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Georgia Men and Women Take Lead on Day 1 of UGA Fall Invitational

Chase Kalisz led a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 IM finals as the Georgia men and women posted early leads after Day 1 of the UGA Fall Invitational.

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World Record Race Video: Watch Hosszu go sub 2:00 in 200 Backstroke scm

Race Video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner.

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Katinka Hosszu evens the score with second backstroke WR, first woman under 2:00 in the 200

After Mireia Belmonte broke two world records on day 1, Katinka Hosszu (pictured) has slowly evened up the score. Her second WR came in the 200 back on Friday.

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2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Three Prelims Real-Time Recap

Chad le Clos will compete in the 50 fly today after setting the world record last night in the 100 fly.

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5 Reasons Why You Will Cry Watching the Film Touch The Wall

Do you ever get sick of swimming, just over it–chlorine-saturated and water-logged to the point you don’t even want to…

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VIDEO INTERVIEWS: Missy Franklin, Kara Lynn Joyce & more at the NYC premier of Touch the Wall documentary

The swimming-centric documentary made its New York City premier last night, and SwimSwam caught up with Missy Franklin, Kara Lynn Joyce and more to get the scoop on the film’s debut.

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Win a free Screening of the film Touch The Wall starring Kara Lynn Joyce and Missy Franklin

Win a free screening of the new feature film Touch The Wall hosted by one of the stars – Three–time Olympian, Kara Lynn Joyce.

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MEET NOTES: Utah Swimming and Diving to battle Cal on Friday

The Utah women’s swimming and diving team will host No. 4 Cal this Friday, Nov. 14 at Ute Natatorium in Salt Lake City. The meet is scheduled to get underway at 2 p.m.

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Martin beats Franklin, but Cal still crushes Wisconsin at home

Josh Prenot and California were overpowering Friday night, knocking off the visiting Wisconsin Badgers in a pair of duals.

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Todd Schmitz to Speak at FINA Youth Programme Event in Doha

Todd Schmitz (right) has been named the headliner of the 2014 FINA Youth Programme event in Doha.

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Steele Wisdom: Teamanship by Missy Franklin’s former club the Colorado Stars

Many teams request a Teamanship talk when doing camps for junior high and high school swimmers. During the presentation the team is given 10 minutes to give the TRAITS – VALUES and SKILLS they are developing and experiencing by being a team member.

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Texas comeback streak remains alive, Longhorn ladies reel in Cal Bears

Head Coach Carol Capitani saw her Longhorns make a comeback against a Pac-12 power for the second-straight day.

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The Halloween SwimSwam Photo Vault is Open – 2012

“Swimmers, Swim Teams, and Olympians celebrated Halloween! Above, Olympic icon, Natalie Coughlin as a zombie.” (Swim Photo Credit: The Swimming Family)

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USA Swimming Finalizes Rosters for 2015 World Championships

Katie Ledecky will swim four individual events at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Pac-12 passes sweeping new rule changes on scholarships, transfers

The Pac-12 Conference has passed a set of new rules for its athletes concerning scholarships, athlete transfers and more under the new autonomy granted by the NCAA.

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