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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, September 2. USA Swimming announced today its 2012 Olympic Trials Cuts. Trials will take place June 25-July 2, 2012 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb., and will be used to decide the U.S. roster for the 2012 London Olym...
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FISHERS, Indiana, August 31. INDIANA Swimming, in conjunction with USA Swimming, announced today that it reached a settlement with Fishers Area Swimming Team former head coach Ken Stopkotte as well as the club itself regarding the report of false ...
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BlueFish Swim Club PHOENIX, Arizona, August 26. THE club that produced Morning Swim Show favorite Elizabeth Beisel is now part of the Swimming World Elite Team Partnership Program. BlueFish Swim Club, located in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, just si...
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Logo, YMCA of the Triangle YOTA PHOENIX, Arizona, August 25. IN what is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing programs in the country, YMCA of the Triangle (Raleigh, N.C.) is the latest club to join the Swimming World Elite Team Partnership program. Not only does a...
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RICHMOND, Kentucky, August 22. TIM Cahill, a Northern Kentucky native who was named the 2010 National High School Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year, passed away at the age of 63 after a battle with pancreatic and liver cancer according to the ...
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IRVINE, California, August 21. AFTER seeing some amazing swimming today in prelims on the final day of the 2010 Pan Pacific championships, we suddenly became aware that swimming fans all over the world could be treated to one or more world records...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, August 20. AFTER five sessions at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatic center at the 2010 Pan Pacific championships, we're seeing a lot of fast swimming, with three more sessions remaining. Catch up with our preview of tonight&#...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, August 19. FORTY-six of the nation's fastest up-and-coming swimmers have been named to the Junior Pan Pacific Championship Team. The competition will take place, August 26-30 at the Kihei Aquatic Center in Maui, Haw...
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BARTLESVILLE, Oklahoma, August 18. CONOCOPHILLIPS Splash Club in Bartlesville, Okla., announces Jeff Allen, formerly of the Condors Swim Club, Westchester Pool, New York City, will be joining the club as the new head coach, effective Aug. 30.

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PHOENIX, Arizona, August 17. THE 2010 Pan Pacific championships begins tomorrow in Irvine, Calif., and the staff from the various media platforms in the Sports Publications family (Swimming World Magazine, SwimmingWorld.com and SwimmingWor...
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IRVINE, California, August 13. THE final evening of the U.S. Junior Long Course Nationals came to a close with Swim Torrance's Vlad Morozov twice lowering the meet record in the men's splash-and-dash.

Morozov twice lowered the meet reco...
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GRESHAM, Oregon, August 13. MOUNT Hood Aquatics (MHA), a USA Swimming Silver Medal Level Club and a Level 1 Club Recognition Program based in Gresham, Oregon, announces that Parkrose Swim Club (PRSC) and its Head Coach Bill Patterson will be joini...
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SAN JOSE, California, August 11. ACCORDING to the Associated Press, USA Swimming has been listed as a defendant in another suit alleging sexual abuse.

Jancy Thompson, now 28 and who has elected to speak out publicly, alleges that Norman ...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, August 9. PALO Alto Stanford Aquatics is the latest club to take advantage of the vast opportunities available to Swimming World Elite Team Partnerships as part of our program.

THE Swimming World Elite Team Partn...
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, August 9. THE International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) announced the names of three aquatic athletes who have been awarded inaugural grants from the Eleanor Garatti-Saville Fund: swimmers Dagny Knutson and David Walter...
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Swimming World senior writer John Lohn Column by John Lohn

