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May 8 - Maria Lenk Brazil Trials: South American Records Tumble

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 8. THE second day of the Maria Lenk Brazilian Trials featured a few continental records being rewritten.

Guilherme Guido nearly dipped under 25 seconds in the men's 50 back as he clocked a time of 25.04 that set ...
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May 8 - The Morning Swim Show: New York Times Article on Missing Gene and Testosterone; Open-Water Focus and Interviews with Steven Munatones and Chloe Sutton

Show Features: New York Times Article on Missing Gene; Open-Water Focus and Interviews with Steven Munatones and Chloe Sutton PHOENIX, Arizona, May 8. THE Thursday edition of The Morning Swim Show continues to highlight the FINA Open Water World Championships and talks to Swimming World's special correspondent and a teen swimming sensation.

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April 23 - USA Water Polo Announces National Headquarter Move

Logo, USA Water Polo (NEW) HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, April 23. IN a press release sent out today, USA Water Polo announced that it would be moving its national headquarters to Huntington Beach, Calif. This comes shortly after the United States Olympic Committee announc...
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April 28 - The Morning Swim Show: Wendy Boglioli Talks About East German Systematic Doping in 1976 Olympics and Participation in PBS Documentary

Show Features: Wendy Boglioli Talks About East German Systematic Doping in 1976 Olympics and Particiption in PBS Documentary PHOENIX, Arizona, April 28. MONDAY'S episode of The Morning Swim Show is a must-see, featuring a compelling interview with a 1976 USA Olympian who talks about her East German (DDR) competitors, the race the Americans won against all odd...
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April 15 - U.S. Olympic Committee Names Amy Van Dyken, John Morgan to U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2008

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 15. THE United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced the Class of 2008 for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. The class, which will be inducted June 19 in Chicago, includes Amy Van Dyken and Paralympic swimmer John Morga...
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May 5 - FINA World Open Water Championships: FINA Pro Open Water Races in 2009

By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Special Correspondent

SEVILLE, Spain, May 5. AT the race promoter's meeting in Seville prior to the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships, FINA announced its 24-race proposed schedule:

Da...
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May 5 - The Morning Swim Show: Ernie Maglischo Talks About Swimming Books and Evolution of Training and Swimming Methodology

Show Features: Ernie Maglischo Talks About Swimming Books and Evolution of Training and Swimming Methodology PHOENIX, Arizona, May 5. THE Monday edition of The Morning Swim Show features an exclusive interview with famed coach and author Ernie Maglischo.

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May 4 - FINA World Open Water Championships: Russia Revisited, Hackett Disqualification Report

Vladimir Dyatchin beats David Davies at World Open Water Championships By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Special Correspondent

SEVILLE, Spain, May 4. SIMILAR to the women's 10K championship yesterday, a British Olympic pool swimmer led the entire way until a savvy Russian surged at the end to claim th...
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May 1 - FINA World Open Water Championships: Talking Team Strategy

2008 World Open Water Championships By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Special Correspondent

SEVILLE, Spain, May 1. MANY of the swimmers at the FINA World Open Water Championships spent some of the day working on team strategy.

"At the pool during practice, they w...
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May 2 - FINA World Open Water Championships: Online Viewing

By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Special Correspondent

SEVILLE, Spain, May 2. WE have received plenty of e-mail asking about whether any of the FINA World Open Water Championships will be made available for online viewing.

Today, ...
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May 3 - FINA World Open Water Championships: Dreams Come True

Larisa Ilchenko By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Special Correspondent

SEVILLE, Spain, May 5. STEVEN Munatones has been a busy man for us over in Seville at the FINA World Open Water Championships. Here is his latest batch of updates from the scene,...
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May 1 - Men's All Time Top Performers-Performances in Long Course Meters

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 1. WITH the U.S. Olympic Trials right around the corner, Swimming World superfan Bill Bell is back with his men's all-time top performers and performances.

Today, we offer his unedited list for the men over lon...
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April 30 - Women's All Time Top Performers-Performances in Long Course Meters

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 30. BILL Bell, a Swimming World superfan, just sent us his most recent update to his all-time top performers and performances lists.

