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Amy Van Dyken Being Moved to Denver’s Craig Hospital

Amy Van Dyken-Rouen will be flown back to Denver today to continue rehabilitation.

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HardCore Swim of the Week: Peaty puts himself right in the middle of the breaststroking battlefield

19-year-old Adam Peaty has put himself right in between Christian Sprenger and Cameron van der Burgh in what once looked like a two-man race for world’s top sprint breaststroker.

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Holland High School tabs alum Sam Soukup to lead swimming programs

Holland High School, a Michigan powerhouse and three-time defending Division 2 state champions on the girls side, has turned to former Holland standout Sam Soukup to lead its boys and girls programs.

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Swim Job: Florida Gulf Coast University Seeks Assistant Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach

Established in 1997, FGCU continues to expand academic offerings, which currently include 51 undergraduate, 28 master’s, one specialist and two doctoral programs.

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WATER POLO: USA Men Defeated by Hungary, 9-16 at FINA World League Super Final

Josh Samuels: “We started a little slow. But attacked harder towards the end. I still need to get a little bit more used to European players, which playing in Montenegro has helped with. As a team we just need to always start strong.”

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Kinetic Energy in Swimming – Part 1.2: Wasted Movement Continued

In part 2 of this two part introduction to how Sturdy and Westfall try to translate physics into speed, Rebecca Westfall and Gary Sturdy look more at how swimmers like Missy Franklin take advantage of their kinetic energy.

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Sarah Denninghoff, Now Married, to Return for Final Year of Eligibility at Texas

Sarah Denninghoff is healthy and ready to roll in 2014-2015 for the Texas Longhorns.

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Japan Open start lists announced, meet begins Thursday

The Japan Open will kick off this Thursday in Tatsumi, Japan, and the home country has shown up in full-force, according to the start lists, which include Olympic bronze medalist Kosuke Hagino.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Amanda Beard to Appear on “Celebrity Wife Swap”

Four-time Olympian Amanda Beard will appear on the ABC reality show on Tuesday, June 24th.

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Swimming South Africa building accreditation system for schools, with 12 already signed on

Swimming South Africa announced last week that it had signed Memoranda of Understanding with 12 schools to begin building a system to accredit schools that could serve as good development homes for young swimmers.

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FINA Announces Dates for 2017 World Championships; Masters Worlds to Follow

The Scotiabank Aquatics Centre, built for the 2011 Pan Am Games, will host the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.

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Kromowidjojo’s Coach Decides He Is Not The Right Man For The Job

Only eight months after deciding to take the opportunity to work with Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo Christiaan Sloof has decided he is not the right man for the job…

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Photo Vault from Shore: Men’s 5K at 2014 Open Water Nationals

Open water swimming doesn’t get much better than this. It was a perfect day for racing: warm without being hot,…

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Dwyer Delivers the NBAC Elite Swimming Diet – Gold Medal Minute Video

Olympic Champion and NBAC swim star, Conor Dwyer, eats to win, and he’s on track to win gold this summer at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.

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Shannon Vreeland Takes Big Prize, Wins SEC’s McWhorter Scholarship

Geogia’s Shannon Creeland has been named the 2014 McWhorter Scholarship winner in the SEC.

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