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Former Olympian, Alabama NCAA Champion Casey Converse named to Mobile Sports Hall of Fame

Former Alabama NCAA Champion and current Air Force head coach Casey Converse, who represented the U.S. in the 1976 Olympics, has become the first swimmer inducted into the prestigious Mobile Sports Hall of Fame.

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Ryan Lochte Reveals to Reporters in NYC that he Re-tore his MCL

Ryan Lochte reveal the true issue troubling his knee while in NYC.

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SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 5/14/2014

The end of California high school season put us a little behind schedule but don’t worry, we’ve got our Weekly Wonders for May 9-12, 2014.

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A layman’s guide to drug testing in the sport of swimming

Inspired by some comment-section discussion about the often-confusing world of official drug testing, we at SwimSwam decided to put together a quick, simplified version of the FINA and USA Swimming drug testing processes:

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The scoop on open water swimming: Q&A with Ashley Twichell

With less than a month to go until the 2014 USA Swimming Open Water Nationals, we’re checking in with some…

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Australians Pick Up Six Gold Led by Groenewald and Throssell

On the first two nights of the Oceania Championships in Auckland, New Zealand the home country lead in the collection of gold on both evenings, but the third night saw a very different scenario play out…

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USA Women Defeat Kazakhstan 16-5 On Day Two Of FINA Intercontinental Tournamen

The USA Women picked up their second straight victory at the FINA Intercontinental Tournament with a 16-5 defeat of Kazakhstan. This moves Team USA to 2-0 in Group A play in a tie for first place with Canada.

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CIF-SS D2 Boys: Kyle Coan and Los Osos Repeat as Divisional Champs; Beat Santiago by 1.5 Points

Los Osos celebrated back-to-back CIF-SS Division 2 team championships on Saturday, May 17, 2014 in Riverside, when they beat Santiago (Corona) by 1.5 points.

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CIF-SS D2 Girls: Young Team Puts Glendora Back on Top

Glendora won their first team championship since 2011 at CIF-SS Division 2 finals. Strong relays and consistent scoring in individual finals were key to their success.

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Photo Vault: CIF-SS Division 2

Kyle Coan of Los Osos won the 200 free and 100 fly and set the Division 2 record in the 50 free leading off the 200 free relay.

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Three Secrets of College Recruiting

#3 Update the coaches as you progress!

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American, Canadian Stars Come Out for 2014 Mel Zajac Cup

Liz Pelton (left) and Missy Franklin (right) will lead a strong Cal group north of the border for the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup this weekend.

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Backstroker Jacob Siar transferring from Auburn to NC State

Jacob Siar, a rising junior backstroker at Auburn University, has announced on Twitter that he will be transferring to North Carolina State.

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2014 Speedo Grand Challenge Psych Sheets Are Live

Jessica Hardy, Mike Alexandrov, Jasmine Tosky, Maya DiRado, Karlee Bispo and Tom Kremer headline the 2014 Speedo Grand Challenge May 23-25th in Irvine, California at the Woollett Aquatic Center.

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Poland’s Mateusz Chaba Has Doping Suspension Extended to 1 Year

Polish 18-year old Mateusz Chaba has been handed a 12-month suspension by the Polish Arbitral Tribunal for a positive test of…

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