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• All The Records Broken At The 2017 FINA World Championships

  14-08-2017 21:59 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  The 2017 World Championships featured eight days of exciting races, and there was no shortage of records.
  Compared to the 2015 Championships, the number of records broken was relatively even. Kazan had 12 worlds records, Budapest had 11. 21 Championship records in 2017 surpassed the 19 there was in 2015.
  However, there was a big difference in the number of American and ‘Americas’ records (combining North & South America) broken. After just five in
  
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• Henderson & Pratt Set Themselves Apart At 2017 Canada Summer Games

  14-08-2017 21:54 via swimswam.com
  By Loretta Race on SwimSwam
  The 2017 Canada Summer Games have officially concluded, but not before several up-and-coming athletes amidst the emerging sports nation made their marks in the Pan Am Pool. The swimming competition took place from Monday, August 7th through Saturday, August 12th, but over the entire two-week Games over 4,000 Canadian athletes competed in over 250 events across 16 sports.
  Ontario took the top province honors, while British Columbia finished in runner-up position with Q
  
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• Level 2 Swimming Teacher / Duty Officer wanted by @oundleschool. Closes 28 August. Apply: bit.ly/oundsch1. More jobs @JobsinSwimming

  14-08-2017 21:46 via twitter.com
  Level 2 Swimming Teacher / Duty Officer wanted by @oundleschool. Closes 28 August. Apply: bit.ly/oundsch1. More jobs @JobsinSwimming
  
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• Strechcordz® The Trusted Name In Performance Training For Open Water

  14-08-2017 20:39 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam
  NZ Manufacturing is proud to work with top athletes around the world to provide them with the proper effective tools for their training routines.  For over 30 years, StrechCordz® swim training products have provided coaches and teams as well as novice swimmers the tools to train with for optimal performance.
  STRECHCORDZⓇ GEAR FOR LONG DISTANCE SWIM TRAINING
  Swimmers around the globe are using StrechCordzⓇ products for their long d
  
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• Lock Haven Hires Phil Hurley As Head Women’s Swim Coach

  14-08-2017 20:14 via swimswam.com
  By Jared Anderson on SwimSwam
  Lock Haven University, which considered cutting women’s swimming & diving over the winter, has hired a new head coach this week, naming South Dakota State assistant Phil Hurley as the new program leader.
  Hurley has been with South Dakota State for 13 years, and had previously coached at George Mason and at the club and high school levels. He was also a recruiting coordinator with SDSU, and before that was a four-year letterwinner at Dickinson Col
  
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• 4 Tips To Avoid Being A Helicopter Swim Parent

  14-08-2017 19:45 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of Elizabeth Wickham
  What could possibly go wrong with ensuring our children’s lives are smooth and saving them from costly mistakes? Studies show that kids of helicopter parents often suffer at school and in the workplace. By hovering over our children and never letting them learn from their mistakes or face consequences, we can stunt our kids’ growth. Here are traits children of helicopter parents may share: acting out in the classroom,
  
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• 346 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

  14-08-2017 19:37 via swimswam.com
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwamIf you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our big swimming family! Go here to see 1033 Swim Jobs.
  FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE WITH FBST
  FBST was founded in 1974 on the Fort Belvoir Military Installation as a Private Organization. FBST is experiencing fantastic growth by moving into the Fairfax County Recreation Centers. We seek coaches who are technique based first and
  
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• 22-Strong British Squad Ready For World Juniors In Indy

  14-08-2017 17:36 via swimswam.com
  By Loretta Race on SwimSwam
  The 2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships are slated to kick-off in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 23rd and a young, talented British contingent is ready to make its mark. A 22-strong roster, which includes 2017 World Championships semi-finalist Freya Anderson and European Junior Champion Emily Large, will try to improve upon Great Britain’s 10th place finish in the overall medal table at the 2015 edition of the meet in Singapore. At that meet
  
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• Arkansas LSC to Hold Off Enacting Age Group Tech Suit Restrictions

  14-08-2017 17:23 via swimswam.com
  By Shawn Klosterman on SwimSwam
  The Arkansas LSC has decided to postpone the enactment of the controversial tech suit restrictions that were intended to begin on September 1, 2017.
  This action taken Sunday night by the ASI Board of Directors represents a step back from the decision made in April by the Arkansas House of Delegates. That rule would have limited any swimmers age 12 and under from wearing technical suits at any ASI sanctioned meets, with the only exception being during the finals se
  
