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The Five Best Moments From Diana Nyad’s AMA on Reddit

Open water swimmer Diana Nyad made headlines last September for becoming the first person to complete the Cuba-to-Florida swim without the assistance of a shark cage.

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Team Australia Lands in Perth for Aquatic Super Series, Set to Begin on Friday

Sister Cate and Bronte Campbell have arrive in Perth as swimmers assemble for the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series. Brazil arrived earlier in the week.

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Bertrand Resourceful In His Efforts To Rebuild Swimming Australia

Australian sailing legend John Betrand took over as Swimming Australia’s President at a very tough time in the sport’s history…

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WATER POLO: USA Men’s Senior National Team Announces Volvo Cup Roster

The USA Men’s Senior National Team will kick off their 2014 competition schedule with a visit to Sznolnok, Hungary to take part in the Volvo Cup this February. Team USA will meet Serbia, Germany, and Hungary in three matches from February 7-9.

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Vieth Report Key Points: Where Does it Go From Here? Vieth Compensated $25,000

See the full 125-page report, originally published via the Gunderson website, here. See all of our coverage of the Vieth Report here….

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VIDEO: Gregg Troy talks about the battle for the last few Florida travel squad spots in weekly press conference

Troy recapped his team’s dominating senior night performances against Auburn and also looked forward to his SEC travel squad, talking about the competition for the last few spots.

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Chuck Wielgus Blog: Athlete Safey Front and Center In Independent Review

USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus discusses the Gunderson Health 125-page report which is based upon its review of the USA Swimming SafeSport program, and general athlete protections.

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Full Vieth Report Published; Vieth Gives Four Primary Points in Teleconference

Gunderson Health has released its full 125-page report based upon its review of the USA Swimming SafeSport program, and general…

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Coach’s Intel: Jake Shellenberger from Liberty University Shares a Sprint Set

Liberty University’s Jake Shellenberger shares a speed set his athletes did on January 25th.

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Vieth Report Major Point: More Work To Be Done on Physical, Psychological Abuse

Throughout the day, we will be analyzing and breaking down the key points of the Vieth report. The executive summary…

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USA Swimming Publishes “Executive Summary” of Vieth Report; Full Report to Come

An executive summary of the Vieth Report has been published by USA Swimming; the full report will be available in one hour from publishing.

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Another National Age Group Record Holder Joins NCAP’s Georgetown Prep Training Group

Matthew Hirschberger is the latest swimmer to join the now-lethal Georgetown Prep training group.

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Oakland AD, Who Was Swim Coach, “Steps Down” After 7 Years

Tracy Huth will leave his position as the Oakland University Director of Athletics as of January 31st, the school announced last…

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104-year-old Jaring Timmerman sets two world records and becomes oldest Masters swimmer in history

Some persevering swimmers have to wait until they’re nearly 30 years old to finally feel the thrill of breaking a world record. Jaring Timmerman of Winnipeg waited until he was 100. And he’s now added the first recorded records in the 105-109 age group.

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