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Emily Kopas Gets Second Entry on the USA Swimming Junior National Team

Floridia Emily Kopas has been added as a 7th member of the 2013-2014 Junior National Team in the 200 breaststroke. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Should Swimmers Wax or Shave Down? Video Feature

Getting your chest waxed appears to be the biggest hurdle for men who choose wax over razors. (Image courtesy fo Coach Matt video capture)

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TCU Completely Refreshes Coaching Staff For 2013-2014 Season

TCU, after a bit of a facelift to their natatorium, have given a bit of a facelift to their coaching staff as well. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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No Salt, No Sharks, No Worries – Open Water Swimming in Northern Michigan

Locals Sophia Thompson (left) 12, 1mile swim, 1st in age group. Ali Schwein (right) 16, 1 mile 5th in age group (Photo courtesy of Jake Bright

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Swimming Australia Seeking IPC Clarification Over Freney Snub

Swimming Australia is up-in-arms in early September after Jacqueline Freney has been overlooked by the International Paralympic Committee in their nominees for…

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Sporting Organizations Motivated to Keep ITCs Up and Running

Earlier this week it was reported by the BBC that British Swimming will continue to adjust their budget and funding structure with the latest move effecting the intensive training centres (ITC) in both Swansea and Stirling…(Photo by David Crawford / www.stillsport.com)

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Bowling Green State Adding Diving to 3rd-Placed MAC Team

Bowling Green State will get a big boost for their conference-level efforts in the 2014-2015 season.

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Raleigh Area Swim Teams Finding New Water in SwimHub Shuffle

The TAC Titans have taken over the Triangle Aquatic Center, while Raleigh’s two other major programs are finding new water. (Photo of Hannah Moore: Janna Schulze/SwimSwam.com)

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Swimming Australia GO Swim Month, October 2013

Via Swimming Australia: October 2013 is being transformed into GO Swim Month, a national campaign aimed at promoting swimming through…

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Hounds Raise $8,000 in Swim Across America Event

The Assumption College Women’s Swimming and Diving team took part in the Swim Across America event this past weekend at Roger Wheeler State Beach in Rhode Island. The Hounds raised $8,000 during the event, with that money going directly to the Women’s and Infant’s Oncology section that specializes in Ovarian Cancer Research.

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Chip Peterson Added to University of North Carolina Staff

Open water world champion and NCAA All-American Chip Peterson has been added to the staff (photo courtesy of UNC Athletic Communications)

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Australian Swimming Stars Biggest Influence – Feature Swim Video

Video features Cate Campbell, Matt Abood, Leiston Pickett, and Christopher Wright. (Image courtesy of Swimming Australia video capture)

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Spice Impressed by Young Swimmers Performances in Dubai

After observing the results of their young swimmers at the World Junior Championships in Dubai the leadership within British Swimming is very encouraged about their potential… (Image courtesy of Blueseventy)

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SMU Men’s Swimming and Diving Adds Mitch Dansky To Its Staff

The SMU men’s swimming and diving team has hired Mitch Dansky as its assistant men’s swimming coach effective Monday, September 16, 2013. He replaces Andy Kershaw, who was named head women’s swimming and diving coach at the University of Miami (Fla.). (Image courtesy of SMU)

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USA Swimming Posts Qualifying Standards for Minneapolis Grand Prix

Ryan Lochte was one of the few elites that made the trek for the Minneapolis Grand Prix last year. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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