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Tokyo 2020: Go For It. Feel the Pulse. The Inspirational Collection.

Tokyo’s latest collection of inspirational, uplifting videos.

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Iowa State Swimming Hit With NCAA Recruiting Sanctions

The NCAA has given the Iowa State women’s swim team a relatively minor slap on the wrist. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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The Swimming Sysiphus

Sysiphus pushed a boulder up a hill. Forever. (Painting done by the artist Titian, compleded in 1549)

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Great Danes Initiative Created to Develop Danish Men’s Team

At the 2013 World Aquatic Championships in Barcelona the Danish team had great success winning a gold and three silvers…

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Wu Peng Ends His Career on a High Note

Wu Peng ended his career on a high note yesterday evening winning his fourth consecutive national title at the Chinese…

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Ally Howe Commits to Stanford, Giving the Cardinal Their Backstroker

Ally Howe will stay close to home and swim for Stanford beginning in the fall of 2014. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Tokyo 2020 Preserves Legitimacy of Olympic Games

Tokyo organizers celebrated with cheers and tears upon learning of their victory in the bidding to host the 2020 Olympics. (Photo: IOC Media)

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Hardcore Swim of the Week: 64 Year-Old Diana Nyad Swims From Cuba To Florida In Less Than 53 Hours

The HardCoreSwim of the week goes to Diana Nyad, for her 110 mile swim at 64 years old! Nyad became the first person to ever swim from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida without the aid of a shark cage. (Photo Credit: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)

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Tokyo Selected to host 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Istanbul and Madrid Eliminated

Tokyo has been selected as the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, thus making Japan the first Asian country to ever host the Summer Olympic Games twice.

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SwimJams: Elite Sprint Freshman, Erik Risolvato, Records Swimming Flow

Erik Risolvato has written an anthem, of sorts, for his new team at Indian River State College.

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Shark Showdown Film & Video Week Underwater Filming Competition

Bimini Sands Resort & Marina and its on-site dive operation, Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center, are proud to announce they will host the inaugural Shark Showdown Film & Video Week early next year.

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Wu Peng Wins 4th-Straight Title in 200 Fly; Calls it a Career Shortly After

Wu Peng, one of the truly legendary Chinese male swimmers, won the 200 fly at the Asian Games and then stepped off the stage with a final bow. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Crowdfunding: The Future of Sports?

What do Anthony Ervin and the Winter 2013 World University Games have in common? (File Photo: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)

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Final Notions: What Has Changed In the Final Two Months of Olympic Bidding?

Tokyo is still a favorite, but Madrid is making itself a strong case, while Istanbul seems to have little momentum. (

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Bruce Gemmell named ASCA Coach of the Year

ASCA named Bruce Gemmell the Coach of Year tonight at the World Clinic in New Orleans. (Photo: USA Swimming)

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