Today, we provide his unedited list for the women over long course meters.

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May 1 - USMS National Championships: Jurgen Schmidt Breaks USMS Record During Distance Day

AUSTIN, Texas, May 1. THE first day of the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) National Championships opened with the 1000 and 1650 yard freestyle events.

Jurgen Schmidt, 85, provided the sole record-setting performance of the day with a tim...
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April 24 - United States Olympic Committee Announces Trials Television Schedule

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 24. THE United States Olympic Committee announced the television broadcast schedule for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming along with various other upcoming Trials.

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April 29 - Olympic Preview: Women's 400 Freestyle

By John Lohn

CRANBURY, New Jersey, April 29. Will a sub-4:00 performance in the 400-meter freestyle be required to win gold in Beijing? That's one of the highlight questions heading into this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing. A star-st...
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April 29 - Penn State's Bill Dorenkott To Be Named Head Women's Swimming Coach at Ohio State

logo Updated April 29, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 28. ACCORDING to sources requesting anonymity close to the situation, Penn State's Bill Dorenkott announced to his team this evening that he is taking the head women's swimming positi...
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April 14 - Flash! Rhode Island to Cut Men's Swimming

Rhode Island Logo KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 14. IN what is becoming almost a rite of passage after every great NCAA Championship season, an athletics department is announcing a cut. This time, men's swimming is on the chopping block at the University of Rh...
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April 26 - French Olympic Trials: Amaury Leveaux Marks European Record in 50 Free

DUNKIRK, France, April 26. THE seventh day of swimming at the French Olympic Trials featured plenty of fast swims as plenty of national records went by the wayside. One of the fastest times included Amaury Leveaux shattering the European record i...
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April 23 - French Olympic Trials: Hugues Duboscq, Camille Muffat Set National Records

DUNKIRK, France, April 23. TWO national records fell during the fourth night of swimming at the French Olympic Trials held in Dunkirk.

Hugues Duboscq broke his national record in the men's 200 breast semifinal round with a fantastic time of...
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April 25 - USA Swimming's New Media Model Will Be Challenged, Traditional Media Seek Court Action; Exempt Status May Be Challenged

By Brent Rutemiller

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25. RECENTLY Tim Arango from the New York Times reported that a "dispute has grown lately between the press and organized sports over is...
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April 24 - TYR Swim Meet of Champions: Distance Free Opens Meet

MISSION VIEJO, California, April 24. A pair of distance freestyle events opened the meet at the TYR Swim Meet of Championships held in Mission Viejo, Calif.

Fans were fortunate enough to witness Kate Ziegler take down the women's 1500 frees...
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April 22 - Olympic Preview: Men's 400 Medley Relay

By John Lohn

CRANBURY, New Jersey, April 22. THE SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Olympic Preview Series rolls along this week with the men's 400 medley relay. As was the case with the female event, many relay spots remain up in the air. So...
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April 25 - The Morning Swim Show: Show Features: Weekend Competitions; Hall of Fame Inductions; Water Polo Goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong; East Germany Doping Documentary Preview

Show Features: News From Water Polo, Swimming, Diving; Betsey Armstrong Talks About Olympic Prep; Documentary Preview PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25. TWO Hall of Fame inductions highlight Friday's edition of The Morning Swim Show, one in water polo and the other in swimming

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April 21 - World Masters Championships: Several Days of World Records

PERTH, Australia, April 21. AFTER a few days of some technical difficulties, results have now been made available from the 2008 FINA World Masters Championships held in Perth.

Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, an American, is representing a French club and...
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April 23 - The Morning Swim Show: Laure Manaudou at French Olympic Trials; Passing of Abu Heim; Men's 400 Medley Relay Olympic Preview; Jenny Duenkel at ISHOF

Show Features: Laure Manaudou at French Olympic Trials; Passing of Abu Heim; Men's 400 Medley Relay Olympic Preview; Jenny Duenkel at ISHOF PHOENIX, Arizona, April 23. WEDNESDAY'S edition of The Morning Swim Show looks ahead to an Olympic relay race and visits with a past Olympic champion.

