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USA Women Suffer First Major Competition Loss of 2015 to Italy

For the first time in 2015 the USA Women’s National Team lost a match in a major competition, dropping a 10-9 decision to Italy at the FINA World Championship.

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Cagnotto wins 1m Springboard Diving – 2015 FINA World Champs Video

After a Bronze in 2011 and Silver in 2013, Tania Cagnotto (ITA) finally wins Gold, beating Shi Tingmao (CHN) by 1.65 points.

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Team USA Finishes 10th in Team Tech – FINA World Championships Video

“The girls had more energy, and it was overall a better swim than prelims,” U.S. national team coach Myriam Glez said.

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Indiana’s Cozad Advances to Platform Final

By advancing to 10-meter finals, Cozad also secures a quota spot for the U.S. for the 2016 Olympic Games.

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World Championships Preview: Men’s 100 Backstroke

Ryosuke Irie was the Pan Pacs champ last summer, and he’ll do battle with defending World Champ Matt Grevers in Kazan.

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Aquatics Week: Top 5 Olympic Divers

The Olympics channel on youtube has released a series of videos called “Aquatics Week” to highlight important figures and moments in the lead up to the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan.

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How A Risky Move Helped Wilimovsky Win at Worlds

2015 World 10K Champion Jordan Wilimovsky recently made changes to his stroke to improve efficiency, and it paid off in Kazan.

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Michael Andrew and Reece Whitley Face Off at Speedo Junior Nationals

Junior star swimmers Ella Eastin, Katie Drabot, Michael Andrew, Sean Grieshop, Alex Valente, Reece Whitley, Maxime Rooney and Miranda Tucker will compete at Speedo Junior Nationals in San Antonio, Texas.

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Culp To Lead UW-Oshkosh Swimming & Diving Program

Christopher Culp, who owns 17 years of coaching at a variety of levels, has been named the head men’s and women’s swimming & diving coach at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

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Boston officially out as U.S. Olympic bid, USOC says

The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) has officially severed ties with the Boston 2024 Olympic bid today, ESPN reports.

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Grevers, Ervin, Beisel among Team USA Captains for World Championships

Team USA has selected its captains for the 2015 World Championships: Matt Grevers, Anthony Ervin, David Plummer, Elizabeth Beisel, Cammile Adams and Jessica Hardy.

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Jimmy Feigen Joins SwimMAC Elite

Jimmy Feigen is heading east, to train alongside Ryan Lochte at SwimMAC Elite.

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201 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? Here are 201 Swim Jobs you might love.

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Australia’s Chelsea Gubecka So Close Yet So Far in Olympic qualifier

At just 16 years of age, Chelsea Gubecka, has the open water swimming world at her feet after mixing it with the best in the world in the 10 km FINA World Championship and Olympic qualifier in Kazan.

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Duke Announces 2015-16 Swimming & Diving Schedule

Duke University announced the Blue Devils’ schedule for the 2015-16 campaign, highlighted by four regular season meets at home in Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion.

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