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Olympic Gold Medalist Klete Keller in US Capitol During Clashes, Video Shows

A video posted to Twitter appears to show Olympian Klete Keller among the protestors inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda during the insurrection last Wednesday.

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SwimSwm Podcast: Peter Vanderkaay on How to Perfectly Split a 200 Free

Vanderkaay revealed a swim that stood out the most to him in his career, which ended up being a 200 free at the 2007 nationals

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Swim CEO Series: Chris DeJong on Fastest 400m Kick Ever, Big Blue Swim School

DeJong indulged in telling his epic story about Phelps buying him dinner for kicking the unofficial fastest time in history in a 400m kick

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Looking Back at Day 1 of the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials

It’s June 21st, and in addition to being Father’s Day, today was supposed to be the start of the 2020 US Olympic Trials.

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Fitter & Faster Celebrates its 10th Birthday

Thursday, August 15th, 2019 marks the 10th birthday of the launch of the Fitter and Faster Swim Tour.

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Vanderkaay, Tarwater Help Raise $36,000 for Detroit Swims

Peter Vanderkaay and Davis Tarwater helped raise over $36,000 for Detroit Swims, an initiative to teach kids in the city to be water safe.

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Which Super-Suited Records Can Be Broken? Tier 2

We’re counting down the remaining super-suited world records from least to most breakable. Today: Tier 2 – the records that could fall soon.

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2018 U.S. Nationals Preview: Who Will Step Up In Men’s 1500?

Is the United States ready to compete for international medals again in the men’s 1500 freestyle?

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Lilly King Wins 2nd-Straight Big Ten Athlete of the Year Award

Indiana junior swimmer Lilly King was named the Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year on Thursday, making the second-straight season…

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Wilimovsky Takes Two Wins At Historic Flowers Sea Swim

Jordan Wilimovsky won the 1-mile and 10k races at this year’s Flowers Sea Swim, an open water event held in Cayman Islands. But the 2015 world champion wasn’t the only big name among the almost 800 swimmers competing at the event.

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Felix Auboeck Goes Sub-4:10 in 500 Free for 3rd Time in His Career

2018 MEN’S B1G CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, February 21st – Saturday, February 24th Prelims 11am | Finals 6:30pm University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,…

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MySwimPro Apple APP of the Year Crosses 100K Goal, 48 Hours To Invest

Named by Apple as the Best Apple Watch App of 2016, MySwimPro has established themselves to be the top fitness and training application used by swimmers. For the first time ever, the MySwimPro founders are offering future stock to the public alongside professional investors.

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Olympic Champion Clark Smith Signs with Arluck Promotions

2016 Olympic gold medalist and three-time American Record holder, Clark Smith has signed with Arluck Promotions, according to Arluck’s Facebook…

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Redemption: Clark Smith Breaks 500 Free American Record With 4:08.42

It’s been a wild ride for Texas’s Clark Smith. But he ends his collegiate 500 free career with the sweetest redemption story imaginable: returning to the top of the NCAA with the fastest swim in history.

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USA Swimming Creates Task Force To Seek Out New CEO

Following Chuck Wielgus’ resignation as CEO of USA Swimming, the organization has created a CEO Search Task Force that will be responsible for selecting and filtering through candidates to recommend for the new CEO position.

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