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Bartholomew, Demonte Light Up Michigan HS State Champs

The female swimmers out of the state of Michigan have flown a bit under the radar, but when examining the…

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British Olympic Association Listed as Non-Compliant Per WADA

On the official list of compliant and non-compliant signatories to the World Anti-Doping Code, released yesterday, WADA has listed the…

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Fabiola Molina Doping Case to Go Before CAS

When paging through the CAS schedule, I came across an upcoming hearing that I thought would be of interest to…

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Ryan Lochte Crosses Over with Gillette, Ralph Lauren Sponsorships

As far as sports go, swimming does not usually produce fashion icons. The suits are all fairly similar, and rarely…

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Olivia Smoliga Drops 100 Back, Breaks Two Other Records at Illinois State Meet

Olivia Smoliga of Glenbrook South High School in Illinois will be to Missy Franklin next year what Rachel Bootsma was to…

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Penn State Selects Architects for Massive, 50-Meter Natatorium Upgrade

Penn State has chosen Baltimore-based design firm Cannon as the architects for a massive upgrade to the McCoy Natatorium, according…

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Update: FINA Delists Italy as Hosts of 2014 Worlds; FIN Issues Clarifications

In an update to a previous story, FINA has officially recognized Italy’s withdrawl as hosts of the 2014 World Short…

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Tennessee Invitational Kicks Off Fall Invite Season Today

Today is the first day of the Tennessee Invitational that will kick off about a 3 week period where we’ll…

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Connecticut Swim Coach Receives Minimum Sentence for Child Pornography Charge

David Tremblay, the former swim coach of West Haven High School in Connecticut, has been sentenced to 10 years in…

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Italy Backs Out of Hosting Duties for 2014 World Championships

The Italian Swimming Federation has decided to abscond from their hosting duties of the 2014 World Championships, according to a…

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Gold Coast, Australia Awarded 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Gold Coast, Australia has been awarded the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which they won over Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The Gold…

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Arizona Men Obliterate National Top-5 Lists, Hosszu Looks Strong for USC Women

#3 Arizona Men 193.5, #8 USC 106.5 When the first CSCAA dual meet poll came out last week, and Arizona…

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Phelps Caps 5-for-5 Meet, Missy Takes Two in Herculean Final Session

The final night of the 2011 Minneapolis Grand Prix featured some really hot-and-cold racing. Namely, some of the races were…

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Katie Ledecky Breaks National Age Group Records in 500, 1000 Freestyles

14-year old Katie Ledecky of the Curl Burke Swim Club is on fire at this weekend’s National Age Group Challenge…

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Best Swimming Nations: Women's Butterflies

After some hiatus as we moved through the fall Championship season, we’re back with the 3rd installment of our “best…

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