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Gardner-Webb Alum Heather Roka Crosses English Channel

Roka was a collegiate swimmer for Gardner-Webb from 2004-2008, and credited her time at GWU as the inspiration for her swim.

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Smith, Brunt Scratch Semi-Finals On Day 3 Of World Juniors

Regan Smith has scratched out of the women’s 50 fly semis on night 3 in Indianapolis.

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12 Signs Your Child Is Passionate About Swimming

Thankfully, swimming is sport that can last a lifetime. If a child is truly passionate about swimming, they will swim through grade school, high school, college and beyond in masters and open water swimming.

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In Swimming Inertia Is Everything

The definition of inertia is the following: a body in motion wants to remain in motion, while a body at rest wants to remain at rest.

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2017 World Junior Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Rikako Ikee of Japan will be in action in the women’s 50 fly on day 3 in Indianapolis, an event in which she holds both the junior world and meet championship records.

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2017 SEA Games: Malaysian Swimmers Hit With Food Poisoning

16 Malaysian athletes across swimming and the sport of pentanque reportedly came down with food poisoning

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Andrew Hits 21.75 50 Free To Smash Another Junior World Record

Michael Andrew went 21.75 in the 50 free for another junior world record.

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2017 SEA Games Day 5: Vietnam’s Thi Anh Vien Nguyen Remains On Fire

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien continues her gold medal-winning siege, while a new face took the men’s splash n’ dash title in Kuala Lumpur.

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Michael Andrew Says He Doesn’t Regret Turning Pro

6TH FINA WORLD JUNIOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, August 23 – Monday, August 28, 2017 50-Meter Course Indianapolis (USA) Heats 9:30…

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: American Sprinting Is Back At Universiade

In 2015, there was a race among swimming fans to declare the death of American male sprinting. But we’re discovering in 2017 that like Mark Twain’s, reports of the American demise were greatly exaggerated.

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Michael Andrew Knocks Three Tenths Off WJR With 24.63 50 Back

Michael Andrew broke the junior world record in the 50 back in 24.63.

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2017 WUGs: USA, JPN Still Deadlocked in Golds through Day 6

Japan and the USA remain tied in the race for most golds. Ali Deloof tied for gold in the 50 back to give the Americans a gold, but Japan won gold in tonight’s 4×200 free relay, so they’re now tied with 7 golds each.

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2017 World University Games: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Ali Deloof will compete for gold in tonight’s 50 back final.

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CBDA Says Its Emails Were Hacked, Opens Police Investigation

CBDA, the Brazilian swimming federation, says its private emails were hacked and internal information was publicized last week.

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