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Two more top-5 world-ranked times for Sjostrom on final day of Swedish Grand Prix

20-year-old Sarah Sjostrom stayed hot at the Swedish Grand Prix, putting up the world’s second-fastest 50 fly time of 2014, plus a top-5 time in the 100 free.

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Zeiger, Schooling get to 5 wins each on final night of Southern Premier Meet

Brooke Zeiger and Joseph Schooling won two events each on Sunday night to wrap up the Southern Premier Meet in Knoxville.

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2014 European Championship Organizers Launch Website, Post Meet Schedule

Germany’s Dorothea Brandt could be one of the big beneficiaries of some schedule reshuffling in Berlin.

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Taper Problems for Swim Coaches

Swimming Video is courtesy of SwimMAC. Swimming coaches of the world over have this issue at taper time (see video…

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Two Indonesian Swimmers Suspended for Methylhexaneamine Tests at Same Meet

A pair of Indonesian swimmers have been suspended for two years, and have results and prize money forfeited since their…

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Photo Vault: Tattoos of the NAIA 2014

The pool deck at the 2014 NAIA National Championships was colorful, and not just because of the myriad team uniforms. There was body art on display as well and SwimSwam captured a few of our favorite tattoos. Take a look.

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Cesar Cielo Leaves Arizona, Scott Goodrich to Return to Brazil for Training

Brazilian Cesar Cielo is returning, once again, to Brazil to continue his training toward the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Mitch Meet Monday Review Episode 4: Subirats Tops the World Rankings

Albert Subirats tops the TYR World Swimming Rankings in the 100 meter butterfly.

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Interactive Graphs: DI Women’s NCAA invites by conference

This set of interactive graphs breaks down invites to the women’s NCAA Championships by conference. The powerful SEC nabbed over a quarter of all the NCAA swimming invites and 15 more than second-place Pac-12.

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Jamieson Part Of Commonwealth Flag Raising Ceremony

Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson joined an eager group of school children today at George Square in Glasgow today to take part in a ceremony where the Commonwealth flag was raised…

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le Clos’ “Unbelievable!” To Be In Readers Hands By April

“Unbelievable!” is the title of a new book that will be released in April. The book will allow swimming fans to gain insight into Chad le Clos’ life…

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Video Interview: SCAD’s Joel Ax Reflects on NAIA 200 Free Record, First Collegiate Season

Joel Ax of SCAD Savannah talks with SwimSwam’s Anne Lepesant about his NAIA meet record in the 200 free (1:36.71), and about his first year as a student-artist-athlete.

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VIDEO: Gregg Troy talks NCAAs, Elizabeth Beisel in weekly presser

Troy addressed the importance of relay preparation including exchanges, as well as a slightly different event schedule for Gator star Elizabeth Beisel at the meet.

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Video Interview: Logan Lassley of OBU on Breaking the NAIA 50 Free Record

Logan Lassley, of Oklahoma Baptist, won the 50 free at the 2014 NAIA National Championships with a meet-record time of 19.71. He talks with SwimSwam about his motivation, and what comes next.

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Roy Snyder to wrap up 50th season with Wilson at Pennsylvania high school state champs

Snyder has qualified at least one athlete for the state tournament in each of the past 50 seasons, a testament to success and longevity.

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