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CSU swimming opens season at Colorado Mesa Intermountain Shootout

The Rams open their season with the two-day Colorado Mesa Intermountain Shootout, beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m. MT in Grand Junction, Colo. CSU will swim against host Colorado Mesa and BYU on both Friday andSaturday.

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Why Sun Yang Dominates Distance Swimming

When it comes to distance pool swimming, no male athletes will be referenced more often than Sun Yang or Grant Hackett. Sun and Hackett have displayed domination for several uncontested years on an international stage.

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Rollason On Breaststroke And The Development Of Rikke Moeller Pedersen

In a SwimSwam exclusive Shannon Rollason takes the time to discuss his thoughts on breaststroke and the training of world…

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Breaking: FINA Approves Two of Indiana’s World Records, Pending Outcome of Doping Controls

Indiana head coach Ray Looze ended up getting his World Records, afterall.

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Iowa Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving: Hawkeyes to Hold Intrasquad Meet

The University of Iowa men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams make their first home appearance of the season with the annual intrasquad meet Friday in Iowa City, Iowa.

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China Takes 5 of 7 Golds on Day 1 of East Asian Games

The swimming portion of the 2013 East Asian Games, with a few stars in attendance from China and Japan, began…

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IU Coach Ray Looze Previews Cal and Stanford Swim Meets This Weekend

Looze has many returning stars, including junior Steve Schmuhl (featured image), who placed 5th in the 400 IM at the 2013 NCAA Championships. Most recently he and Cody Miller were named to the USA Swimming National Team for 2013-14.

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German National Record Holder Yannick Lebherz to Swim at Duel in the Pool

Germany has chipped in another swimmer for the European Duel in the Pool roster.

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Swimming “Did Not Support” Earlier NCAA Recruiting Date, Excluded from Recommendations

The NCAA continues to push ahead big recruiting changes, but swimming has been exempted from one key proposal.

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Mellouli Tries Hand at First Triathlon

Ous Mellouli took 12th place overall at the 2013 “The Day at the Beach” sprint triathlon in Hermosa Beach, California, plus 3rd in the 25-29 men’s division.

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Cann and Cortney Named Mountain West Conference Swimmer and Diver of the Week

The Mountain West Conference has announced Boise State’s Felicity Cann and Ciera Cortney as its first swimmer and diver of the week. This is both Cann and Cortney’s first weekly accolade.

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Minnesota Gophers Add to Sprint Freestyle Depth with Verbal Commitment from McKenna Lynch

The Golden Gophers have received a verbal commitment from sprint freestyle specialist McKenna Lynch from Central Iowa Aquatics.

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SwimAtlanta’s Aja Malone Commits to Northwestern

Northwestern has picked up a verbal recruit from Aja Malone.

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Paralympic Gold Medalist Ian Silverman Verbals To Fight On In SoCal

Davo Salo has himself another male commitment tonight, from freestyler Ian Silverman from NBAC.

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