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Michael Pliuskaitis Removed From USA Swimming List of Banned Individuals

Former USA Swimming coach Michael Pliuskaitis has become the first coach since USA Swimming’s list of Individuals Permanently Suspended or Ineligible was…

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Everything You Need To Know For Canadian Trials

The Canadian Trials will be taking place April 2-5 in Victoria, British Columbia this year. Below are a list of…

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April 1st Means FINA Junior World Records are Open, and Horton First to Get One

Australia’s Mack Horton has broken his own Junior World Record on the first day of eligibility in Australia.

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TYR Sport Sponsors Coaching Trailblazer Rachel Stratton-Mills

Excellent coaching is vital to swimming’s advancement as a sport, which is why TYR Sport is proud to support Rachel Stratton-Mills, head coach of the Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics (AGUA) Swim Team.

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Canadian Swim Trials Cancelled Due To Frozen Pool, Hockey Game To Commence Instead

In recent events the Canadian Commonwealth Games and Pan Pac trials have been cancelled due to a malfunction of the…

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For Second-Straight Year, Health Costs Weggemann Shot at U.S. Travel Squad

13-time World Champion Mallory Weggemann has again missed a major team with health issues.

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Emma McKeon Breaks National Record; First Commonwealth/Pan Pacs Spots Awarded

Australian Christian Sprenger is one of 6 swimmers to have locked up spots in the first priority for this summer’s Pan Pac and Commonwealth Games meets.

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Olympians and Cancer Survivors Team Up to Fight Cancer, Make Waves at Swim Across America – Dallas

Olympians and cancer survivors will join hundreds of swimmers of all skill levels for the fourth-annual Swim Across America –…

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U.S. Olympian Alex Meyer Attends YMCA Short Course Nationals

U.S. Olympian Alex Meyer (Ithaca, N.Y.) will represent the USA Swimming Foundation at the 2014 YMCA Short Course National Championships on Tuesday…

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No Joke – April is Adult Learn to Swim Month

USMS Executive Director Rob Butcher is traveling around the country in support of their Swimming Saves Lives foundation’s “Adult Learn…

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Team USA set for week of events in Washington D.C.

The United States Olympic Committee announced today details of four celebratory events to take place April 2-5 in Washington, D.C., commemorating Team…

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Michael Phelps Video Interview at 15 Years Old: The Prelude to the Media Frenzy

Michael Phelps is about to explode onto the competitive swimming scene again, though no one will officially go on-the-recond about the exact date and time.

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Why FINIS Has Gone Strapless

With the release of the Agility and Instinct strapless hand paddles, it is clear that FINIS has found some advantages in producing paddles without the traditional elastic straps.

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McKeon, Sprenger post big times at opening prelims session of Australian Nationals

David McKeon and Christian Sprenger each put up the second-fastest time in the world for 2014 in their respective events to kick off the first preliminary session of Australian Nationals in Brisbane.

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VIDEO: Miami age groupers, coaches wish their older teammates luck at Australian Nationals

The young swimmers of Australia’s Miami Swim Club show their support for their older teammates in this “Good Luck” Australian Nationals lead-up video.

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