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CONCORD, California, July 28. ...
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VICTORIA, British Columbia, July 28. A trio of World Top 25 times went up on the scoreboard during the first evening of the Canadian Long Course Nationals.
Savannah King pocketed the women's 800 free victory with an 8:36.21. She vaulted to ...
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Guest editorial by Tom Herrmann: EdD, PT, ATC, CSCS, University of Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 28. AN explosive start and explosive turns may be the most purely athletic maneuvers a swimming athlete performs during a race.
Whil...
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By Dr. Buky Chass
NATANIA, Israel, July 27. THE Israel Long Couse Nationals came to a close at the Wingate Institute this weekend.
For the men, Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or won the 50, 100, 200 and 400 free events with his top time coming wi...
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Column by John Lohn, Swimming World senior writer
BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, July 26. WE'RE quickly approaching this summer's Nationals, a meet which will serve as the selection competition for the Pan Pacific Championships and, ...
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SANTA CRUZ, The Netherlands, July 23. ACCORDING to various media reports in the area, Dutch sprint superstar Ranomi Kromowidjojo has been hospitalized with meningitis.
Kromowidjojo, who leads the world rankings in the 100 free with a 53.44 fro...
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, July 22. THREE Great European Coaches with Gold Medalists from the Rome Games will highlight the speakers at the ASCA World Clinic and WSCA Gold Medal Clinic in Indianapolis on August 31-Sept.4.
Coach Paulus Wildeboe...
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BARCELONA, Spain, July 22. THE final day of swimming at the Spanish Long Course Nationals featured another meet record in Barcelona.
Rafael Munoz, who already owns the top-ranked time in the world in the men's 50 fly with a 23.45 from April...
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 21. THE UBC Dolphins announces the hiring of Tom Rushton as the Head Age-Group coach. Rushton moves over from the Winskill Dolphins Swim Club – who are part of the UBC Dolphins organization.
In this new role, ...
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BARCELONA, Spain, July 21. TWO meet records have fallen after two days of long course competition at the Spanish nationals, held at the Bernat Picornell Pool, the site of the 1992 Olympic Games. Many of the top swimmers are gearing up for competit...
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OSLO, Norway, July 20. COLLEEN McCracken, a doctoral student at the Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming at Indiana University, took home one of three top awards from the International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming he...
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HELSINKI, Finland, July 18. THE European Junior Championships finished the way it started with France's Yannick Agnel putting up yet another sterling time. The meet took place in long course meter format.
Agnel nearly downed his second-ran...
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BRISBANE, Australia, July 18. THE final day of swimming at the Australian Short Course Championships produced one more Australian All-Comers record.
Marieke Guehrer and Emily Seebohm cleared the Australian All-Comers record in the women's 5...
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HELSINKI, Finland, July 17. THE penultimate day of long course meter competition at the European Junior Championships featured a meet record in relay swimming, while several other gold medals were awarded.
Germany's Elisa Thimm, Juliane Rei...
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BRISBANE, Australia, July 17. DAY four of the Australian Short Course Championships certainly produced some swift swimming from a variety of athletes, including a national record, an All-Comers record and two multi-disability world records.
Emi...
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HELSINKI, Finland, July 16. THE European Junior Championships have proven to be exciting in just three days of swimming so far. Today, Hungary's Bence Biczo threw down a remarkable time in the men's 200 fly, while France's Yannick Agn...
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BRISBANE, Australia, July 16. THE Australian Short Course Championships put another evening in the books with a double as well as a record-setting performance.
After setting an Australian record last night, Emily Seebohm continued her outstandi...
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