Job: Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics / Stanford Campus Site seeks Senior Group Coach

Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics is seeking a part-time coach to assist with the Senior Group. PASA-Stanford Campus is a leading swim program and PASA is a nationally recognized team for competitive swimming excellence.

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PHOTO VAULT: Raia Rapida – see life in Rio’s ‘Fast Lane’

Check out these photos from Satiro Sodre to get an inside glimpse at the international Raia Rapida meet in Rio this weekend.

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Sierra Schmidt: USA Swimming’s New Dancing Queen

2014 has been a big year for American teenager Sierra Schmidt. She’s changed clubs and is now training with the incredible…

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Brazilians Dominate, Break South American Record in 200 Medley Relay

The Brazilians dominated the 2014 Raia Rapida meet, winning 3 of 5 events and placing runner-up in another.

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Kinetic Energy in Swimming – Part 2: The Core is King

Since we last caught up with Rebecca Westfall and Gary Sturdy’s exploration of swimming and physics, Rebecca’s has found a…

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Anthony Ervin To Anchor Team USA Relay At Raia Rapida This Sunday

Anthony Ervin will anchor team USA at the Raia Rapida meet in Rio

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Ross Murdoch awarded Nancy Riach Memorial Medal at 15th Scottish Swimming Awards

Scottish Swimming had its annual awards banquet on Friday night, with Commonwealth Games star Ross Murdoch getting the nation’s signature award.

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Quality over Quantity as Penn Men Add Five Swimmers from Class of 2018 to the Roster

Penn head coach Mike Schnur, shown above with the now-graduated class of 2014 on Senior Day, has brought together a group of immediate-impact freshmen who should score a lot of points for the Quakers.

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Thomas Small Added to USA Swimming’s List of Permanently Suspended Individuals

Thomas Small, a former swim coach in Maryland, is the latest coach added to USA Swimming’s public list of “Individuals…

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College Swimming Previews: New sprint influx looks to keep #9 Texas inside the top 10

Texas brought in a tough new class of sprint-based recruits to pad its relays in search of another top 10 finish.

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NBC Today Show hosts Matt Lauer and Al Roker to emcee 2014 Golden Goggles

The annual Golden Goggle Awards not only honors and celebrates our U.S. National Swim Team, it serves as an important fundraiser for the USA Swimming Foundation. Proceeds benefit the USA Swimming Foundation’s mission to
“Save Lives and Build Champions” – in the pool and in life.

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Penn Announces Incoming Freshman Women’s Class with 13 Swimmers and One Diver

The Quakers welcome 14 new women from the Class of 2018 to their Swimming and Diving Team.

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Aussie Stars Continue to Battle Back From Injury

Cate Campbell, James Magnussen and Christian Sprenger have had to focus their efforts on returning to 100% health…

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