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Più Della Metà Delle Aziende Giapponesi E’ Contraria Alle Olimpiadi Nel 2021

Più della metà delle quasi 13.000 aziende giapponesi si oppone alle Olimpiadi e Paralimpiadi di Tokyo che si terranno nell’estate del 2021.

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Futures Qualifier Michael Iacobelli Sends Verbal to Boston University for 2021

Boston University has picked up a verbal commitment from breaststroke specialist Michael Iacobelli for the 2021-2022 season.

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Last Top-20 Recruit from Class of 2021, Hayden Zheng Chooses Stanford

Hayden Zheng has verbally committed to Stanford men’s swimming and diving for 2021-22. His 100/200 breast times are already A final-ready for Pac-12s.

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IU Rounds Out Class of 2024 with Tarrin Gilliland, Anne Fowler and Logan Graham

Indiana University has announced the final signees of its class of 2024, which include a swimmer and two divers. 

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Hong Kong Butterflyer Anthea Wong Verbally Commits to Columbia

Anthea Wong, who has represented Hong Kong internationally, will join Columbia University in the class of 2025.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #197

SwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily…

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Olimpiadi: La Prossima Settimana Si Discuteranno Le Contromisure Coronavirus

Olimpiadi: previsto per la prossima settimana l’incontro tra il Segretario di Gabinetto Giapponese ed i Comitati organizzatori per discutere contromisure

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Nebraska Football Players Suing Big Ten, Hoping To Reinstate Football Season

Eight Nebraska football players are suing the Big Ten Conference over its decision to postpone the fall football season to spring.

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West Virginia Hires Karla Helder as New Head Diving Coach

Helder won 2 NCAA Division II Championships as an athlete and is a two-time NCAA Division II National Diving Coach of the Year as a coach.

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Quiz: Can You Name The Top 20 Swimmers of All-Time In the 50-Yard Free?

Before the year 2005 no one had ever broken 19 seconds in a 50-yard freestyle. Now, we’ve got 20 swimmers under 18.82. Can you name them all?

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Tennessee Aiming For In-Person State Meet April 23-24

The Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (TISCA) revealed new details about the state’s plan for a high school swim season in a newsletter.

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2020 Olympic Organizers, Government Meet On Coronavirus Countermeasures

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is set to meet with the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic organizing committees next week.

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Two New Metrics to Evaluate Breaststroke

Adam Peaty and Lilly King have rewritten the rules on breaststroke technique. Their “Power Breaststroke” requires lightning-fast legs and fast turnover.

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How to Test Pull-ups for Swimmers (Even if they can’t do a single pull-up)

Pull-ups for swimmers is a critical exercise both for improvement but also in assessing an athlete’s pulling strength which correlates well to their speed.

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1 Event (50 Fly), 2 European Swimmers, 3 Best Times

Switzerland’s Manuel Leuthard closed in on Noe Ponti’s (above) 50m fly National Record while 17-year-old Pawel Uryniuk dominated the 50m fly in Poland.

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