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Swim Job: Porter Valley Country Club seeks Swim Coach

Porter Valley Country Club is a private golf and country club nestled into the hills of the Northern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County.

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Swim Job: Seacoast Swimming Association seeks Head Age Group Coach

The Seacoast Swimming Association is a nationally recognized competitive swimming team.

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Katarina Roxon Wins Backstroke Bronze at Parapan Ams

The backstroke remains a work in progress for Katarina Roxon, but her bronze medal Thursday morning in the S9 100-meters at the 2015 Toronto Parapan American Games proves she is moving in the right direction.

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UNCW Hires 4x NCAA All-American Jos Smith

“Jos has experience swimming and coaching at the highest levels of the sport. I look forward to his passion and enthusiasm immediately paying off in coaching and recruiting.”

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2015 FINA World Championships: More In-Depth Look at the Numbers

France’s Florent Manaudou won two individual gold medals in Kazan and added another as part of the men’s 4×100 free relay.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Analyzing Results by Country

We’ve had a field day poring through post-World Championships data, as they tell an interesting story about trends in national…

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USOC Confirms Los Angeles as “Preferred Choice” for 2024 Olympic Games

The City of Los Angeles, California is the USOC’s new preferred target to bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Hackett Says Improved Aussie Culture Helped Fuel Dolphins’ Success

Grant Hackett says the Aussie team is much more ‘together, tight’ and supportive than the team was in London 2012.

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Gasson, Fa’Amausili Snag Wins on Day 2 of NZ SC Champs

New Zealand’s Short Course Championships continued today and day 2 brought more fast swimming for the Kiwis at the Sir…

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2015 U.S. Nationals: SwimSwam’s 5 Favorite Race Videos

In one of the U.S. Nationals races we could watch over and over again, Reece Whitley became the first 15-16 year old in history to break the 2:12 barrier in the men’s 200 meter breaststroke.

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Le Clos: “Phelps’ World Records Have Been On My Mind Since London”

Chad Le Clos says Michael Phelps is a huge threat to his Olympic goals.

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Ning Zetao Reaping Benefits Of Training With Aussie Coach Brown

China’s Ning Zetao trains in Australia under Coach Matt Brown, who had previously coached Emily Seebohm up until earlier this year.

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Alexandria Aquatics Fundraising for New 50 Meter Pool

Below is a press release submitted by Advocates for Alexandria Aquatics. Alexandria, VA – Advocates for Alexandria Aquatics, (AAA), http://alexandriaaquatics.com/…

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American Brendan McHugh Delays Law Career to Chase Olympic Dream

Brendan McHugh, USA, finished 18th in the heats of the men’s 50m breast at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan. McHugh has deferred his start date at the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath until September, 2016.

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Matt Beckwith named Parkland Aquatic Club Head Swim Coach

Most recently, Matt has worked with 2014 National Champion and US Open Record Breaker, Brendan McHugh, while at GPAC.

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