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The Beginner’s Guide to Watching Paralympic Swimming

Let’s get one thing out of the way first: it’s called the Paralympics, not the “ParaOlympics.”

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2017 Aussie Age Swimming Championships Qualifying Times Released

Qualification times for the 2017 Australian Age Swimming Championships have now been released.

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SwimSwam Commenters Chastise Chuck’s Blogs

“You’re an idiot. You can’t write. You don’t make any sense” – This is how Charles Hartley has been greeted on the SwimSwam page recently, and he has something things to say to the commentators.

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Cameron McEvoy Named 2018 Commonwealth Games Ambassador

Cameron McEvoy has been named as the 2nd official ambassador of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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6 Tips to Keep You Chasing Your Swimming Goals When You Feel Like Giving Up

No matter where you stand on the ladder of swimming prowess, from age grouper to world record holder, there are days where we just aren’t feeling it. Here are 6 ways to get fired up again.

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Allison Jones Selected as U.S. Flag Bearer.

Allison Jones selected as U.S. flag bearer for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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Swim Ireland Starts Search for a New National Performance Director

Swim Ireland has begun their search for the country’s next National Performance Director…

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Geijo, Pop Acev Win Final FINA Open Water Grand Prix Stop

Argentina’s Pilar Geijo and Macedonia’s Evgenij Pop Acev won the third and final stop on FINA’s 2016 Open Water Grand Prix series in Italy.

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Signorini, Oestringer Win 2016 Waikiki Roughwater Swim

Australians dominated the men’s race at the 2016 Waikiki Roughwater swim with Ollie Signorini and Jarrod Poort going 1-2, but local university swimmer Cherelle Oestringer topped the women’s race.

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Instagram Gallery: Rio 2016 Swimmers Get Their #OlympicInk

See any more #olympicink from swimmers on social media? Throw a link in the comments, and we’ll add it to the gallery.

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Katie Ledecky Makes Celebrity Appearance at Redskins Practice

Katie Ledecky has had a pretty memorable summer- four golds and a silver medal at the Rio Olympics, throwing out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game, surprising her former high school with an assembly, hanging out with Bruce Springsteen after his concert at Nationals Park, and now hanging out with the Washington Redskins of the NFL. Ledecky posed for pictures and gave a motivational speech to the Redskin’s team.

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Croatia Wins FINA Water Polo Youth Men’s Championships

Croatia won their first gold medal at the FINA Water Polo Youth Men’s Championships this weekend, beating the home team…

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Kevin Renshaw Named British Swimming’s Pathway Implementation Manager

British Swimming has announced Kevin Renshaw will be taking on the position of the organization’s new Pathway Implementation Manager.

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First Wave Of 2017 British Swimming Championships Tickets On Sale

Riding the wave of success thrown down by Great Britain in the pool at the 2016 Olympic Games, the first batch of tickets for the 2017 British Swimming Championships are now available.

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Penn State Gets Verbal Commitment from VHSL 5A Champ, Camryn Barry

NCAP’s Camryn Barry has elected to spend the next four years as a Nittany Lion at Penn State University.

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