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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #3 Allison Schmitt-Inspired Meme

#10 With around 1400 swimmers qualified and 245 days to go, the attention on the Olympic Trials is starting to…

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FINA Triples Prize Money For Abu Dhabi 10k World Cup Stop To $60,000; All Ten Other Stops Remain At $20,000

The addition of Abu Dhabi to FINA’s 2015 10K Open Water World Cup schedule has drawn a lot of attention…

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Crippen Cup prize purse up to $22000, more than FINA World Cup event in UAE

The Crippen Cup 10K open water race has officially raised $22,000 in donations to fund its prize purse in its second year.

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2nd Annual Crippen Cup 10k Trying To Make a Statement About UAE Hosting

The 2nd annual Crippen 10km International Cup has a special mission: to give open water swimmers a domestic alternative to the UAE open water World Cup stop in the UAE.

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Four Years After Fran Crippen’s Death, Remember to Smile

You have to wake up early to see a beautiful sunrise.

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HardCore Swim of the Week: Weitzeil rocks SMOC for a big confidence boost

One of the highlights of the Swim Meet of Champions was a rising youngster who swam a pair of races that constituted a big step forward to perhaps becoming a Champion herself.

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Kiera Janzen And David Heron Win On Night One Of The TYR Fran Crippen SMOC

2014 TYR Fran Crippen Swim Meet Of Champions Psych Sheet Meet Timeline Watch Live (When Available) June 26-29 Marguerite Recreation Center,…

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Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions psych sheets released with Hardy, Plummer among headliners

Olympic gold medalist Jessica Hardy (pictured) and World Champs silver medalist David Plummer are among the headliners of the meet, which runs Thursday through Sunday.

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No Bad Luck – USA Swimming Open Water Nationals Kick Off Friday the 13th: Q&A with Emily Brunemann

The days are ticking closer to the June 13th start date for USA Swimming Open Water Nationals which return to…

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What’s up Emily? Catching up with USA Swimming Open Water National Teamer

It’s been an exciting year for Emily Brunemann.  She got back on track with her open water swimming at the…

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First annual Crippen Cup race to launch from Fort Myers this weekend

A crowd of American and international open water stars are slated to attend, with $10,000 in total prizes up for grabs and Canada selecting its Pan Pac team at the event.

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Olympian Alex Meyer to give open water swimming clinic at the International Open Water Swimming Festival April 12-13

Alex Meyer, 2012 US Olympic Open Water Swimmer and Vasa athlete, will be team up with Teresa Crippen to present an LSC open water swim clinic as part of the events at the annual Open Water Swimming Festival, April 12-13 at Miromar Lakes in Estero, Fla.

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Remembering Fran

Fran Crippen was much more than a great swimmer, he was phenomenal person. Three years ago today, Fran died doing…

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Crimson’s Alex Meyer Honored with 2013 Fran Crippen Memorial Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year Award

Crimson’s Alex Meyer has been honored with the Fran Crippen Memorial Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year Award for the third consecutve year. Meyer represented the United States in the 10K and 25K races at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo Credit: Mike Lewis)

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Who’s the coolest on the USA Swimming Open Water Team?

Eva Fabian checks in on the eve of the 5K championship at the FINA Worlds in Barcelona

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