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2014 U.S. Junior Nationals Day 5 Preview: The Cavalry Arrives in Irvine

Caeleb Dressel is one of a handful of swimmers who has arrived at Junior Nationals and will make cameo appearances on Sunday.

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Dual Citizen Maxime Rooney Plans to Represent United States in Competition

Maxime Rooney, the Junior Nationals runner-up in the 200 free, intends to swim for the United States internationally if he earns the right to do so. He’s a dual citizen of the U.S. and the Philippines.

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INTERVIEW: Junior National Champion Michael Andrew and His Coach Assess Performance at Juniors

Michael Andrew, shown here at far right on the podium after his 100 back title at Speedo Junior Nationals, sat down with SwimSwam to discuss his performance during the first four days at Juniors.

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Homovich, Rooney Lead in Individual Scoring Headed Into Final Day of 2014 Junior Nats

Madison Homovich has left quite an impression at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships, and now, at just 14 years old, she has a chance to win the meet’s high-point honor.

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State Journal-Register: Amanda Beard Aiming For a 2016 Olympic Trials Comeback

According the the Springfield State Journal-Register, Amanda Beard has undertaken a comeback shooting for the 2016 Olympics.

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INTERVIEW: Corey Okubo Assesses Performance at Juniors; Looks Forward to Nationals

SwimSwam caught up with AquaZot’s Corey Okubo at Junior Nationals in Irvine, where Okubo talked about his performance in the 200 fly and 200 back and laid out his plans for Nationals and for starting Princeton in the fall.

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INTERVIEW: A College Coach’s Perspective on Juniors

Utes’ head coach Joe Dykstra explains why Junior Nationals is such an important meet for recruiting purposes, and what his takeaways have been from the 2014 version.

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11 Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you are jobless or don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our big swimming family! Here are eleven Swim Jobs you might love…

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Danila Izotov Dropped From Russia’s 2014 European Champs Roster With Injury

Danila Izotov, the defending European Champion in the 200 short course meters freestyle, won’t race at the long course meet in 2014.

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Camille Lacourt Pulls out of Euros Due to Inflammation of the Hip Flexor

Camille Lacourt announced on Sunday, August 3 that he would be withdrawing from European Championships due to inflammation in his hip.

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Rosset takes the 3m at the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Bolzano

Divers from a total nine nations – China, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway and Russia – occupied…

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Japan clinches title at FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships

The 14th FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships concluded on Sunday August 3, 2014 in Helsinki, Finland. The five-day event…

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Dave Kienlen, Lead Coach of KING Fife Site, Announces Retirement

Dave Kienlen, a head site coach of the King Aquatic Club in the Seattle, Washington area, announced his retirement from…

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Alex Meyer tops Lurz at the Open Water Swimming Grand Prix

Alex Meyer (USA) took out the men’s race by the slimmest of margin, 27 hundredths of a second, ahead of German great Thomas Lurz. Meyer clocked a 1:55:10.63

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10 Things We Noticed on Day 4 at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships

Stanzi Moseley – the name’s got serious flare, and her swimming isn’t half bad either.

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