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Gorman, Poort Among Aussies Heading to Mexico for World Championships Qualification

Australian Open Water 10km champions Melissa Gorman and Jarrod Poort will this weekend race for the chance to gain selection…

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Swim Job: Little Fishes Swim School seeks Swim Coaches

At Little Fishes Swim School, your children will learn to swim while they build confidence, strengthen motor skills, and develop a foundation for a lifetime of safe swimming.

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ASU Sun Devils react to hiring of NBAC Coach Bob Bowman

Arizona State senior swimmer Zac Dalby is one of many people around the ASU campus excited about the school’s recent hire.

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Gichard and Fa’amausili to Headline New Zealand Age Group Championships

The New Zealand Age Group Championships will be held from May 5th-9th at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre…

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Shout From the Stands: A Letter to my Child’s Swim Coach

“Please strive everyday to be the coach you wish you would have had or the coach you hope for your child. No matter how long you have been coaching, no matter how much you may know, it can always help to consciously remember THIS IS SOMEONE’S CHILD.”

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Finland Set to Send 12 Swimmers to Kazan

The Finnish Swimming Federation has announced their roster for the World Championships in Kazan…

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Rising sprinter Felipe Ribeiro shines on day 2 of Brazil Winter Champs

The second day of Brazil’s Winter Junior and Senior Champs saw perhaps the next in the long line of elite Brazilian sprinters nab the headlines.

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Former Wisconsin high school coach charged with sexual assault on student swimmer

Marissa Thompson, a former assistant swim coach at Menomonie High School in Menomonie, Wisconsin has been sexual assault after allegations she had a sexual relationship with an underage swimmer.

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Japan Releases 2015 Junior Worlds and WUGs Rosters

Team Japan has finalized its line-up of men and women set to compete at this year’s World Championships and World University Games.

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What All Great Breaststrokers Do (that the rest don’t)

The world of breaststroke has always been quirky, idiosyncratic, individualized, and just plain weird. These days, the variegation of breaststroke styles has gone wild. Here are the differing styles of elites…

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Brandon Drawz Out as Executive Director of SwimMAC Carolina Amid Restructuring

Brandon Drawz is no longer the Executive Director of SwimMAC Carolina, one of the United States’ most powerful and successful clubs…

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Japanese Olympic Medallist Yoshihiko Osaki Passes Away

Former Japanese swimmer and Olympic medallist Yoshihiko Osaki passed away April 28th at the age of 76 due to interstitial pneumonia.

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Japan Sending 25 to the World Championships in Kazan

The Japanese Swimming Federation has announced a team of 25 athletes who they will be sending to the World Championships in Kazan…

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Osvald Nitski Will Join The University of Toronto Roster In The Fall

The University of Toronto Varsity Blues singed Osvald Nitski, who can arguably be described as the top recruit coming out of Ontario for the 2015-2016 season.

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Alex Murphy qualifies for Irish World Champs team on opening day of Irish Championships

With only three swimmers previously under the nation’s qualifying times to swim at Worlds in Kazan, Russia this summer, Ireland’s national team will get a little bigger after the first day of Irish Nationals.

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