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Virginia Welcomes Tennessee, Virginia Tech in Last Homestand

The Virginia men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will host Tennessee and Virginia Tech in back-to-back dual meets at the Aquatic and Fitness Center this weekend (Jan. 11-12) in the Cavaliers’ last home competitions of the season.

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Dolfin Swim of the Week: Greg Reed Goes 8:55 In Breakout Soph Season

Early January isn’t usually a very fast time for college swimming.

But for Greg Reed it is.

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Find Where Ledecky & Dressel Rank Among SI Mag’s ‘Most Fit Athletes’

Both Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel rank among Sports Illustrated’s list of ‘Most Fit Athletes in Sports’. Take a look to find out where they fall on the list.

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Anton Ipsen Explains Training Move to TAC Titans (Video)

Anton Ipsen of Wolfpack Elite completely ran away with it, finishing almost half a pool length ahead of the next-best swimmer

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2019 PSS Knoxville: Quah, Shields, Carr, Clark Scratch 200 Free Final on Day 2

Zheng Quah, Tom Shields, Daniel Carr, and Pace Clark all scratched out of the 200 free final to focus on other events.

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Pronta La Prima Squadra Della ISL, E’ La Tedesca ONEFlow Aquatic

L’International Swimming League (ISL) ha identificato la sua squadra tedesca, una delle 6 previste per l’Europa. E’ la ONEflow Aquatic….

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USA Swiming BoD, Steering Committee Can Elect Replacement For Wood

Per USA Swimming rules, the Board of Directors can elect a temporary replacement for the late Jim Wood until the National Team Steering Committee can elect a new chair.

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Are We Alienating a Population of Could Be Swimmers?

I respect those swim kids who are putting all of those hours in, it is tough work! But are we taking a sport that used to be the most fun sport around and turning it into a job?

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UCLA Takes Down San Diego and Harvard in Los Angeles

Kenisha Liu won the 200 free and 50 free for the Bruins on Monday.

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Mid-Season Check In: How Are the NCAA Freshman Women Faring So Far?

Noelle Peplowski was just another incoming breaststroker for IU. Half a year after graduating high school, she’s a realistic candidate for making the 100 breast A final at NCAAs.

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Michael Andrew Breaks Three-Year-Old PSS Record in 50 Back

His time of 24.68 was good enough to break the Pro Swim Series record, which was a 24.74 held by Japanese backstroker Junya Koga.

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Katie Ledecky is entered in the 200 free and 400 IM this morning in Knoxville.

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Swimming Australia CEO Seeks FINA, ISL Compromise To Avoid OLY Bans

In light of the fact that the idea of Olympic bans for athletes who compete in ISL events this year is still lurking in the air, Swimming Australia Chief Executive Leigh Russell is initiating talks to try to avoid devastation in 2020.

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Natalie Hinds Hits Lifetime Best in First LCM Meet Since 2016 Trials

The Midland, Texas, native has been coaching in the Atlanta area of late, and in 2018 started training with the UGA pro group at the Athens Bulldogs Swim Club. 

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2019 Victorian Sprint C’ships To Fire Off 66 Events In Just 2 Days

The 2019 Victorian Sprint Championships meet kicks off on Saturday in Melbourne, where a fury of 66 events will be contested over just 2 days.

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