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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, November 19. UNIVERSITY of Minnesota co-head swim coaches Kelly Kremer and Terry Nieszner have announced that Jenna Howenstein (Belleville, Ill.) and Amelia Marsh (Haslett, Mich.) have signed National Letters of Intent and will join the Gopher swim program next fall. The two join swimmers and Minnesota natives Kaela Anderson...
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, November 16. UNIVERSITY of Minnesota head diving coach Wenbo Chen announced today that Turner Eckstrom (Red Wing, Minn.) and Andres Hansen (Minnetonka, Minn.) have signed National Letters of Intent to attend the University of Minnesota.
Eckstrom, a senior at Red Wing High School, has won the last two Minnesota State Class...
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DURHAM, North Carolina, November 16. THE list of divers to commit to a four-year education and career at Duke has become more impressive each year.
In 2008, the Blue Devils landed Abby Johnston who, as a freshman, dove to fifth place in the nation on the three-meter board, not to mention an impressive international resume which included a bronze...
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, November 12. UNIVERSITY of Minnesota women's swim co-head coaches Kelly Kremer and Terry Nieszner have announced that Minnesota natives Kaela Anderson (Stillwater), Tess Behrens (Maple Grove), Erin Caflisch (Eyota), Monica Radecke (Stillwater) and Hailey Szews (Elk River) have signed National Letters of Intent and will j...
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Column by John Lohn
CRANBURY, New Jersey, November 9. WE'RE counting down the days. A little less than two months remain before the high-tech suit craze comes to a close and the sport is no longer ruled by the material on swimmers' skins. To date, more than 200 world records have been set since Speedo unveiled the LZR Racer in Feb...
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 4. 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 s...
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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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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 16. FINA recently released a list of approved swimsuits for use in 2010.
Here is the list as released by FINA on October 15:
Applicant/Manufacturer Type of Swimwear
Arena Italia S.p.A. X-Flat classic men
Arena Italia S.p.A. X-Flat pants-short men
Arena Italia S.p.A. X-Flat classic women
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 15. SPEEDO, the world's leading swimwear brand, has announced that its new generation of performance swimwear inspired by the Speedo LZR Racer suit has been approved by FINA. The range is fully compliant with the new FINA rules that come into effect from January 2010.
The Speedo LZR Racer Elite suit and Speedo ...
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SARASOTA, Florida, October 12. U.S. Masters Swimming released a statement to all of its members and select media members regarding a potential FINA techsuit ban within Masters swimming.
Here is the statement in full for our readers:
The FINA Masters Committee has recommended that the FINA Bureau, meeting in mid-January, approve its recomme...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 10. RESULTS from around the world are featured in the October edition of
For The Record. Meets like the British Grand Prix, Australian Short Course Championships and South African National Championships are recorded for our readers.
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 9. THIS month's Junior Swimmer section contains meet coverage from Junior Nationals, YMCA Long Course Nationals and the SPEEDO Championship Series Sectionals. Outstanding performers are highlighted from these major junior competitions from this past summer.
The mental side of competitive swimming is the focus in th...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 8. ROBIN Jacobs, Head Age Group Coach at Winston-Salem YMCA, is the subject of this month's Q&A interview in the Swimming Technique section of
Swimming World Magazine.
Jacobs has been named North Carolina Age Group Coach of the Year for 1995, 1997 and 2008. In this interview, she talks about the special att...
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CANBERRA, Australia, October 7. WORLD Champion and world record holder Jessicah Schipper has won the 2009 Telstra Swimmer of the Year Award at Parliament House in Canberra tonight in an evening of high praise for the 22-year-old butterflyer from Brisbane.
The 200m butterfly gold medallist from this year's World Championships in Rome, and sil...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 7. TODD Samland, head coach of Omaha (Neb.) Masters, provides October's Workout Card in
Swimming World Magazine.
Samland started the team in 2003. In 1994, he was recognized as USMS Coach of the Year while coaching the University of Nebraska Masters. He also coaches the University of Nebraska-Omaha women'...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 6. THE never-ending search for improving stroke technique is addressed by Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen in her article, "Visual Tools For Better Technique." Pipes-Neilsen outlines how swimmers can make significant technique improvements by simply making use of visual feedback.
Readers are provided with seven specific ...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 5. IN the October issue of Swimming World Magazine, premium members can go to the
interactive page of SwimmingWorldMagazine.com and view the interactive content embedded in the current digital issue. Members can click on the subject and it will lin...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 4. MICHAEL J. Stott looks into how a team can successfully navigate the high school season despite a limited amount of time for training.
Stott looks into the various training plans philosophies and ways to use competing for your high school to help improve swimmers that decide to compete at the prep level.
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 3. IF one were to ask swimming fans what the number one event was this past year in the sport most would certainly answer, World Championships. However, the U.S. Open, held in Federal Way, Wash. would have to be considered a close second.
For starters, Jessica Hardy managed to set three world records at this competitio...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 2. MORE than 300 of the best athletes and coaches in the world have appeared on
The Morning Swim Show since its debut on SwimmingWorldMagazine.com in January 2008.
Some of our favorite interviews took place this summer, and we would like to present eight of those shows for our premium subscribers to watch in our...
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