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MP Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 5/24/2017

See who made our list of Weekly Wonders for the weekend of May 19-21, 2017.

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Jeremy Desplanches baisse le record suisse du 400 4N à Strasbourg

Jeremy Desplanches a pulvérisé son propre record suisse du 400 mètres 4 nages à Strasbourg ce mercredi. Avec son 4:13.11, il signe la 11e performance de la saison.

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Mel Zajac Meet Preview – Shaping up to be Canada vs. USA showdown

UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia May 26th-28th, 2017 Meet site (with past results) Psych sheets Live results Last week…

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Oklahoma Record Holder Aaron Keesling Commits to Missouri State

The Missouri State Bears will add even more breaststroke strength to their roster with a commitment from Splash Club’s Aaron Keesling.

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Princeton Women Announce 2017-18 Tri-Captains

The Princeton women’s swimming and diving team is set to compete next season under first-year head coach Bret Lundgaard, and…

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Is FINA President Julio Maglione Too Old for Re-Election?

FINA President Julio Maglione is up for re-election this July at the age of 81-years-old. Maglione has already served two terms as President and is hoping to hold on for another four years. But should he be allowed to?

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SwimSwam Pulse: 63% Predict Ledecky To Win Pro Swim Series

Almost two-thirds of respondents predicted Katie Ledecky to win the 2017 Pro Swim Series, despite Melanie Margalis holding a 6-point lead with two stops to go.

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Championnats de France Schiltigheim : A quoi peut-on s’attendre dans la 3e journée

L’aperçu de la troisième journée des Championnats de France Elite, signée Eric Lahmy.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Guy Tries Fly, Thrives

Maybe the most impactful international development of the past week was James Guy’s successful branching out into the butterfly races.

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Jeremy Desplanches Lowers Swiss National Record in 400 IM to 4:13.11

Swimming at the French Elite Nationals with his French club team, Olympic Nice Natation, Switzerland’s Jeremy Desplanches destroyed his own Swiss national record in the 400m IM by 2.45 seconds.

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Australia’s National Sports Plan Pitches Lottery Funding Concept

Looking at the UK’s lottery funding model as an example, Australia is headed towards that direction.

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Desplanches Blasts World’s #9 400 IM on Day 2 of French Nationals

His winning time of 4:13.11 was a new lifetime best by over 2 seconds, and well under the qualifying mark of 4:17.88. Desplanches is now the 9th fastest 400 IMer in the world this year.

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South Dakota State University Welcomes Doug Humphrey As Head Coach

South Dakota State University has announced its new Head Coach.

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Despite High Water Temperatures, Asian OWS Championships Marched On

By the time the 10k race was slated to kick-off in Malaysia this past weekend at the Asian Open Water Swimming Championships, the water had warmed to an alarmingly high temperature 31.9°C (89.42°F).

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Championnats de France Elite 2017 2e jour : Aurélie Muller se qualifie pour Budapest en 1500m

Aurélie Muller cherche à battre le Record de France dans le 1500 nage libre ce soir.

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