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Paralympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Mary Fisher Announces Retirement

2012 and 2016 Paralympic Champion Mary Fisher has announced her retirement from competitive swimming. The 25-year old New Zealander won 4…

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Junior Pan Pacs Gold Medalist Pallister Excels At Livesaving C’ships

Lani Pallister (right), already a champion at Junior Pan Pacs, helped her squad take gold at the Aussie Lifesaving Championships.

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The Ever Changing Face of College Recruiting

I have been directly involved with college recruiting for the past 35 years… Needless to say, I have seen some significant changes in the recruiting process over this time.

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Bolles School Hires Peter Verhoef as New Head Swimming Coach

Peter Verhoef has been announced as the new head swim coach at The Bolles School. He’ll take over for Jon Sakovich,…

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Preview: Cal, Michigan, Georgia & Virginia To Clash At UGA Fall Invite

Siobhan Haughey, who owns the top time in the NCAA in the 200 free, will be competing for Michigan this weekend at the UGA Fall Invite.

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IOC Athletes’ Commission to Organize Biggest-Ever Athletes Forum

The IOC Athletes’ Commission is set to invite the largest ever contingent of international athlete representatives to Lausanne, Switzerland, from 13 to 15 April 2019 for the bi-annual IOC International Athletes’ Forum.

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MP Swim-Video-L’Allenamento Con Lo Snorkel Di Michael Phelps

MP SWIM: I CONSIGLI DI BOB BOWMAN – EPISODIO TRE   Bob Bowman , capo allenatore della Arizona State Sun Devils…

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Practice + Pancakes: Northwestern Runs 4 Different Workouts in 1 Morning

The wildcats were in the swing of things on this Tuesday morning, running a whopping 4 different workouts in the span of 6-9am.

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Berliner TSC erhält Grünes Band des DOSB

Seit 1986 fördern die Commerzbank AG und der Deutsche Olympische Sportbund über die Initiative „Das Grüne Band für vorbildliche Talentförderung…

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Lettera d’amore per il nuoto. Le Parole Che Non Ti Ho Detto

Avrei voluto scriverti da tanto tempo. Forse tu meglio di me sai che quando qualcuno o qualcosa occupa la mente…

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10 Reasons Not to Date Your Teammates

As great as you think your relationship is going, it normally ends up in a breakup (no offense). This is the height of team awkwardness.

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The 5 Mentally Toughest American Elite Swimmers in History

There are probably 50 or more good candidates for the top 5 spots, but this is my list. As far as the elite swimmers go, here is my top five list, which includes nine swimmers.

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McSharry Fires Off 2 SCM Irish National Records In Ulster

Ireland’s Mona McSharry produced new national standards across the 50 freestyle and 100 IM at the Ulster Short Course Championships recently.

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Secrets of Success for Swim Parents

These are five common traits found in happy, successful people that we can work on ourselves and introduce to our kids.

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