SANTA BARBARA, California, August 9. THE buzz of the swimming world over the weekend revolved around what went down on the fourth night of action at the United States Nationals in Irvine. In case you missed it, Ryan L...
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Chad La Tourette wins the 1500 freestyle at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Eric Shanteau wins the 200 breaststroke at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Rebecca Soni wins the 200 breaststroke at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Ryan Lochte wins the 200 backstroke at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Dana Vollmer wins the 100 freestyle at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Chloe Sutton wins the 800 freestyle at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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IRVINE, California, August 7. THE USA Swimming Task Force on Professional Swimming has put together its final version of the Athlete Partnership Plan, as acquired exclusively by Swimming World. The Task Force will present the proposal tomor...
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Rebecca Soni places first in the prelims of the 200 breastroke at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Elizabeth Beisel wins the 200 backstroke at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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2010USNATS  Ryan Lochte wins the 200 IM at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Kathleen Hersey wins the 200 butterfly at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Nathan Adrian wins the 100 freestyle at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Jason Lezak places first in the 100 freestyle prelims at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Caitlin Leverenz wins the 400 IM at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Nathan Adrian wins the 50 freestyle at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Kara Lynn Joyce wins the 50 freestyle at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Michael Phelps wins the 100 butterfly at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Rebecca Soni wins the 100 breaststroke at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Jessica Hardy places first in the prelims of the 50 freestyle at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Michael Phelps wins the 200 butterfly at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Allison Schmitt wins the 200 freestyle at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Michael Phelps wins the 200 freestyle at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Natalie Coughlin wins the 100 backstroke at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Michael Phelps qualifies first in the 200 butterfly prelims at the 2010 USA Swimming nationals. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Ryan Lochte wins the IM at the 2010 USA Swimming National Championships For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Katie Hoff wins the 400 freestyle at the 2010 USA Swimming National Championships. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Michael Alexandrov wins the 100 breaststroke at the 2010 USA Swimming National Championships. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Ariana Kukors wins the 200 IM at the 2010 USA Swimming National Championships For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Peter Vanderkaay wins the 400 freestyle at the 2010 USA Swimming National Championships. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Christine Magnuson wins the 100 butterfly at the 2010 USA Swimming National Championships. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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Christine Magnuson qualifies first in the prelims of the 100 butterfly at the 2010 USA national swimming championships. For the most comprehensive coverage in the business provided by the Swimming World team, check out the Event Landing Page for recaps, results, ...
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MISSION VIEJO, California, August 3. A foursome from the Mission Viejo Nadadores broke the U.S. national age group record in the boys' 13-14 800 long course meters freestyle relay at the 2010 California Junior Olympic Summer Championships, he...
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QUANTICO, Virginia, August 2. FORMER Gator swimmer Greg Burgess (Jacksonville, Fla.) will be inducted this Friday into the United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in Quantico, Virginia. The USMC Sports Hall of Fame honors previous Marines w...
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By David Rieder

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 31. THE teams representing the Florida LSC swept the titles in the girls' and boys' competition at the Southern Zones meet in Atlanta. Florida won the girls' competition convincingly, b...
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SHENANDOAH, Texas, July 31. THE last night of racing at the USA Swimming Sectionals in Shenandoah went in the books with a youngster putting up some impressive performances.

Blast's Kara Kopcso, 14, won the women's 200 IM in 2:20.65, wh...
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By David Rieder

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 30. DURING the third and fourth evenings of long course meters competition at the Southern Zone Championships, Florida's Rachel Harrington added two more podium finishes to the two she had alre...
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SHENANDOAH, Texas, July 30. THE third evening of long course meter action at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Shenandoah concluded.

Aggie's Meagan Hairston won the women's 100 back in 1:05.13, while Dallas Mustang Claire Brandt took ...
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COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 30. THE last night of action at the YMCA Long Course Nationals featured two more Y records taking a tumble.

Bath Area's James Wells shot down a YMCA record in the men's 50 back with a swift time of 25.90 in ...
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Robert Margalis By Reed Shimberg

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 30. ROBERT Margalis is no rookie. At 28, he is not only one of the oldest members of the U.S. National team but he also has some of the most international experience. He certainly isn't letting...
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USA Swimming released an explanation of the "flagging" process on July 30, as updated in this article.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, July 27. ACCORDING to the Associated Press, USA Swimming not only has a list of 46 people...
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SHENANDOAH, Texas, July 29. NIGHT two of the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Shenandoah is in the books.

