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Grenada to Send Four Swimmers to 2014 Commonwealth Games

The small island nation of Grenada (not to be confused with the similarly-named Granada, Spain) is sending a team of…

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Women’s 100 Meter Butterfly – US Nationals Preview – Donahue the constant among American turnover

With four of last year’s six national teamers retired or taking time away from the pool, the door is open for fresh talent behind 2012 Olympian Claire Donahue.

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Georgia, Cal Women Lead The Way With Double-Digit CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorees

The Georgia women not only had the most points at the 2014 NCAA Championships, they also had the most athletes competing on their way to a GPA of 3.5 or above for the spring semester.

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Florida, Michigan men lead Division I with 6 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans apiece

The Michigan Wolverine and Florida Gator men top the list of Division I CSCAA Scholar All-Americans released today, with 6 swimmers earning the honor from each team.

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All-American Luke Percy Won’t Return to Tennessee For His Sophomore Season

2013 Junior World Champion Luke Percy has decided that his swimming future is best served at home in Australia.

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Swim Training: How to Gain a Balanced Underwater Kick

A key ingredient of a successful underwater kick is a proper coordination between the movements of the head, chest, hips and feet. Without a balance between all movements of the body a swimmer sacrifices speed, strength and efficiency in underwater kicking.

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Emory women put 15 on CSCAA Scholar All-America list for Division III, Kenyon and Denison lead men

2014 NCAA champs Emory led all Division III programs with 15 female Scholar All-Americans, while Kenyon and Denison tied for the lead on the men’s side with 9 apiece.

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LIU Post women and Grand Valley State men top Division II CSCAA Scholar All-America lists

The CSCAA has released its lists of Scholar All-Americans in the NCAA, and at the Division II level, the Long Island University Post women topped the lists with 8 honorees. On the men’s side, Grand Valley State put 6 on the list, most of any men’s program.

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Oklahoma Baptist, Concordia lead NAIA Scholar All-Americas, 8 athletes honored in NJCAA

In the NAIA, Oklahoma Baptist nabbed the most women’s honors, while Concordia led the men. Meanwhile Monroe Community College picked up 5 of the 8 Scholar All-America awards given out in the NJCAA, the Junior College athletic league.

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Arizona State Hires Greg Earhart as New Associate Head Coach

Arizona State has hired Greg Earhart as their new associate head coach for men’s and women’s swimming, luring him away from…

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Having Fun With The Bolles Sharks and Caeleb Dressel At The Bulldog Grand Slam

Caeleb Dressel and his teammates had a fun time interviewing each other and recording their activites as they worked their…

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Duke’s Johnston & McCrory Headline FINA Diving World Cup

Johnston will be joined in Shanghai by former Duke and Team USA teammate Nick McCrory, who is coming off of winning his record fourth national title in men’s platform diving at the 2014 NCAA Championship.

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Beautiful Barbados Plays Host to International Championship Swim Meets

The next Open Water event on the calendar is the Barbados Open Water Festival scheduled for November 2nd 2014 in Carlisle Bay (1.5km & 5km races) and open to all swimmers from recreational to elite.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Yannick Agnel Beat Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte in 100 Free

Frenchman Yannick Agnel won against a deep field in the men’s 100 free on Sunday night in Athens, Georgia.

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160 divers from 28 countries compete at the 19th FINA Diving World Cup

Prize money will be distributed to the medallists as follows: USD $10’000 (1st place), USD $8’000 (2nd place), USD 5’000 (3rd place) for each of the nine events.

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