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• Beyond The Lane Lines: Lochte Is Already Grooming Next IM Champion

  14-08-2017 15:58 via swimswam.com
  By Loretta Race on SwimSwam
  Get your weekly news fix on happenings outside the pool with the latest edition of ‘Beyond the Lane Lines.’  Ryan Lochte, Inge Dekker, Zsuzsanna Jakabos, Joseph Schooling and more made the headlines for accomplishments away from their aquatic habitats.
  #1 Ryan Lochte‘s Son Is Already Swimming (Sort of)
  American swimmer Ryan Lochte recently made his return to the USA Swimming racing world at the U.S. Open earlier this month, where he cl
  
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• Ranking the 2017 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12

  14-08-2017 15:36 via swimswam.com
  By Karl Ortegon on SwimSwam
  See also:
  Women’s classes #9-12
  Women’s classes #1-4 (coming soon)
  Men’s classes #9-12 (coming soon)
  Men’s classes #5-8 (coming soon)
  Men’s classes #1-4 (coming soon)
  Individual recruit rankings – Women
  Individual recruit rankings – Men
  It has been a very busy summer, with World Championships showcasing the best swimmers on the planet last month, world records going down left and right, and a lot of fast swimming yet to come a
  
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• Which NCAA Team Fallen On Recent Hard Times Will Be First Back to Top Ten?

  14-08-2017 15:00 via swimswam.com
  By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam
  Rick DeMont’s retirement as head coach of the University of Arizona men’s and women’s teams set into motion the biggest coaching changes of the summer among the top programs.  Unsurprisingly, former Arizona assistant Augie Busch left the University of Virginia head coach job to slide into DeMont’s spot, a job which Augie’s father Frank once held.  After weeks of further speculation, Virginia hired NC State associate head coach T
  
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• WATCH: Race Videos from Night 5 of the 2017 US Junior Nationals

  14-08-2017 04:40 via swimswam.com
  By Karl Ortegon on SwimSwam
  2017 SPEEDO JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
  August 8 – 12, 2017
  East Meadow, NY (Long Island)
  Meet Central
  Meet info
  Psych sheet
  Prelims Timeline
  Live results
  Below, check out the race videos from all of the A final action on the final night of the 2017 US Junior National Championships. Among the highlights last night were Scarlet Aquatics’ Johannes Calloni breaking Chad la Tourette’s meet record in his 800 free win, the Foster brothers Carson&nbs
  
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• Ohio High School Coach Pleads Not Guilty To Felony Sexual Battery

  14-08-2017 04:34 via swimswam.com
  By Jared Anderson on SwimSwam
  Matthew Johnsen, a high school swim coach in Ohio accused of having sexual conduct with two of his swimmers, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of felony sexual battery.
  Johnsen is a longtime English teacher and swim coach at Hoover High School in Canton, Ohio. He’s been accused of having sexual contact with two female swimmers between the years 2006 and 2008, per The Canton Repository, though a newer report lists the dates as between 2005 and 2007
  
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• Former Skier Calls For Ban On Russia At Winter Olympics, IOC Critical

  14-08-2017 04:14 via swimswam.com
  By Jared Anderson on SwimSwam
  An Olympic skier and chair of WADA’s Athletes Commission suggested last week that Russia be suspended from next year’s Winter Olympics over doping violations, but the IOC and its own Athletes Commission have fired back, criticizing the skier’s opinion.
  Beckie Scott, an Olympic cross-country skier for Canada, is a member of the Athletes Comission for WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency. She spoke to InsideTheGames last week about reports suggest
  
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• Trash-Talking Barack Obama Out-Golfs Michael Phelps, Actor Says

  14-08-2017 03:03 via swimswam.com
  By Jared Anderson on SwimSwam
  Michael Phelps may be the greatest swimmer in history. But on the golf course, he’s still human, at least according to actor Anthony Anderson.
  Anderson appeared on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” last week, recounting stories of a golf outing featuring himself, Phelps, NBA player Chris Paul and former U.S. President Barack Obama.
  Anderson says the former Commander-in-Chief schooled the three celebs, winning hundreds of
  
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• 'When I'm swimming I just feel at peace'

  14-08-2017 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Sylvia Mac spent most of her life trying to hide the scars which cover her body - the legacy of a childhood accident. But at the age of 48, she decided it was time to stop hiding.
  
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