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Mellouli Explains Climb to Olympic Pool and Open Water Podium: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com

Tunisian Olympic star, Oussama Mellouli, is a history-maker, the first African Male to win an individual Olympic gold medal in swimming at the 2008 Games. In 2012, Ous became the first person to win Olympic hardware in the pool and in open water at the same Olympic Games.

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Olympian Scott Dickens announces retirement

‘’I’m going to miss my teammates the most,’’ said Dickens, who also competed at two Commonwealth Games, two Pan Am Games and three FINA World Championships.

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Maria Sheridan Verbals To Duke, Stays In State

Maria Sheridan, who swims for SwimMAC, will stay in home state of North Carolina as she verbally committed to Duke (Photo Credit: USA Swimming)

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Hosszu’s World Cup Performances By The Numbers

Katinka Hosszu has had a historic run of performances in the World Cup Series so far this year and SwimSwam…

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Video: Park Tae Hwan Wins 400 Free at 94th Korean National Sports Festival, Part of Four-Gold Haul

South Korea’s Park Tae Hwan has already won four gold medals at the 94th Korean National Sports Festival

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North Texas Nadadores’ Top Two Female Commits Both Staying In-State

Texas A&M head coach Steve Bultman has picked up a new verbal commitment, as have the TCU Horned Frogs.

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Arizona Swim Coach Eric Hansen Taking Leave of Absence

“There has been no comment for the reason behind his leave of absence, only this brief statement from Director of Athletics Greg Byrne…”

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Arizona Men, Women Each Get Another Verbal As Classes Continue To Grow

The University of Arizona has picked up two verbal commitments this week: one for each side of their combined program….

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Jamaica’s Status at 2016 Olympics in Jeopardy Over Anti-Doping Woes

WADA has said this week that they are disappointed with Jamaica’s anti-doping authority and their response to an inquiry.

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Lady Utes Pick Up A Pair From Southern California

Kat Wickham of Palm Springs and Maddie Meisel of Long Beach are the newest additions to University of Utah’s Women’s Swimming and Diving team.

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Northwestern Men and Women Each Receive Verbal Commitment

The Northwestern Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Teams each snared a recruit from the Class of 2014 on Monday.

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Australian Swimmer Handed Two-Year Suspension for Doping Violation

A former high-level prospect in Swimming Australia has tested positive for three different banned stimulants.

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Pair of Viper Aquatics Swimmers Make College Decisions

Two swimmers from the Viper Aquatic Swim Team in Indiana have verbally committed to Division I programs.

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How to use Resisted and Assisted Sprint Training in Swimming

Most sprint coaches have beliefs about resisted and assisted speed training, and most of them are consistent. Most coaches agree that both of these forms of training need to be used simultaneously in a program to achieve optimal results.

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CSU Mountain West Diver of Week Ariana Milone

Colorado State diver Ariana Milone has been named this week’s Mountain West Women’s Diver of the Week. The award, which was announced by the conference Wednesday morning, is Milone’s second of her young career.

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