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OAK sends 28 Hopefuls to Canadian Olympic Trials

Oakville Aquatic Club are counting down the days and hours to the 2016 Canadian Olympic & Para Swimming Trials. OAK is sending 28 athletes along to the Trials being held at Toronto Pan Am Sport Centre, each hoping to represent Canada in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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USA Women Add Gold Medal To Olympic Qualification With Win Over Italy

The mission had been accomplished for the USA Water Polo Women’s National Team but there were still two more games to play and a gold medal up for grabs.

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5 Catamounts Named to America East Swimming & Diving All-Academic Team

Five members of the University of Vermont women’s swimming & diving program have been named to the America East All-Academic Team. Stefi Geiger, Abby Holmquist, Sarah Mantz,Elena Melloni, and Maggie Preston received the honor from the conference as UVM comprised five of the 13 honorees.

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USA Women Qualify For 2016 Olympic Games With 19-0 Victory Over France

The USA Water Polo Women’s National Team punched their ticket to the 2016 Olympic Games with a 19-0 shutout France earlier today at the Olympic Qualification Tournament.

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IOC awards 2018-2024 broadcast Rights in New Zealand & Pacific Islands

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded SKY Network Television Ltd the right to broadcast the XXIII Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020, the XXIV Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 and the Olympic Games 2024, the host city of which has yet to be elected.

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Lilly King Earns Big Ten Swimmer of the Year

Indiana’s Lilly King was named unanimous Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, while Minnesota’s Yu Zhou was the unanimous pick for Big Ten Diver of the Year.

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Brandeis University’s Zotz Earns Hall of Fame Honors

Jim Zotz is being inducted in the Brandeis University Hall of Fame in the contributor category. Zotz is considered the architect of Brandeis Swimming and Diving, serving as the program’s head coach of both the men’s and women’s teams from 1978 to 2010.

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CBC Sports and Swimming Canada Announce Broadcasting Partnership

CBC Sports and Swimming Canada are proud to announce a multiplatform broadcast partnership connecting Canadians to six days of live coverage of the Olympic & Para-swimming Trials.

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Big Ten Recognizes Winter Academic All Big Ten Honorees

The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 780 students competing in winter sports who have been named to the Academic All-Conference team Wednesday.

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USA Women Charge Into Olympic Qualifier Quarterfinal Match

The USA Women’s National Team left no doubts in their group play performance at the 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament as they capped their five game undefeated run with a 25-1 romp over South Africa.

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USA Women Win Group At Olympic Qualification Tournament

he USA Women’s National Team moved to 4-0 at the Olympic Qualification Tournament and secured first place in Group A following a 15-7 win over Greece earlier today.

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Luther College Names Nicole Laupp as Head Coach

Luther College Director of Athletics Renae Hartl has announced Nicole Kaupp has been named Head Coach of the Luther College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. She will begin her duties on April 1, 2016.

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Australian Age Swimmers Converge on Adelaide with Fast Times in Mind

More than 1700 swimmers from 296 clubs will converge on the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Adelaide next week for the 2016 Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Swimming Championships.

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FINA Releases Statement On Alleged Systemic Doping In Russian Swimming

FINA, the world’s governing body for the sport of swimming, has released an official statement in response to the The Times article alleging systemic doping within Russian swimming.

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