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April 22 - French Olympic Trials: Laure Manaudou Pulls Out of 200 Free

DUNKIRK, France, April 22. WORLD-record holder Laure Manaudou will not compete in the women's 200 free after pulling out of the competition at the French Olympic Trials today.

According to the International Herald Tribune, Manaudou q...
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April 22 - French Olympic Trials: Laure Manaudou Has Up and Down Day; Men's 100 Breast, Women's 100 Fly Included

Updated April 22, 2008

DUNKIRK, France, April 21. DURING the second day of competition at the French Olympic Trials, Laure Manaudou had an up-and-down day of swimming. She took a rare loss in the women's 400 free, but she also clock...
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April 18 - Australian Olympic Committee Removes Nick D'Arcy From Olympic Roster; D'Arcy's Coach Says Swimmer's Career Over

Updated April 18, 2008

SYDNEY, Australia, April 17. IN a statement posted by the Australian Olympic Committee today, John D. Coates, the president of the AOC announced that Nick D'Arcy has been removed from the Australian Olympic ro...
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April 17 - Bob Bowman, Coach of Michael Phelps and the University of Michigan Will Leave Michigan and Go Back into Club Coaching

ANN ARBOR, Michigan. April 17. UNIVERSITY of Michigan men's swimming head coach Bob Bowman announced that he will be leaving the program following the Beijing Olympics to assume chief executive officer responsibilities at the North Baltimore A...
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April 19 - Japanese Olympic Trials: Kosuke Kitajima Just Off 200 Breast World Record

By Hideki Mochizuki, Swimming World Japanese Correspondent

TOKYO, Japan, April 19. KOSUKE Kitajima took a run at Brendan Hansen's world record in the men's 200 breast, but came up short at the Japanese Olympic Trials held in Toky...
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April 20 - German Olympic Trials: Christian Kubusch Downs 800 Free National Record

BERLIN, Germany, April 20. CHRISTIAN Kubusch ended the third night of swimming at the German Olympic Trials with a national record.

Kubusch clocked a time of 7:49.22 in the men's 800 free to smash Thomas Lurz' 2006 standard of 7:51.59. ...
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April 18 - Japanese Olympic Trials: Big Upset Happens on Fourth Night

TOKYO, Japan, April 18. THE fourth day of competition at the Japanese Olympic Trials featured an upset or two, while Kosuke Kitajima stalked his national record in the 200 breast during semis.

In a surprising outcome, Takashi Yamamoto, the 200...
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April 15 - Japanese Olympic Trials: Kosuke Kitajima Under a Minute Twice, Ayako Doi Sets National Record

By Hideki Mochizuki, Swimming World Japanese Correspondent

TOKYO, Japan, April 15. THE Japanese Olympic Trials began today at the Tatsumi International Aquatic Center in Tokyo and will continue for the next six days.

Kosuke Kitajima...
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April 13 - The Man Behind The Curtain - Part Two

By Brent Rutemiller

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11. FINA had its obligatory meeting with swimwear manufacturers concerning new technology today in Manchester, England during the FINA World Short ...
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April 13 - World Short Course Championships: Flash! Austria's Markus Rogan Touches Out Ryan Lochte for 200 Back World Record

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MANCHESTER, England, April 13. THE world records kept falling as Austria's...
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April 10 - Pay No Attention To That Man Behind the Curtain

By Brent Rutemiller

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10. The Genie is out of the bottle while the man behind the curtain is left holding Pandora's box.

