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Madison Memorial Boys Claim 5th Straight D1 Wisconsin High Championship

Madison Memorial Win 5th Title, Paul DeLakis Breaks 18 year old State Record

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Sacred Heart Girls and St. Xavier Boys Look to Defend Titles in Kentucky HS Champs

Leah Stevens (pictured above), who has committed to swim for Stanford next year, is one of the big names set to compete this weekend. She’s entered in the 200 and 500 free individually.

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Markus Deibler Named Hamburg Athlete of the Year Two Months After Retirement

When Markus Deibler retired after winning the 2014 World Short Course Championship in the 100 IM in December, in the process…

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2015 Men’s Big 12 Championships Fan Guide: Can Texas stay red-hot in road to NCAAs?

There’s not a hotter team in the nation right now than the Texas Longhorns, led in part by resurgent sophomore Jack Conger.

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Big Ten Senior Spotlight: Justin Glanda of the University of Michigan

The University of Michigan have dominated the Big Ten scene for a few years in a row now, and their…

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Olympian Missy Franklin honored as the United States Junior Chamber’s Ten Outstanding Young Americans

Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin has been has been selected as a recipient of the United States Junior Chamber’s Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award (TOYA), the organization announced Monday.

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Yik Yak Reveals the Ugly Side of Swimming – Shout From the Stands

In what has been an amazing conference championship’s season, an elephant has been sneaking onto the deck.

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Big Ten Senior Spotlight: Steve Schmuhl of Indiana University

The Indiana Hoosiers have a storied swimming and diving program and are well known for producing some of the best…

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NCAA Division I Meets to Watch For Conference Championship Edition, Week 2

Missy Franklin and the Cal Bears will compete in the Pac-12 women’s championships this weekend, setting up another showdown between Franklin and Stanford’s Simone Manuel. The full meets to watch list is below.

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London Mayor Boris Johnson tells fans to buy tickets to the FINA Diving World Series

London Mayor Boris Johnson: “I urge people to snap up tickets to this sporting spectacular. We want competitions like this to inspire a new generation of young athletes and to get Londoners to take the plunge.”

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Olympic Star Milorad Cavic talks return to US and masters swimming – Video Interview

Video interview produced by SwimSwam Production Manager Coleman Hodges.

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NCAA Releases Psych Sheets for Division III Championships

The NCAA has released the list of athletes invited to the Division III Championships taking place from Wednesday, March 18 – Saturday, March 21 at Conroe ISD Natatorium in Shenandoah, Texas.

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Oklahoma girls break 6 of 11 high school class 6A records as Bartlesville wins team title

In Oklahoma high school swimming, the class 6A (big schools) boys meet saw a ferocious late-meet comeback overcome by Norman North, while on the girls’ side, Bartlesville won the team title while swimmers broke over half the state’s records.

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Texas 5A State meet comes down to 2.5 points with Kingwood Park topping Frisco Wakeland

The Texas class 5A (small schools) state meet was a dramatic finish on the boys side, with Humble Kingwood Park beating Frisco Wakeland in a meet that came down to the final event. Meanwhile Austin Vandegrift won the girls title by sweeping all three relays.

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