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Olympic Medalist Vladimir Morozov Announces Retirement From Professional Swimming

Former world record holder Vladimir Morozov said he “really wanted to swim at least to Paris,” but “factors that I could not control intervened.”

ITA Will Start Re-Testing Samples from Rio 2016 for Doping Violations

The International Testing Agency (ITA) recently announced that it will begin re-analyzing samples from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games for doping violations.

Olympic Medalist Couple Anastasia Fesikova & Sergey Fesikov Announce Retirement

Russian Olympic medalist couple Anastasia Fesikova and Sergey Fesikov announced their retirement alongside one another.

James Magnussen Now ‘Appreciative’ of Olympic Gold Medal Loss to Nathan Adrian

In a recent interview, Australian swimmer James Magnussen reflected on how he’s grown to become grateful for narrowly missing out on gold in 2012.

IOC Report Finds Over 85% Of All Permanent Olympic Venues Are Still In Use

A report commissioned by the IOC found that over 85% of all Olympic venues are still used by their hosts after the Olympic Games end.

2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Tyler Clary to Undergo Open Heart Surgery

Tyler Clary, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the men’s 200 backstroke, will undergo open heart surgery on Friday, August 6.

Katie Ledecky Is Chasing History, Again, in the Women’s 800 Freestyle

Katie Ledecky last set the World Record in the 800 freestyle in 2016 at the age of 19. She would be making history if she breaks it again.

NBAC Swims Last Practice at Meadowbrook Pool

Michael Phelps trained at Medowbrook for the majority of his career, including in preparation to the 2000, 2004, and 2012 Olympics

How to Train between Trials & The Olympics

“Three primary factors can be cited for success and failure between the Olympic Trials & the Olympic Games…” (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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