The Genie was spotted wearing a black, ...
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April 9 - World Short Course Championships: Day One Prelims

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April 9 - World Short Course Championships: Flash! Dutch Women Obliterate 800 Free Relay World Record

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MANCHESTER, England, April 9. THE Netherlands' contingent of Inge Dekker, ...
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April 5 - USA Swimming Grand Prix, Columbus: Katie Hoff, Peter Vanderkaay Almost Break U.S. Open Marks

Katie Hoff wins 400 IM at 2008 Toyota Grand Prix at OSU. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 5. KATIE Hoff of North Baltimore kept up her strong year as she nearly broke the U.S. Open record in the women's 400 IM at the USA Swimming Grand Prix held in Columbus. Peter Vanderkaay also took a run at a U.S. Open sta...
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April 7 - Milorad Cavic Speaks to Timed Prelims about European Championships Suspension

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 7. AS previously reported on SwimmingWorldMagazine.com, Serbian Milorad Cavic was suspended for part of the European Championships ...
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April 6 - USA Swimming Grand Prix, Columbus: Top Stars Shine In Last Night

Kaitlin Sandeno wins 200 Fly at 2008 Toyota Grand prix at OSU. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 6. THE last night of action at the USA Swimming Grand Prix held in Columbus featured plenty of the top stars in the country doing what they do best.

Men's 1500 free
Peter Vanderkaay of Club Wolverine cut an inc...
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April 5 - Passages: Buck Dawson, Mr. Swimming Hall of Fame, Dies at 87

Updated April 5, 2008

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, April 4. WILLIAM Forrest "Buck" Dawson of Fort Lauderdale died of heart failure and complications due to Parkinson's disease on April 4, 2008, in Fort Lauderdale. Known as &q...
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April 4 - British Championships: Day Five Features Prelim Records, Close Calls During Finals

SHEFFIELD, England, April 4. WHILE swimmers took advantage of evening prelims to break some records, the morning was all about winning and moving on to Beijing at the British Championships held in Sheffield.

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April 2 - Andrew Bree Under Investigation for Stimulant Use

DUBLIN, Ireland, April 2. ACCORDING to Craig Lord of SwimNews.com, Andrew Bree is under investigation for "an adverse anti-doping finding."

In Lord's report, he states that Bree may have tested positive for a stimulant fou...
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April 1 - Olympic Preview: Women's 200 Individual Medley

By John Lohn

CRANBURY, New Jersey, April 1. This week's installment of SwimmingWorldMagazine.com's Olympic Preview Series, the 15th in a 32-week package, takes a look at the women's 200 individual medley. The event has change...
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April 2 - British Championships: Flash! Liam Tancock Blasts 50 Back World Record

SHEFFIELD, England, April 2. DURING evening prelims of the men's 200 backstroke, the already pre-selected Liam Tancock used the chance to drop the world record in the men's 50 back at the British Championships.

Tancock, who wound up fi...
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April 1 - Cesar Cielo to Turn Professional; Cielo Confirms

Cesar Cielo, start from catwalk Updated April 1, 2008

FEDERAL WAY, Washington, March 29. ACCORDING to unnamed sources close to the situation, Cesar Cielo announced his intention to turn professional at the close of the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving...
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April 1 - The Morning Swim Show: Coach Tom Wojslawowicz Talks About Landmark Struggle to Allow Girls to Play High School Sports

Show Features: Coach Tom Wojslawowicz Talks About Landmark Struggle to Allow Girls to Play High School Sports PHOENIX, Arizona, April 1. VETERAN swimming coach Tom Wojslawowicz details his landmark fight to bring gender equity into high school sports in an exclusive interview on Tuesday's edition of The Morning Swim Show and

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March 29 - NCAA Division I Men's Champs: Georgia's Sebastien Rouault Reclaims 1650 Title With Near U.S. Open, NCAA Record; On Demand Video Available

Sebastien Rouault  winner 1650 FEDERAL WAY, Washington, March 29. GEORGIA's Sebastien Rouault reclaimed his 2006 NCAA title with a victory in the 1650 free at the NCAA Division I Men's Championships to open the final night of swimming. Once again, Chris Thompson's...
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March 29 - Australian Trials: Flash! Libby Trickett Becomes Fastest Woman on Planet With 50 Free World Record

SYDNEY, Australia, March 29. THE final day of swimming at the Australian Trials produced its eighth world record as Libby Trickett (formerly Lenton) became the fastest woman on the planet with a 50 free world record.

