News Articles
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Eight Members of 2008 U.S. Olympic Swim Team to Host Clinic for 300 New York Kids
by USA Swimming - Fri Nov 14 11:09:46 -0500 2008
Eight members of the 2008 Olympic swim team, including gold medalists Jason Lezak (Irvine, Calif.), Cullen Jones (New Brunswick, N.J.) and Peter Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich.), will be back in the water Saturday, November 15 at the Make a Splash... read more
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US swimmer Marshall sets unlikely world record
by PAUL NEWBERRY - Tue Nov 11 18:50:20 -0500 2008
After missing out on the Beijing Olympics, Peter Marshall planned to swim a few more meets, then call it a career. read more
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Two world records on fifth stop of FINA World Cup
by USA Swimming - Tue Nov 11 11:06:03 -0500 2008
Two world records were broken on the fifth of seven stops on the FINA Swimming World Cup in Moscow, Russia, Nov. 8-9. South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh was responsible for both records, lowering the standard in both the 50m and 100m breaststroke. read more
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USA Swimming to Honor NCAA with Impact Award at Golden Goggle Awards
by USA Swimming - Fri Nov 07 10:39:57 -0500 2008
USA Swimming will honor the NCAA with the Impact Award at the fifth-annual USA Swimming Foundation Golden Goggle Awards, a black-tie event celebrating the accomplishments of top American swimmers in 2008. The awards show will take place Monday... read more
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Bowman, Hutchison named World Championship Coaches
by USA Swimming - Tue Nov 04 16:25:17 -0500 2008
USA Swimming named Bob Bowman (Baltimore, Md.) and Sean Hutchison (Seattle, Wash.) as head coaches for the 2009 World Championships swim team. In addition, USA Swimming also announced the coaching staffs for the 2009 World University... read more
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GARY HALL, JR.TO HOLD CLINIC AT DREW UNIVERSITY’S SECOND-ANNUAL WORLD DIABETES DAY SWIM-A-THON
Mon Nov 03 17:58:30 -0500 2008
Gary Hall, Jr., a ten-time Olympic medal-winner, will host a swim clinic in conjunction with Drew University's World Diabetes Day Swim-A-Thon on Saturday, November 15, 2008. The event, which begins at 10 AM... read more
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Two world records fall at FINA World Cup
Mon Oct 27 18:28:04 -0400 2008
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National Select Camp news
Wed Oct 22 13:33:41 -0400 2008
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Bal wins two at FINA World Cup in Durban
Wed Oct 22 13:31:56 -0400 2008
The second leg of the Fina World Cup 2008 took place last weekend in Durban, South Africa. Randall Bal emerged as the top American swimmer of the meet, taking first in the 50m and 100m backstrokes. read more
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Nominees for 2008 Golden Goggle Awards Announced
by USA Swimming - Thu Oct 09 12:10:13 -0400 2008
The USA Swimming Foundation today released the nominations for the 2008 Golden Goggle Awards, a black-tie event celebrating the accomplishments of top American swimmers in 2008. read more
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A Presidential Day of Olympic Proportions
by Lauren Pasquale - Wed Oct 08 16:54:47 -0400 2008
Oct. 7, 2008, Washington, D.C. - Over 500 athletes from the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games were welcomed to the White House today by President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush in celebration of their athletic achievements. read more
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Phelps returns home, picks up foundation donation
by DAVID GINSBURG - Thu Sep 25 10:45:16 -0400 2008
BALTIMORE(AP) Returning to the Baltimore pool where he honed his swimming skills, Michael Phelps accepted a $250,000 donation Thursday from Kellogg's for his charitable foundation. read more
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Olympian Cullen Jones urges minorities to swim
by AP - Mon Sep 22 17:18:31 -0400 2008
IRVINGTON, N.J.(AP) When he was 5 years old, Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones nearly drowned at a water park. Now he wants to help children swim and encourage minorities to take up his sport. read more
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Olympic medalist goes public with sexual abuse
by By PAUL NEWBERRY - Mon Sep 15 20:04:00 -0400 2008
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.(AP) Margaret Hoelzer squirms in the leather chair, trying to get comfortable. She kicks off the flip-flops and tucks her feet underneath her body. Shifting again, she slings her legs over the side of the chair, revealing the star-spangled read more
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Olympic swimmer Margaret Hoelzer
by By The Associated Press - Mon Sep 15 18:28:00 -0400 2008
Name - Margaret Hoelzer read more