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Gilbert Wayne Layral, Derek Smith Banned For Life By USA Swimming

Two more coaches have been added to USA Swimming’s list of Individuals Permanently Suspended or Ineligible.

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Paris Officially Submits 2024 Olympics Bid

Following its City Council approval vote in April of this year, Paris, France has now formally submitted its bid to…

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Records Fall In Droves At Western Australian Short Course Champs

The record books were not a safe place to be during the West Australian SC Championships with a multitude of records broken over the weekend.

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Franca, Santos Lead Brazil To Win At 2015 Raia Rapida Sprint Showdown

Felipe Franca and Nicholas Santos (pictured) each won their respective strokes as Brazil dominated the 2015 Raia Rapida sprint meet in front of a home crowd.

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Grosse Pointe Gator Jacob Montague Verbals to Michigan

The University of Michigan has filled their biggest hole with their first public verbal commitment in the class of 2016.

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Strength Training with Hyper-mobile Joints

Hyper-mobile joints are advantageous in swimming, but can be detrimental to strength training on land if the athlete is not mindful of the tendency to hyperextend or hyper-rotate these joints.

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Howard University Adds 11 Newcomers for 2015-16

Second year Howard swimming & diving head coach Nicholas Askew has announced the signing of 11 new recruits for the 2015-16 season. These incoming freshmen will look to fill the void of the 10 seniors the program lost last year.

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Howard Swimming & Diving Announces 2015-16 Schedule

Second-year Howard swimming & diving head coach Nicholas Askew has announced the 2015-16 schedules for the men’s and women’s programs.

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Chloe Sutton: 8 Reasons Why It Is Fun to Date a Distance Swimmer

Olympian Chloe Sutton: “The girl that’s the first in and last out of the pool has a lot of special qualities that translate well to being excellent relationship material. I might be biased, but distance swimmers are awesome.”

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9 Reasons to Attend USA Swimming Foundation’s Adult Performance Camp

#1 – Cullen Jones! This two-time Olympic gold and silver medalist understands the need for speed and power. Learn how to develop both and the importance of proper and recovery to achieve your maximum strength in swimming.

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Miriam Sheehan Breaks 10&Under 50 Back NAG with 27.27

Phoenix Swim Club’s Miriam Sheehan took down yet another National Age Group (NAG) record in the 10&Under division this weekend, going 27.27 to break the 50 yard backstroke mark.

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Arkansas Swimming and Diving to Spend Much of 2015-16 on the Road

The Razorbacks have a tough schedule this year that will see them on the road for most of the season.

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Fighting Irish Women, Men Release 2015-16 Schedules

University of Notre Dame swimming men’s head coach Matt Tallman and women’s head coach Mike Litzinger have released the meet…

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Olympic Gold Medalist Suzuki (JPN) Nabbed for Sports Agency Role

Japanese former Olympic swimmer, Daichi Suzuki, has been announced as the head of a brand new, yet-to-be-named national sports agency…

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Botswana, The Bahamas Now Possible Hosts of 2017 C’Wealth Youth Games

With the recent announcement that St. Lucia has had to withdraw as host of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, two other countries are now stepping up as possible replacement hosts.

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