Trickett blistered the cour...
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March 29 - NCAA Division I Men's Champs: Auburn's Cesar Cielo Breaks 41! New 100 Free NCAA, U.S. Open Record; On Demand Video Available

Cesar Cielo  winner 100 free - record FEDERAL WAY, Washington, March 29. AUBURN's Cesar Cielo officially became the bonafide rock star of the meet when he broke the 41-second barrier in the 100 free with an astounding time of 40.92 at the NCAA Division I Men's Championships. ...
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March 29 - NCAA Division I Men's Champs: Penn State's Patrick Schirk Wins Program's First NCAA Title in 200 Back; On Demand Video Available

Patrick Schirk - winner 200 Back FEDERAL WAY, Washington, March 29. IN the same fashion as Oregon State's Saori Haruguchi won OSU's first NCAA title last week at the women's meet, Penn State's Patrick Schirk gave his program its first NCAA crown at the NCAA Divis...
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March 29 - NCAA Division I Men's Champs: Day Three Prelims; Cesar Cielo Breaks U.S. Open, NCAA Record in 100 Free; On Demand Video Available

Cesar Cielo, start from catwalk FEDERAL WAY, Washington, March 29. WITH Arizona ahead by nearly 100 points heading into the third day of prelims at the NCAA Division I Men's Championships, the Wildcats have a strong shot to give Frank Busch his second career title in a week...
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March 28 - Australian Trials: Flash! Eamon Sullivan Demolishes 50 Free Record Again; Commonwealth Records Tumble

SYDNEY, Australia, March 28. THE 50 free moved into unfathomable territory today at the Australian Trials as Eamon Sullivan dropped his world record even further at the Australian Trials.

Sullivan stunned the swimming world when he clocked a t...
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March 22 - NCAA Division I Women's Champs: Stanford Disqualification Controversy Reigns

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 22. ON the first night of the NCAA Division I Women's Championships held in Columbus, Ohio, Stanford's 200-yard freestyle relay was disqualified due to an early relay exchange.

During the second exchange between J...
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March 27 - Australian Trials: Flash! Libby Trickett Finally Scores 100 Free World Record; Eamon Sullivan Snatches 50 Free World Record

SYDNEY, Australia, March 27. IT may have taken a year since she first set the unratified world record in the 100 free with a 52.99 leadoff of the mixed 400 free relay at the Duel in the Pool last year, but Libby Trickett finally owns the global s...
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March 26 - Australian Trials: More Fast Times Posted in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia, March 26. ALTHOUGH Eamon Sullivan came up just short of grabbing the 100 free world record from France's Alain Bernard, the overall swimming at the Australian Trials proved to be incredible.

Men's 200 breast finals...
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March 25 - Olympic Preview: Men's 50 Freestyle

By John Lohn

CRANBURY, New Jersey, March 25. AMONG the most intriguing events at this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing will be the men's 50-meter freestyle. The event has been taken to a different level in recent months, thanks to the ...
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March 21 - Milorad Cavic Sat Down at European Championships

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, March 21. SERBIAN Milorad Cavic has been suspended for the rest of the European Championships taking place in Eindhoven, according to an article on SwimNews.com.

Craig Lord reports that "his crime was to wea...
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March 17 - Men's All Time Top Performers-Performances in Long Course Meters

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 17. FOR the final list of his four entries, swimming super fan and former contributor to Swimming World Bill Bell checks in with his men's all-time performers and performances. This list has been unedited.

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March 24 - European Championships: Flash! Marleen Veldhuis Clips 50 Free World Record

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, March 24. THE European Championships kept rolling as the Netherlands went 1-2 in the women's 50 free to start the final day of action – including a world-record swim from Marleen Veldhuis in the sprint free event.

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March 22 - European Championships: Flash! Alain Bernard Lowers 100 Free World Record

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, March 22. A day after wiping out Pieter van den Hoogenband's 100 free global standard of 47.84 set in 2000, France's Alain Bernard...
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March 14 - Gary Hall Jr. Stirs Up Australian Swimming Community

SYDNEY, Australia, March 14. ACCORDING to various media reports in Australia, including the Herald Sun, Gary Hall Jr. has stirred up the Australian swimming community Down Under with some comments about Eamon Sullivan's world record in ...
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March 21 - European Championships: Flash! Alain Bernard Downs Hoogie's 100 Free World Record

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, March 21. FRANCE's Alain Bernard finally caught up to Pieter van den Hoogenband in the men's 100 free at the European Championships as he shot down the world record in the event.

