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Swim Job: Chief of Recreation, Salary Range $76,000 to $122,000

The City of Alexandria is located in northern Virginia, and is bordered by the District of Columbia (Potomac River), Arlington, and Fairfax counties.

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NTN’s Garrett Kemp Verbally Commits to Western Illinois

Garrett Kemp of North Texas Nadadores has committed to swim at Western Illinois University for 2017-18 and beyond.

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South Carolina 5A Finalist Michaela Rogers Commits to BU Terriers

Michaela Rogers, of Dorman High School in Roebuck, South Carolina, and Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club, has committed to swim for Boston University beginning in the fall of 2017.

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AZOT Distance Freestyler Gabbie Brown Commits to UCSD

Gabbie Brown of Aliso Niguel High School and Aquazot Swim Club in Irvine, California has given a verbal commitment to University of California, San Diego, for 2017-18.

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Free/Back Specialist Kristen Puthoff Commits to Wright State Raiders

Delaware, Ohio’s Kristen Puthoff has verbally committed to swim for the Wright State University Raiders for the 2017-18 season.

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2016 Signing Day: The SwimSwam Index of Class of 2017 Commitments

The Early Signing Period for the high school class of 2017 opened today. Check out where the swimmers and divers about whom we’ve written articles have committed in our interactive, sortable index.

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How To Train For High Octane Freestyle

The 50-meter sprint primarily involves two of the three energy systems we have available to use. Stored energy and anaerobic energy production are the two principal ways in which we delivery ATP to our muscles for this short, all-out burst of speed.

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Janet Evans, Greg Louganis Selected as Rose Parade Grand Marshals

U.S. Olympians Janet Evans, Greg Louganis, and Allyson Felix have been selected as the grand marshals for the 128th Rose Parade.

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WATCH: Team Worrell Rio 2016 Video

Kelsi Worrell’s friends and family were ecstatic when she qualified for her first U.S. Olympic Team this summer, and they were not about to miss the opportunity to watch her swim in person at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

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5 Things To Never Say To Your Child After A Meet

By Rebecca Smith 5 things to never say to your child after a meet (Hint: These are some of the…

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5 Latvian Records, 3 Meet Records Fall at 2016 Riga Sprint Cup

Latvian sprint standout Gabriela Nikitina had a strong showing at the 2016 Riga Sprint Cup, shattering multiple Latvian Record throughout the meet.

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Boise Sweeps Idaho State Team Titles as Records Fall

2016 Idaho High School Swimming Championships November 4th-5th, 2016 25 yard pool Boys’ and Girls’ combined divisions Results page The…

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Instagram Gallery: Top Commitment Pics for National Signing Day

On this National Signing Day, take a look at some of our best commitment pictures, including this one from Michigan commit Alex Hughes.

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Johansson’s Swedish & Junior Record Highlights Swedish SC Nats

Victor Johansson’s national and junior national record in the 1500 free highlighted the last three days of the Short Course Swedish Championships in Stockholm.

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#SwimSwamTheVote: Adrian/Ervin Ticket Prevails In SwimSwam Polls

Those connected to social media (and in 2016, who isn’t?) will remember yesterday’s most important ballot – the one posed by…

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