Alamo Area's Anna Mayfield won the women's 200 free in 2:05.63, touching out Houston Cougar Kimberley Eeson, who placed second in 2...
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COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 29. ANNE Arundel's Emily Lloyd claimed a pair of titles during the fourth evening of the YMCA Long Course Nationals held in College Park, Md.

Lloyd touched in 57.46 to win the women's 100 free, while Country...
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SHENANDOAH, Texas, July 28. THE first night of racing at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Shenandoah is in the books.

First Colony's Madeline Locus won the women's 100 free in 57.75, while Houston Cougar Kimberley Eeson finished seco...
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By David Rieder

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 28. SWIMMERS representing the Florida LSC won half of the races on the second night of long course meters racing at the Southern Zone championships, while another Floridian from the Gold Coast LSC ...
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COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 28. THE third night of the YMCA Long Course Nationals came to a close with some swift swims across the board, but the Y record books remained intact.

West Shore had a strong finish in the women's 800 free with a...
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Updated July 28 with a correction of inaccurate analysis that "Guidelines" would be voted on at the House of Delegates in September and potentially become "Policies".

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, July 27. TODAY, the U...
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COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 27. THE second night of swimming at the YMCA Long Course Nationals produced four YMCA records.

Countryside's Steven Zimmerman topped the men's 100 back in 56.38. That performance broke the Y national record ...
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By David Rieder

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 27. The Southern Zone Championships opened today with long course meters distance action. Rachel Harrington and Michael Reynolds opened the meet with victories in the only events for their respect...
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By David Rieder

AUGUSTA, Georgia, July 27. THE 2010 South Carolina Long Course Swimming Championships took place July 22-25 in Augusta, Georgia. Y-Spartaquatics dominated the meet, winning overall with 1384 points, while also capturing...
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Tiger Aquatics PHOENIX, Arizona, July 27. THE latest swim club to take advantage of the Swimming World Elite Team Partnership program is Tiger Aquatics. Tiger Aquatics is located in Baton Rouge, La.

"We're thrilled to join forces with Tiger A...
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SAN DIEGO, California, July 27. RECENTLY, the Challenged Athletes Foundation was featured on Fox 5 in San Diego, Calif.

Alan Voisard and Alison Terry are a pair of coaches who...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, July 27. THE USOC, USA Swimming and BMW Group announced today that BMW will be the Official Mobility Partner of the USOC and USA Swimming from now through 2016. BMW Group will also be the Official Mobility Partner of US...
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COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 26. THE first evening of the YMCA Long Course Nationals featured men's and women's 1500 free competition.

Countryside's Breann McDowell claimed the women's 1500 free in 17:13.79, while Kishwaukee'...
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SANTA CLARITA, California, July 25. LILIAN Alvarez gave the Santa Clarita long course sectional championships a fine send-off with a meet record in the women's 100 breaststroke.

Alvarez, representing Marin Pirates, swam a 1:10.24 to win th...
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SANTA CLARITA, California, July 24. IN the penultimate day of long course meter swimming at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Santa Clarita, Gretchen Jaques accomplished a double-gold outing.

Jaques claimed the women's 200 IM in 2:17.54, ...
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MOUNT HOOD, Oregon, July 24. THE last night of action at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Mount Hood featured a podium double from YMCA Westside's Tyler Messerschmidt as long course meter swimming closed.

DU Hilltopper Mackenzie Stein, 1...
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 24. THE USA Swimming Sectionals held in West Lafayette concluded with a final night of long course meter swimming.

Kingfish's Caroline Arakelian, 15, snared the women's 200 IM in 2:18.68. Firestone's Ka...
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 24. THE last evening of long course meter racing went in the books at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Minneapolis.

Academy Bullet Olivia Scott won the women's 200 IM in 2:19.63, while Kathleen Patterson plac...
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 24. THE final night of long course meter action at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Columbia came to a close.