Bernard dropped a remarkable tim...
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March 21 - European Championships: Day Four Recap, Results; Alain Bernard Downs 100 Free World Record; Anastasia Zueva, Ioannis Drymonakos Set Euro Records

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, March 21. EVEN with controversy brewing from Milorad Cavic's meet-suspension, swimmers have shrugged off the drama to put up some amazi...
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March 18 - NCSA Junior National Championships: Three Meet Records Fall on First Night

ORLANDO, Florida, March 18. THE National Club Swimming Association (NCSA) Junior National Championships began with a vengeance on the first night of swimming as three meet records fell in Orlando.

Emily Kelly, 15, of Long Island Aquatics knocke...
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March 7 - Alcohol Consumption and Its Effects On Performance

By Dawn Weatherwax-Fall

Nutrition and hydration are two of the keys to optimal performance. Alcohol is a poor nutrient source for a pre-game meal or for hydration. Alcohol is known to slow down one's ability to react to an opponent or obj...
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March 6 - Indiana Men's High School State Championships

By Brian Savard

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 6. INDIANA, a state widely regarded for having one of the fastest state meets in the country, exceeded expectations by delivering flat-out ridiculous times across the board at the Indiana Men's H...
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March 3 - Passages: French Olympian Alain Gottvalles, 65

PARIS, France, March 3. OVER the weekend, French Olympian Alain Gottvalles succumbed to bone cancer at the age of 65 according to an article at SwimNews.com.

As reported by Craig Lord, Gottvalles was "the first man to swim inside 5...
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March 2 - Katie Hoff Demolishes American Record in 1650 Freestyle at Maryland State Championships

Katie Hoff at 2008 Missouri Grand Prix ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 2. AT the Maryland State Championships held in Annapolis, Katie Hoff was at it again as she obliterated the women's 1650-yard freestyle American record.

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February 28 - Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Jodie Henry To Miss 2008 Beijing Games

BRISBANE, Australia, February 28. ACCORDING to Australian media reports, including an article in The Sydney Morning Herald, three-time Olympic gold medalist Jodie Henry will announce that she will bypass the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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February 26 - Olympic Preview: Men's 200 Freestyle

Michael Phelps at 2008 Missouri Grand Prix By John Lohn

CRANBURY, New Jersey, February 26. THE next stop on SwimmingWorldMagazine.com's Olympic Preview march is the men's 200 freestyle. Once the domain of Australian Ian Thorpe, the four-lap freestyle now belongs to Michae...
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February 26 - Diver Tom Daley Youngest British Male to Qualify for Olympics; Rower Disputes Claim

Updated February 26, 2008

BEIJING, China, February 25. DIVER Tom Daley made Olympic history in Beijing when he became the youngest British male ever to qualify for the Games.

The 13-year-old platform diver needed a top eight finish in...
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February 23 - Annamay Pierse Claims Fifth Overall Canadian Breaststroke Record at CIS Championships

VANCOUVER, Canada, February 23. UNIVERSITY of British Columbia's Annamay Pierse continued to rewrite Canadian history at the Thunderbird Aquatic Centre on Friday night, setting a Canadian and CIS championship record in the women's short-co...
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February 23 - Jimmy Feigen Drops Free National High School Records Again; Mary Beck Takes Down 100 Back Public School Standard; Westlake Girls Take Down 400 FR Public Record

AUSTIN, Texas, February 23. JIMMY Feigen, a Swimming World five-star recruit headed to the University of Texas, lit up what will be his home pool soon as he lowered his national high school record in the 50 free and the 100 free in the Texa...
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February 19 - Tennessee High School State Championships

By Brian Savard

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, February 19. BAYLOR School, who made noise earlier this year by swimming a meter dual meet, just got a whole lot louder as its men and women both took home state titles at the Tennessee High School State Ch...
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January 22 - Baylor School Breaks Seven Independent School National SCM Records

