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Maria Lenk Brazil Trials: Gabriella Silva Sets South American Record
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 9. GABRIELLA Silva clocked a South American record in the Maria Lenk Brazil Trials in the women's 50 fly at the meet held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Silva punched the pa...

FINA World Open Water Championships: Being Waterlogged
By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Special Correspondent SEVILLE, Spain, May 9. BEING such a well-known and accomplished athlete like Grant Hackett certainly has its ups and downs. After grac...

Chris Thompson Reminisces About Most Recent Attempts to Break His American, NCAA Record
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 9. IN the span of 12 months, Chris Thompson's American and NCAA record in the 1650 yard freestyle was chased by three of distance swimming's best. In an exclusive interview with ...

The Morning Swim Show: Maarten van der Weijden Wins 25K; Preview of NCAA Women's Water Polo Championships With Adam Krikorian and Dan Smith
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 9. FRIDAY'S edition of The Morning Swim Show gets viewers ready for this weekend's exciting matches at the Women's NCAA Water Polo Championships. To view this show click here....

Maria Lenk Brazil Trials: South American Records Tumble
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 8. THE second day of the Maria Lenk Brazilian Trials featured a few continental records being rewritten. Guilherme Guido nearly dipped under 25 seconds in the men's 50 b...

FINA World Open Water Championships: Touched Out by a Giant of a Man, Maarten van der Weijden, Ksenia Popova Win 25K Titles
By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Special Correspondent SEVILLE, Spain, May 8. MARK Warkentin learned how difficult it is to touch out a 6 foot 8 inch competitor, especially when the touch pads a...

Variety Is The Spice of May Issue's Workout Card in Swimming World Magazine
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 8. NO matter what your swimming goals, readers will find something for everyone with the Workout Card in the current issue of Swimming World Magazine. The May Workout Card is ...

The Morning Swim Show: New York Times Article on Missing Gene and Testosterone; Open-Water Focus and Interviews with Steven Munatones and Chloe Sutton
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 8. THE Thursday edition of The Morning Swim Show continues to highlight the FINA Open Water World Championships and talks to Swimming World's special correspondent and a teen swi...

Swimming Fares Well in NCAA Academic Performance Report
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 7. OUT of the nearly 220 teams that missed the mark in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) recent Academic Progress Rate release, only two of them came fro...

Maria Lenk Brazil Trials: Cesar Cielo Clocks Strong Time
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 7. THE Maria Lenk Brazilian Trials opened in grand fashion today as several meet records took a tumble. Cesar Cielo posted a pair of sub-22 times, with his preliminary e...

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