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Guest editorial by Rosemary Camera, LGAC Twister Assistant Coach
FLUSHING, New York, November 18. AS a new swim coach I was hoping to get more involved in my LSC, writing to committee chairs and envisioning a path toward incorporating more fun and pageantry into our championship meets with perhaps a Parade of Athletes and more team banner...
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 16. DR. Stephen Autry, an accomplished open water swimmer who is an orthopedic surgeon by trade, has completed several different open water swims over his swimming career – including the Holy Grail that is the English Channel.
After each of these swims, he has taken the time to capture his thoughts in personal letters ...
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Universal Sports FINA World Cup Dashboard, including webcasts and highlights
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, November 10. THE first day of finals at the FINA World Cup stop hosted in Stockholm featured three more world records added to t...
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LOS ALAMITOS, California, October 26. THE 2009 Speedo Top 40 came to a close with a flurry of goals scored, trophies hoisted, and Olympians honored at the USA Water Polo National Training Center in Los Alamitos, CA.
The Psychedelic Swirls led by Head Coach Megan Thomson met the Sonic Surf and Head Coach Sandy Nitta in the title game. The Swirls ...
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ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, October 23. THE women's swimming and diving team faced off against Saint Francis (PA) Friday afternoon at the Reilly Center pool, falling 153-134. Juniors Kathryne Valentine and Natalya Ghostlaw had impressive finishes for the Bonnies.
Valentine competed in the 100-yard backstroke touching for a first-place finish...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 21. OLYMPIC champion Garrett Weber-Gale joins today's edition of
The Morning Swim Show to talk about his newfound joy of cooking, and coach Chuck Batchelor details an excruciating set that he gives his swimmers every year on Columbus Day.
Weber-Gale, a part of the gold medal-winning 400 freestyle relay in Bei...
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Universal Sports FINA World Cup Dashboard, including webcasts and highlights
DURBAN, South Africa, October 17. THE second day of preliminary qualifying rounds of the FINA World Cup series provided the first world record...
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ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, October 13. THE men's swimming & diving team began its 2009-10 season successfully with a dominating 144-97 win at St. Bonaventure Tuesday afternoon. The Nittany Lions won eight events with Brian Alden (Lansdale, Pa.) leading the way with two individual wins and a third on the 200 freestyle relay squad.
Alden pac...
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Excerpt by Chris DeSantis, originally posted at SwimmingWorld.TV
ATLANTA, Georgia, October 13. YESTERDAY, I read perhaps the best piece of sportswriting of the entire year. But don't take my word for it, since I'm only echoing the sentiments of ESPN's most popular columnist...
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Guest editorial by John Craig
PHOENIX, Arizona, October 10. MOST parents want the best for their children, both academically and athletically. And, many parents push their children, both in school and on the playing field. It is widely acknowledged that too much pushiness can backfire psychologically. Is it possible that it can also backf...
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By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Open Water correspondent
NEW YORK CITY, New York, September 6. AS the sun was setting over the Statue of Liberty, Thomas Lurz of Germany and Poliana Okimoto of Brazil won the New York City stop on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup.
Lurz won his fourth World Cup victory in a row after swimming ...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, September 4. RANDY Horner, head coach of the University of New Orleans swimming teams, returns to
The Morning Swim Show on the eve of the debut of the university's new pool four years after Hurricane Katrina's devastation.
Horner talks with host Peter Busch about hosting a dual meet against Stanford in their newl...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, August 18.
SWIMMING World Magazine and KODAK are teaming up to offer
Swimming World's users a unique opportunity - the chance to have a photo published in the October issue. The winner of the contest will also be sent a KODAK Sport Single Use Camera once a month for a year.
For complete information, including...
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HAMILTON, New York, August 12. COLGATE announced the hiring of Shannon Cutting as its new diving coach, Tuesday afternoon.
She brings four years collegiate diving experience on the NCAA Division I level from Bowling Green State University as well as serving four years as a diving coach at the club level in Westport, Conn.
Cutting, a 1987 grad...
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BUFFALO, New York, August 9. THE final night of the long course meter USA Swimming Sectionals held in Buffalo featured Mason's Eric Knight doubling up.
Knight finished first in the men's 50 free in 23.52. FAST's Ricky Henahan took second in 23.65, while Snow's Matt McLean wound up third in 24.05. Knight doubled with a 2:20.41 in ...
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BUFFALO, New York, August 8. THE third evening of long course meter swimming came to a close at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Buffalo.
Gators' Ali Horn cruised in the women's 200 fly for the title in 2:15.85. Makos' Amanda Kendall took second in 2:17.12, while Long Island's Erica Derlath claimed third in 2:18.98.
Team P...
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BUFFALO, New York, August 7. THE second night of long course swimming at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Buffalo featured some seriously close finishes.
Curl-Burke's Meredith Monroe touched out SwimQuest's Kaitlin Jones, 2:04.58 to 2:04.69, in the women's 200 free to open the evening. Ohio State's Farriss Blaskovits wound up...
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BUFFALO, New York, August 6. THE first night of long course meter swimming came to a close at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Buffalo.
Team Pittsburgh's Briana Emig opened the first night with a winning time of 17:05.02. She downed Taylor Sostarecz, who finished second in 17:14.02. Gators' Lauren Gray placed third in 17:18.97. Long ...
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Guest editorial by John Craig
PHOENIX, Arizona, August 3. AFTER having been glued to the Internet and TV for the past week watching the meet, here are the impressions of one fan, in no particular order:
* I'm sick of the new suits. But I'm even sicker of hearing about them. Lost in all the publicity over the suits were a host ...
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ROME, Italy, August 1. AS announced by the FINA Bureau, a Commission led by Prof. Jan-Anders Manson (from EPFL in Lausanne, SUI) and formed by scientific experts and an athlete's representative was appointed to control the swimwear approval process and to monitor the development of the swimsuit industry based on the rules established by the FIN...
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