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CONCORD, California, May 16. LAST week, Kasey Carlson
set what was thought to be the first sub-59 second 100-yard breast in girls high school history. The swim took place at the Diablo Foothill Athletic League Championships, but was later taken away due to apparent...
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BREMERTON, Washington, May 14. ACCORDING to
The Seattle Times, Tara Kirk and USA Swimming have settled an arbitration regarding Kirk's claim that she was wrongfully denied a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Roster after Jessica Hardy withdrew from the team due to testing positive for clenbuterol.
According to
The Seattle Times, &...
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MORAGA, California, May 10. KASEY Carlson, who is a six-star prospect in the
Swimming World College Recruit Rankings powered by
Take Your Marks, became the first female in high school swimming history to clear 59 seconds in the 100-yard breaststroke.
At the Diablo Foothill Athletic League Championships held in Moraga, Calif., last...
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BAKERSFIELD, California, May 1. TO celebrate the 200th clinic on the Mutual of Omaha BreakOut Swim clinic Tour that has been traveling the country for the last 3 years, Josh Davis and his Gold Medal Teammates will be hosting what could be called the Clinic of the Century.
Most clinics have 2 Olympians and every now and again 3 or 4 Olympians ge...
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 21. USC's Rebecca Soni became just the 11th swimmer in NCAA history to complete her career with four national titles in a single event with a triumph in the 200-yard br...
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 21. THE third day of preliminary swimming, what might become the deciding session of the barn-burner that is the 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Championships, is underway...
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 20. AFTER an impressive first night of swimming in College Station, Texas, the NCAA Women's Division I Championships began the second day of action with preliminary sw...
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 20. USC's Rebecca Soni had more things on her mind than just Tara Kirk's American record as she had to focus her efforts on overtaking Minnesota's Jillian Tyler...
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FEDERAL WAY, Washington, March 14. THE fourth night of swimming at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Federal Way, Wash., featured some impressive swims all around. KING Aquatics, however, claimed the bulk of the best times.
KING's Margaret Hoelzer raced to a winning time of 52.73 in the women's 100-yard back to begin the night. The t...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, March 4. TODAY'S live edition of
The Morning Swim Show featured an interview with Dara Torres the day before returning to competition after winning three silver medals in the 2008 Olympics.
In case you missed our live show (airing each weekday at 10:30 a.m. MST), you can watch the video below and see host Peter Busch...
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FEDERAL WAY, Washington, February 28. TALK about an encore performance to close out the Pac-10 Conference Women's and Diving Championships.
USC senior Rebecca Soni, Stanford junior Elaine Breeden and the University of California's entire team all stepped up.
Led by Soni's flair, the meet was filled with a bevy of top times and c...
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FEDERAL WAY, Washington, February 28. A day after setting the NCAA record in the women's 100-yard breast, Rebecca Soni came back to snatch the 200-yard breast American, NCAA and U.S. Open standards at the Pacific 10 Championships.
Soni torched the pool with a blazing fast time of 2:04.75. That swim cleared Tara Kirk's 2006 American and...
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FEDERAL WAY, Washington, February 27. TWO days, two NCAA records for Stanford junior Julia Smit. USC senior Rebecca Soni joined in to make a another big splash.
Times keeping dropping like anchors.
It was also an NCAA record day at the pool for Soni, America's current breaststroke queen and 2008 U.S. Summer Olympics surprise.
Smit f...
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FEDERAL WAY, Washington, February 27. REBECCA Soni, the 2008 Olympic Champion in the 200 breast, proved she is just as strong in the 100, setting a new NCAA record in the event tonight. Soni touched the wall in 58.10, well under the old record of 58.41, set by Stanford's Tara Kirk in 2003.
Soni is the defending NCAA champion in the 100 brea...
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BREMERTON, Washington, January 29. ACCORDING to the
Seattle Times, Olympic silver medalist Tara Kirk has stated that she plans on filing her official retirement documentation "as early as this week."
Her decision to leave the competitive portion of the sport does not mean that she is calling off her arbitration meeting with USA...
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TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, November 30. AFTER writing a world and American record on her resume over the past two days at the Canada Cup, Smit nearly clipped another global standard on the final night.
Smit clocked a lightning fast time of 58.90 in the women's 100 IM at the short course meter event. That time came up just short of Natalie C...
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BERLIN, Germany, November 16. THE final session of the 2008 FINA World Cup circuit, taking place in Berlin, Germany, sent the series out in a big way as three world records fell.
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BERLIN, Germany, November 16. THE second day of prelims concluded at the Berlin stop of the FINA World Cup.
Men's 1500 freestyle slower seeds
Switzerland's Stefan...
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BERLIN, Germany, November 15. THE first afternoon of finals at the Berlin stop of the FINA World Cup featured a sterling world-record performance by Peter Marshall. Meanwhile, Sing...
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Universal Sports Webcast Coverage of World Cup
BERLIN, Germany, November 15. THE first day of preliminary action during the final stop of the 2008 FINA World Cup circuit held in Berlin, Germany came to a conclusion.
Men...
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