Rockwood's Haley Spencer claimed the women's 200 IM in 2:17.17, while Kansas City Blazer Shannon V...
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SANTA CLARITA, California, July 23. AS the only Sectional expanding to Sunday this weekend, the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Santa Clarita was bound to have a sparse night of long course meter competition. This evening, the 200 free and 400 IM...
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MOUNT HOOD, Oregon, July 23. A pair of long course meter records fell during the fourth night of the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Mount Hood.

Colorado Stars' Missy Franklin, 15, lowered the meet record in the women's 100 back with a ...
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 23. THE third night of long course meter action at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Minneapolis is in the books.

St. Charles' Emma Smith was listed as having won the women's 200 back with a 1:45.14, howev...
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 23. THE third evening of long course meter racing at the USA Swimming Sectionals in West Lafayette featured a few close calls as well as some equally dominant performances.

Northern Kentucky Clipper Caitlyn Forman ...
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 23. THE USA Swimming Sectionals held in Columbia brought forth a pair of performances that cleared listed long course meter regional records.

Chelsea Franklin lowered the listed regional record in the women's 400 fr...
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NEW YORK, New York, July 23. ACCORDING to the Associated Press, Mike Saltzstein has been added back to the USA Swimming Officials List after an American Arbitration Association hearing came to a conclusion recently.

Saltzstein, who is a ...
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SANTA CLARITA, California, July 22. THE USA Swimming Sectionals held in Santa Clarita nearly showcased a meet record in long course meter format. Meanwhile, Ally Howe turned in a pair of podium performances.

Casey Mims just missed the meet rec...
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MOUNT HOOD, Oregon, July 22. THE third evening of the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Mount Hood produced a long course meter meet record.

Colorado Stars' Missy Franklin earned a victory in the women's 200 free with a 2:00.71, while KIN...
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 22. THE second night of racing at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Minneapolis featured some swift times in the 100 backstroke events.

Wisconsin's Maggie Meyer dominated the women's 100 back with a 1:01.2...
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 22. THE USA Swimming Sectional held in Columbia produced a podium double from Kansas City Blazer Shannon Vreeland this evening. The meet is taking place in long course meter format.

Vreeland topped the women's 200 ...
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 22. THE second evening of long course meter action at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in West Lafayette featured a double by Kingfish's Caroline Arakelian.

Arakelian won the women's 200 free in 2:03.70, wh...
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MOUNT HOOD, Oregon, July 21. The second night of long course competition at the Mount Hood sectionals saw Missy Franklin notch two more victories to add to her 800 freestyle win on Tuesday.

Franklin, representing the Colorado Stars, started the...
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SANTA CLARITA, California, July 21. THE first night of long course competition at the Santa Clarita sectionals featured distance races, with Megan Rankin and John Mendoza picking up the meet's first wins.

Rankin won the women's 1500 fre...
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 21. THE host club enjoyed a victory on the opening night of long course competition at the Columbia sectional championships.

The 800 freestyles kicked off the competition, and the University of Arkansas took the top fou...
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 21. THE opening night of long course competition at the Minneapolis branch of the USA Swimming sectional championships featured winners in eight championship finals.

Olivia Scott of Academy Bullets opened the meet w...
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 21. NCAA champion Josh Schneider and incoming college freshman Margo Geer set meet records on the opening night of the West Lafayette sectional championships.

Geer, representing Springfield Family YMCA and an incom...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, July 21. RYAN Lochte's participation in the individual medleys at the 2010 USA Swimming national championships is in jeopardy, as the world record holder announced today during the taping of an interview for The Morning S...
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MOUNT HOOD, Oregon, July 20. THE first night of a jam-packed weekend of USA Swimming Sectional action took place with a Mount Hood kick-start. This meet is taking place in long course meter format.

Corvallis' Logan Storie cruised to victor...
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Logo, 2010 Far Western Long Course PHOENIX, Arizona, July 20. SWIMMINGWORLD.TV and Pacific Swimming have partnered to bring the Far Western Long Course Championships to Swimming World's international community as part of a SwimmingWorld.TV live broadcast. The meet will t...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, July 20. TODAY, USA Swimming National Team Head Coach Mark Schubert sent a letter to coaches and athletes in the U.S. to warn against potential positive tests heading into this summer's qualification period.

