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Russia’s Evgeny Sedov Clears Pair of Junior World Records in Russia

Russian Evgeny Sedov has gone faster than the recognized Junior World Records in two races, though it will be a waiting game to see if they’re recognized.

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Psych Sheets for 2014 Canadian Pan-Pac/Commonwealth Games Trials Have Two Glaring Absences

ESwim’s Brittany MacLean will try and carry her NCAA taper over into the Canadian Pan Pac and Commonwealth Games Trials next weekend in British Columbia.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Cal senior Tarczynski reflects on winning NCAA titles 3 of 4 college seasons

University of California senior Marcin Tarczynski capped off his college career with his third team NCAA title in four seasons.

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Backstroke Ledges “Unlikely” to Be Ready in Time for Mesa Grand Prix

After originally hoping to debut the newly-approved “backstroke wedges” for the Mesa Grand Prix in April, USA Swimming and Omega…

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Duke’s Nick McCrory always keeps an eye on the scoreboard

Duke diver Nick McCrory said he was on the platform “doing the math” Saturday night to figure out what scores he needed to average to defend his platform title. McCrory outscored his math and won the event for the Blue Devils.

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VIDEO: Rowdy Gaines to direct 30 Central Florida YMCA locations, modeling program after SwimMAC

Television color commentator and former Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines will be taking over direction of 30 Orlando-area YMCAs to create a new SwimMAC-type super-club system.

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Carmel Swim Club Girls Torch 15-16 400 Free Relay Record at Sectionals

Amy Bilquist (above) anchored the Carmel Swim Club to a National Age Group Record over the weekend in Indianapolis.

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See What Swimming Looks Like in Super Slow-Mo With St. Peter’s Western Club

St. Peter’s Western Swim Club in Queensland, Australia was one of the world’s hottest spots for Olympic swimmers, sending 10…

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Kyle Darmody got to race older brother while anchoring Auburn’s NCAA championship 400 free relay

Auburn freshman Kyle Darmody got to anchor a relay against his big brother (who swims for Texas) and came out on top, helping Auburn win a NCAA title in the 400 free relay.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Michigan mile champ Connor Jaeger recaps Wolverine season

Michigan’s repeat NCAA 1650 champion Connor Jaeger talks about the year for the Wolverines, who had an up-and-down NCAA Championships but won two titles on Saturday.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Jeremy Bagshaw was well-aware of fans and teammates during spark-plug mile swim

Cal’s Jeremy Bagshaw provided an early spark for the Golden Bears on Saturday, and said he could see the excitement in his teammates during his heat of the mile.

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SwimMAC Carolina Girls Break Two More 17-18 NAG Relay Records; Now Hold All 10 in the Category

Kathleen Baker, Caitlin Casazza, Elsa Welshofer, and Lauren Rhodes combined to break the last two 17-18 yards National Age Group relay records, giving SwimMAC Carolina perfect 10-for-10.

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Dylan Bosch: We Practice Celebrations at Michigan

Michigan sophomore Dylan Bosch put a big exclamation mark  on the 2014 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships by swimming a 1:39.33…

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Louisville’s Joao de Lucca proud to win swimming’s “F1” race Saturday night

Always an entertaining interview, Louisville Cardinal senior Joao de Lucca talks in the video above about his 100 free win, comparing it to Formula 1 car racing.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Cal coach Dave Durden responds to hard-fought NCAA team title

University of California head coach Dave Durden (on the right above) checks in with SwimSwam to share his thoughts on the Golden Bears team title from the weekend, a title that came down to the sixth and final swimming session to be decided.

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