Brad Hamilton CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, January 22. THE Baylor School boys and girls varsity swim team broke or tied seven independent school national records over short course meters in a dual meet against the Westminster School of Atlanta. While SCM high schoo...
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February 17 - USA Swimming Grand Prix, Missouri: Flash! Natalie Coughlin Lowers 100 Back World Record

Natalie Coughlin breaks 100 back at 2008 Missouri Grand Prix COLUMBIA, Missouri, February 17. THE weekend just witnessed its third world record in less than two days as Natalie Coughlin went off during the preliminary heats of the 100 back at the Missouri Grand Prix.

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February 18 - USA Swimming Grand Prix, Missouri: Day Four Finals; Erik Vendt Sets 1500 U.S. Open Mark

Erik Vendt at 2008 Missouri Grand Prix COLUMBIA, Missouri, February 18. SO far, so so so good! That's the theme of the Missouri Grand Prix thus far this year. With two world records already on the board, there were a few close calls but no more world records were in the offering....
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February 17 - USA Swimming Grand Prix, Missouri: Day Three Finals; Hoff Sets Another AR, U.S. Open Mark

Katie Hoff at 2008 Missouri Grand Prix COLUMBIA, Missouri, February 17. WITH news coming out of Australia of the second world record in as many days, one here in Missouri and one in Sydney, swimming fans were treated to a show from Katie Hoff here at the Missouri Grand Prix.

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February 16 - USA Swimming Grand Prix, Missouri: Day Two Finals; Flash! Kirsty Coventry Clocks WR; Katie Hoff Sets AR

Kirsty Coventry Breaks 200 Back WR at 2008 Missouri Grand Prix COLUMBIA, Missouri, February 16. KIRSTY Coventry provided the Missouri Grand Prix with its second world record in as many years with a blazing fast time in the 200 back. Katie Hoff followed with an American record in the 400 free.

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February 15 - USA Swimming Grand Prix, Missouri: Day One Prelims Feature Plenty of Pool Records

Michael Phelps at Missouri Grand Prix COLUMBIA, Missouri, February 15. THE first day of the USA Swimming Missouri Grand Prix opened up with evening prelims in Columbia, Mo. Among some of the definite storylines throughout the weekend are the U.S. competition debut of new swimsuits a...
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February 13 - Michael Phelps Puts End Date on Career

Michael Phelps preparing to race ANN ARBOR, Michigan, February 13. JUNE 30, 2015…that's the day Michael Phelps promised he would retire from the sport of swimming and give the rest of the world a break, at least if you believe Phelps in an article on SI.com.

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February 12 - New York City Speedo Launch Party

LZR RACER By John Lohn

NEW YORK, February 12. A little reception to start. Some music. A few strobe lights. Give Speedo credit, it knows how to put together an unveiling. As part of a four-city reveal, Speedo took the cover off the LZR RACER during an ev...
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January 23 - Swimming World Releases Early Look at NCAA Division I Championships

PHOENIX, Arizona, January 23. AS all of our subscribers know, one of the most sought after Swimming World articles on the collegiate scene comes in the form of our prediction pieces published in March.

This year, we wanted to get some i...
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February 7 - Atlanta Pool Shutdown Relaxed

ATLANTA, Georgia, February 7. RECENTLY, Swimming World posted a passionate letter from Franke Marsden of Atlanta Swimming explaining the potential pool shutdown this sum...
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February 8 - Michelle McKeehan Shoots For Lindsay Benko's Indiana High School Record

GREENWOOD, Indiana, February 8. MICHELLE McKeehan, a senior at Center Grove high in Indiana and a Swimming World six-star recruit headed to Georgia next year, is featured in today's Indianapolis Star.

According to the article...
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February 8 - The Morning Swim Show, Friday, February 8: College Swimming Focus

PHOENIX, Arizona, February 8. THE Friday edition of The Morning Swim Show focuses on college swimming.

The most recent College Swimming Coaches Association of America's ranking of the top teams in Division I swimming and diving are p...
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