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FINA Releases Full Swimming Entry Lists for 2016 Summer Olympic Games

The entry sheets for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games have been released.

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Lane 8 Fund Aims to Provide Swimming Foundation for Inner-City Youth

Since we last spoke with SwimSwam in 2014, we were three months into our mission of ‘Leveling the playing field for Cincinnati’s inner-city swimmers’.

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SuperSport goes all out for Rio Olympics

If it moves, SuperSport will be there for every angle of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with no fewer than seven 24-hour channels being broadcast.

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Rosters Revealed As USA Women & Russia Begin Play Tomorrow

The 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team has just one final tune-up before the Olympic Games begin on August 9 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Tribute to Third-Place Finishers at U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials

Does anyone really know what this feels like to finish third except others who have finished third in these Trials? Does anyone really know how frustrating and disheartening this is?

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Wallace, Lloyd Entered In 200 IM, Walker-Hebborn In 100 Back For GB

Despite finishing 6th at British Olympic Trials, Dan Wallace will compete in the 200 IM in Rio.

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Olympische Startlisten veröffentlicht

Während die deutschen Schwimmer bzw. schon ein Teil der deutschen Nationalmannschaft sich in Brasilien auf ihren Einsatz bei den Olympischen…

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Kosuke Hagino To Swim 3 Individual Events In Rio

Kosuke Hagino will swim just three individual events at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

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At Least 3 Swimmers Entered in Olympics Don’t Meet FINA Qualifications

Update: since original posting, our readers have identified a 3rd swimmer that shouldn’t qualify by the same standards as below…

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Proud and Willis the latest Swimmers To Join Team Adidas

British swim stars Benjamin Proud and Andrew Willis join Team adidas. They will race in adizero XVI, adidas’ fastest swimsuit ever.

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Vermont Swimming & Diving Announces Schedule for 2016-17 Season

The University of Vermont women’s swimming & diving program unveiled its 2016-17 schedule on Thursday afternoon. The Catamounts will compete in eight scoring meets, including three at home, as well as the annual Boston University Invitational in November.

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Peruvian National Champ Magana to Transfer from UVA to Arizona

Peruvian national champion Nicholas Magana, a rising junior in the NCAA, will transfer from the University of Virginia. Magana was a scorer at 2016 ACCs in the 100 freestyle, placing 13th with a personal best 43.56.

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PEAQ Swim Team Drops Epic Hype Video – 35 Current and Former Olympians

Maddie Howell made an epic hype video for her club’s state meet.

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El McLaren Report y lo que significa para Rusia

Después de una publicación de la WADA, escrita por el Profesor Richard McLaren de Canadá, las preguntas sobre el dopaje y…

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Katinka Hosszu Entered in 5 Events for 2016 Olympic Games

Hungarian superstar Katinka Hosszu has entered 5 individual events for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games that begin on August 6th, 2016…

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