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CSU Mountain West Diver of Week Ariana Milone

Colorado State diver Ariana Milone has been named this week’s Mountain West Women’s Diver of the Week. The award, which was announced by the conference Wednesday morning, is Milone’s second of her young career.

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Morozov wins 50 Freestyle at Doha World Cup – Race Video

Morozov won the event posting a time of 21.03 followed by Schoeman who finished second in a time of 21.04. American Anthony Ervin finished third in a time of 21.23.

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The Swim Team Store expands national sales force with two new hires

“Our growth in the team market has been very rapid, and we’re going to maintain the customer service that got us here.” states Vice President of Sales, Matt Zimmer. “Amy and Missy fully understand the importance of strong customer outreach, and the technology that allows us to make team fulfillment as easy as it can be.”

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The French Break Relay World Record in Doha – Race Video

The French team made up of Florent Manaudou (21.22), Jeremy Stravius (20.87), Melanie Henique (24.61) and Anna Santamans (24.44) won the event in a time of 1:31.14, breaking the World Record of 1:32.52 set by the Japanese in Dubai.

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2013 RCP Tiburon Mile – Feature Video

The 2013 male winner of the $10,000 prize was Mateusz Sawrymowicz from Poland. His time was 23:46. The 2013 female winner of the $10,000 prize was Ashley Twichell from the United States. Her time was 25:09.

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Ottesen Gray wins 50 Butterfly at Doha World Cup – Race Video

After winning the 50 butterfly at the World Championships in Barcelona the only woman who has been able to defeat Jeanette Ottesen Gray of Denmark is herself.

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International Swimming Hall of Fame To Leave Fort Lauderdale

The International Swimming Hall of Fame, Inc., (ISHOF) announced today that upon the expiration of its current fifty-year agreement with the City of Fort Lauderdale, in February of 2015, it will not renew and will look for a new home in another city.

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Chad le Clos wins 200 IM at Doha World Cup – Race Video

After being upset in the 100 butterfly earlier in the evening Chad le Clos made sure that he would be the one standing on the top spot on the podium after the 200 IM.

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Hosszu wins 100 IM at Doha World Cup – Race Video

Race video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner. Women’s 100 IM – Doha FINA World Cup –…

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Hosszu wins 200 Butterfly at Doha World Cup – Race Video

Katinka Hosszu collected her second gold of the evening winning the women’s 200 butterfly in a time of 2:06.60.

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Kawecki win’s 200 backstroke at Doha World Cup – Race Video

Radoslaw Kawecki won the 200 backstroke with ease posting a time of 1:48.93. Tom Shields, who finished second to Kawecki in the same event in Dubai, won his second medal of the evening, collecting the silver touching in a time of 1:51.64.

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Maximize Distance Per Stroke with the Freestyler Hand Paddles

Great swimmers have an element of grace and fluidity to their strokes. Even if they are exerting a great amount of effort while racing towards the wall, their technique holds strong. They know, through countless hours of repetition in training, that the easiest way to swim fast is to maintain the most efficient form possible.

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Patience pays off for Swimming Canada Star Hilary Caldwell

Hilary Caldwell still finds it hard to believe she touched the wall third in the women’s 200-metre backstroke final at the FINA World Championships this past summer. But the bronze medal was her reward for the countless early morning rises and thousands of kilometres she’s swum since was a youngster.

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Tampa’s Glenday Gears Up for Senior Year, Understands Overcoming Big Odds After Health Scare

Two weeks after Glenday’s sophomore 2012 NCAA meet she was diagnosed with a sub-clavian blood clot. Glenday was out of the water for most of the summer and preseason. Under head coach Ed Brennan (featured image) and assistant coach Jimi Kiner, Glenday recovered and cameback with great success.

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Teaching a Syrian Warlord to Swim – Feature Video

Photographer Jonathan Alpeyrie (former competitive swimmer and water polo player), who was recently held captive in Syria for 81 days, recounts the surreal story of being forced to teach a Hawaiian-swimsuit-clad local militia leader how to swim.

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