Swimming Wo...
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By Carrie Moore

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 20. FROM a distance, Marcus Titus and Kristin Ates may look like any other swimmer at a meet. They've practiced, tapered, and long-prepared for their upcoming race. But Titus and Ates are diff...
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By Sharon Robb

PLANTATION, Florida, July 20. THE South Florida Aquatic Club made history in the Florida Gold Coast.

The newly-formed club won its first major team titles Sunday night at the Florida Gold Coast 14-and-under Junior Olymp...
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Erika Erndl By Reed Shimberg

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 19. ERIKA Erndl had an illustrious high school and college career but had decided that she would retire from swimming more than 10 years ago. Well, she is back in the sport and succeeding at a grea...
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By David Rieder

ATHENS, Georgia, July 18. WORLD Record-holder Cesar Cielo wrapped up a strong meet at the USA Swimming Sectionals in Athens with a win in the men's 100 free, while U.S. Olympian Amanda Weir won the women's 100 fre...
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By David Rieder

ATHENS, Georgia, July 17. AUBURN swimmers Tyler McGill and Mark Gangloff, both members of last year's U.S. World Championship team, posted world-ranked times in their signature events during the third night of long c...
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ATHENS, Georgia, July 16. THE second night of long course meter action at the USA Swimming Sectionals in Athens featured a hometown swimmer putting up a world-class time on the scoreboard.

Athens Bulldog Morgan Scroggy ripped off a swift time o...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, July 16. USA Swimming today announced the hiring of Guillermo Rojas as Director of Marketing & Business Development. Rojas joins USA Swimming from the U.S. Olympic Committee, where he most recently served as Associate D...
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Bobby Brewer HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 16. BOBBY Brewer, who served as an assistant swimming coach at 選olani in 2001, has been named senior coach of the 選olani School Swim Club. Brewer will oversee all the senior swimming operations in consultation with the clu...
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Cover, July 2010 Swimming World Magazine By Reed Shimberg

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 16. NICK Thoman is a backstroke star in the U.S. While he has only made a few international teams, he still is the current world record holder in the 100 SCM backstroke. He missed out on making the...
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By David Rieder

ATHENS, Georgia, July 16. THE first long course meter final session of the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Athens, Ga., featured a showdown between heavyweight Auburn training partners in the men's 50 free, with Olymp...
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Logo, Curl-Burke Swim Club PHOENIX, Arizona, July 15. THE Swimming World Elite Team Partnership continues to grow with the addition of each amazing new team member. Curl-Burke Swim Club, based in the Washington, D.C. corridor, has joined our Elite Team Partnership p...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, July 15. THE USA Swimming Foundation today announced that current USA Diving President and CEO Debbie Hesse will be named Executive Director of the USA Swimming Foundation, effective November 15, 2010. As the Foundation...
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Elizabeth Beisel wins the 200 Backstroke at the 2009 USA Swimming Nationals/World Team Trials. By Reed Shimberg

TAMPA, Florida, July 13. ELIZABETH Beisel, a great friend of the Swimming World family, is a teenage phenom. Since breaking out onto the scene at the age of 13, where she made her first international team, she has...
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ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 12. ACCORDING to sources in the area, two-time Olympic gold medalist Tom Dolan is recovering from a severe concussion suffered July 2 in Virginia.

Dolan slipped and fell outside a friend's house in Gaithersburg, Md...
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 12. THE last night of long course meter action is in the books at the NBAC Mid Summer Classic held in Baltimore.

Chase Kalisz cruised to victory in the men's 200 breast with a 2:25.70, while Mike Thomas took second...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, July 12. PHOENIX Swim Club hosted the Arizona Senior Long Course State Championships this weekend.

