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Team USA Water Polo Tops China 8-2 In New Zealand

The USA Women’s National Team used a six goal fourth quarter to defeat China 8-2 on the second day of action at the FINA Women’s Intercontinental Tournament.

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Germany, Czech Republic and Finland All Announce European Games Squads

With the inaugural European Games set to begin on June 12th several countries have revealed their teams for the competition…

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West Virginia’s David Palley, Haily VandePoel earn Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards

West Virginia swept the Big 12 Conference’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards in swimming & diving with a pair of seniors holding perfect 4.0 GPAs.

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VIDEO: UWCSEA’s Dragon’s Den International Meet Highlights

The United World College of Southeast Asia (UWCSEA) in Singapore hosted an international meet last weekend, the first annual Dragon’s Den International Swim Meet.

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Glauber Silva breaks only meet record on day 1 of Brazil Winter Champs

A quiet start to the Brazil Winter Junior and Senior Champs saw just one meet record fall, the 50 fly to Glauber Henrique Silva.

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Danish Squad Benefiting From Altitude Training Camp

A group of seven Danish swimmers have been training at high altitude in Sierra Nevada since April 18th.

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In Briefs 04/29/15: Gunn Breaks Zimbabwean Records, Bechtel Wins “Catspys”, Oak Park Pool Site Determined

Christina Bechtel earned two individual “Catspys” at the University of Kentucky’s athletic awards ceremony earlier this week.

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Akron coach Brian Peresie given five-year contract extension

University of Akron swimming and diving head coach Brian Peresie has received afive-year contract extension, Director of Athletics Tom Wistrcill announced on Wednesday.

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FINA President Maglione Speaks In Favor of Removing Age Limit Of Its Members, Including Himself

Could we see FINA President Maglione in his position until 2021, when he will be 81 years old?

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Australia’s “Sports Tally” Reveals Some Trepidation Headed into Rio

In the aftermath of a comparatively disastrous 2012 Olympic Games for Australia, where the country’s 10th position in the overall…

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Emily Overholt To Defer UBC Commitment Until After 2016 Olympics

Canadian swimmer Emily Overholt has decided to defer her acceptance to the University of British Columbia and their varsity swim team in order to focus on the 2016 Olympic Games.

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University Of Calgary Sign Six For 2015-2016 Season

With a large portion of their team swimming at their last CIS Championships this past February, the University of Calgary…

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: When a two-hour race comes down to .006 seconds

Swimming constantly drives home the huge significance of tenths, even hundredths of a second. But even in a sport where the tiniest details make all the difference, we rarely see a race as close as the one last weekend.

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California Sprinter Will Hofstadter Signs NLI to Swim at Northwestern

Will Hofstadter has signed an NLI to join the Northwestern University men’s swimming and diving team for the 2015-16 season….

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Georgia Tech’s Andrew Kosic is ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, leads All-Academic Men’s Team

Georgia Tech senior Andrew Kosic will wrap up his collegiate career with one more major accolade: the ACC’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.

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