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Cielo Leads Off Relay in 21.73, Coventry Posts Big 200 Back on Day 2 at Maria Lenk

Day 1 at the Maria Lenk Trophy-Brazilian National Championships was an solid day of racing, with a mixture of winning…

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Germans Dominate, USC's Anderson Scores at Cancun Open Water Stop

Two races down, and no reported complications for the new-rules in Open Water Swimming, as the second race of the…

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In Briefs: Dara Torres Swims 25.68 at FGCU Masters Meet

Ed Moses wasn’t the only swimmer to continue his comeback at a Masters meet this weekend. Just a few-weeks after…

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In Briefs: Ed Moses Continues Comeback at Masters SCY Nationals

Former Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist Ed Moses, now 30, continued his return to elite swimming this weekend at the…

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Energy Drinks In Swimming: A Dangerous Epidemic

I woke up this morning to a disturbing comment on one of our articles (10 things not to do right…

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ESPN: Hardy Cleared to Compete in London in 2012

USA Swimming’s women’s relays will be at full-strength for Beijing, which is something that they sorely need with the hard-charging…

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In Briefs: Dagny Knutson Moving to Join Gator Swim Club

I’m not sure how many people caught this, but in an interview last week with Florida swimmer Brett Fraser on…

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What's Left Between Now and the World Championships

Yesterday, we took a look at the top swims through the various National Championship meets that we’ve already seen in…

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In Briefs: Hawke, Demont Highlight USA Swimming World University Games Coaching Staff

USA Swimming, after some delay, announced a few weeks ago the full 2011 World University Games roster (full roster breakdown…

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Globe-Trotting the 2011 World Championship Trials

With the majority of the Spring National Championship season over around the World (of course, the US doesn’t have a…

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In Briefs: Alshammar, le Clos Compete at UAE International Swimming Championship

A meet that flew a bit under the radar over the weekend (but attracted a few notoriously wandering superstars) was…

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FINA Cancels Second Open Water Competition of Season For Poor Water Quality

FINA has decided to cancel the Sumidero Canyon stop of the Open Water Swimming  Grand Prix, they announced in a…

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Australia Lusts After Phelps for January Showdown With Thorpe in Sydney

This is a story that first broke a few weeks ago, but with a lull in the international swimming circuit…

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Cielo Eyes Textile Bests; Foreign Stars Converge for Maria Lenk Trophy

Special thanks to our Brazlian correspondents Caio Leal and D’Artagnan Dias. Caio writes a great Portugese-Language swimming blog at http://simplesmenteesporte.wordpress.com/….

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Cielo Passes on 50 Free, Wins 100 Fly Instead on Final Day of Brazilian Trials

It appears as though Brazilian sprinter Cesar Cielo is really taking the butterfly races (and his overall strength and conditioning)…

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