Amanda Beard continued her return from maternity leave this weekend. Beard, with husband Sacha Brown, son Blaise and even acto...
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GRESHAM, Oregon, July 12. WHILE USA Swimming as a whole is still working on developing a policy to protect swimmers from sexual abuse, the Western Zone has jumped ahead to begin instituting some of its own reporting and protection structures for ...
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By Carrie Moore

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, July 12. THE age group Independence Day Swimvitational concluded with big wins for local South Dakota teams, including host team Rapid City Racers. The long course event took place July 2-4 at ...
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 12. THE Kansas City Blazers swim team is pleased to announce the hiring of Gardner Howland as its next head coach. Howland will join the team on August 23.

The Blazers is a competitive swim team sponsored by the Joh...
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Swimming World senior writer John Lohn Column by John Lohn, Swimming World senior writer

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, July 12. THEY rose to international acclaim together, many times known by the mention of only their first names. Kate and Katie. Katie and Kate. They were the f...
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LOS ANGELES, California, July 11. THE last night of action of the USA Swimming Grand Prix circuit featured a top-ranked swim by California's Dana Vollmer in the women's 100 fly. The final swims took place at the Los Angeles Grand Prix, pr...
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GAINESVILLE, Florida, July 11. DAYTONA Beach's Ryan Lochte put a cap on the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Gainesville with a double that included a top-15 time in the men's 200 back. The meet took place in long course meter format.

L...
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 11. DURING the third evening of long course meter swimming at the NBAC Mid Summer Classic, Michael Phelps put up another quick time on the scoreboard for the fans in attendance.

Phelps nearly cleared his season best in...
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 11. THE Texas Senior Circuit meet held in Austin came to a close with long course meter action on display.

Aaron Peirsol, fresh off a sterling time in the men's 200 back last night, cruised to victory in the men's 10...
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LOS ANGELES, California, July 10. AN incredible amount of world-class times went up on the scoreboard during the third night of long course meter action at the USA Swimming Grand Prix held in Los Angeles.

FAST's Ariana Kukors put together a...
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By David Rieder

GAINESVILLE, Florida, July 10. TWO University of Florida-trained World Champions and world record-holders took wins in one of their stronger events on the third evening of long course meter racing at the USA Swimming Sec...
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 10. THE first two nights of swimming at the NBAC Mid Summer Classic held in Baltimore produced a pair of world-class times for the hometown crowd. The meet is being held in long course meter format.

Michael Phelps con...
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 10. THE third evening of long course meter action at the Texas Senior Circuit in Austin featured a blazing time by Aaron Peirsol in the men's 200 back.

Peirsol scorched the men's 200 back with a superior time of 1:57...
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 10. THE first two nights of the Texas Senior Circuit held in Austin featured a one-night double by Karlee Bispo. The meet is taking place over long course meters.

Laura Sogar cruised to victory in the women's 200 breast...
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LOS ANGELES, California, July 9. THE second evening of long course meter action at the USA Swimming Grand Prix held in Los Angeles had some of the fastest times in the world.

Trojan's Katinka Hosszu thrilled the crowd with a splendid time i...
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By David Rieder

GAINESVILLE, Florida, July 9. THE second night of long course meters action at the Sectionals meet in Florida featured a strong swim by world champion Ryan Lochte in the men's 400 IM.

Daytona Beach's Lochte, s...
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By David Rieder

GAINESVILLE, Florida, July 8. THE first night at the USA Swimming Sectionals meet hosted by Gator Swim Club featured long course racing in the women's 1500 free, men's 800 free, and two relay events for both wome...
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By David Rieder

LOS ANGELES, California, July 8. THE first evening of long course meter racing at the Los Angeles Grand Prix, previously the Janet Evans Invitational, featured prelims of the women's 800 free and men's 1500 free. ...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, July 8. IN the next step of the recent realignment going on at the USA Swimming Foundation, organization head Chris LaBianco has resigned as its Chief Development Officer. USA Swimming media relations confirmed LaBianco...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, July 8. MANY of our readers are taking issue with USA Swimming's handling of the recent sexual abuse controversy, and they have asked us for ways they can implement change in the process.

The best way of taking hands-on ...
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