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Olympian Taylor McKeown Fined For Whale Incident

In October of last year, Australian Olympian Taylor McKeown found herself in the middle of an environmental scandal of sorts, with the breaststroking specialist accused of riding a jet ski too close to a pod of whales.

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FINIS Announces Anthony Ervin Suit Line Designed by Frank Zio

FINIS, Inc., the worldwide leader in technical swimming innovation is proud to announce Anthony Ervin’s training suit line, designed by artist Frank Zio, now available via at SwimOutlet after initially debuting on AnthonyErvin.com.

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Four-Time Olympic Medalist DiRado Joins USA Swimming Foundation Board

The USA Swimming Foundation announced today that four-time Olympic medalist, Madeline Jane “Maya” DiRado – Andrews (San Francisco, Calif.) has joined its Board of Directors.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Spitz Upping Recruit Standing With 1:45

It was just 11 days ago that we released our annual NCAA recruiting class rankings for the current crop of juniors. We ranked Newport Harbor’s Ayla Spitz 20th. 11 days later, she made that rank irrelevant.

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6 Tips for Conversations After Meets and Practice

In a recent webinar by parenting expert David Benzel, from Growing Champions for Life, he offered several tips for having better conversations with our kids about their sports. Benzel works with many sports organizations including USA Swimming.

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La Mamma Del Nuotatore. Le Emozioni Oltre La Piastra

In questi tre anni tante volte mi sono soffermata ad osservare il mio piccolo nuotatore mentre si allenava. Ho provato…

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Arizona Gives Assessment of First Year Under New Staff (Video Report)

Busch spoke about how the biggest goal he had coming into UofA was to build a sustainable and winning culture, not necessarily to place X spot at the PAC-12 conference of NCAA championships.

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Physics for Swimmers, Coaches and Parents

Sir Isaac Newton, a brilliant mathematician from the UK, defined the three laws of motion back in the 17th century, yet they are as important to a swimmer today as they were then.

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Per Essere Un Buon Allenatore Abbi Cura Di Te

Come si può capire se un allenatore è bravo e un altro non lo è? Dai risultati dei suoi atleti?…

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Jug, Brescia, Dynamo: Only Two Can Stay Alive

It’s judgement day for Jug (CRO), Brescia (ITA) and Dynamo (RUS): their race for the Final Eight will end on Wednesday but only two of them could join the other six sides which have already secured their respective berths for the June 7-9 showcase in Genoa.

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Ireland’s Youth Return from ISF World School Games with 13 Medals

The 2018 ISF World Schools Games Gymnasiade in Casablanca, Morocco, was to see Ireland enter a team in the swimming championships of the multi-sport event for the first time and return with an outstanding 13 medal haul.

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What I Remember Most About Swimming in the 70s and 80s

Starlit Aquatic Club in Fairfax, VA was my swim club through the 70s and 80s. I progressed through the ranks from a skinny, mediocre eight-year-old to an internationally ranked collegiate swimmer with this club.

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What Do You Gain from Low-Impact, High-Intensity Exercise?

You can acquire the benefits of a high-intensity workout with low-impact exercises by taking your routine to the swimming pool.

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5x MSHSL 5A State Champ Griffin Wolner Commits to South Dakota

Griffin Wolner of Winona Senior High School and Winona Swim Club has committed to swim for the University of South Dakota in the fall.

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Nitro Breaststroker Lauren Partridge Commits to Illinois

Lauren Partridge of Nitro Swimming and Cedar Park High School will swim for the University of Illinois in the fall.

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