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China completes sweep, locals bag 4 medals in Rostock

China completed a sweep, pocketing the eight gold medals on offer at the second meet of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2014, taking place in Rostock (GER).

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Fink Shatters SEC Record in 100 Breast, Aims for Sub 51 at Men’s NCAA Champs, Video Interview

Fink breaks down his record-breaking swim and how he plans to go under 51 seconds in the future.

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Breeja Larson Aims for sub 57 in 100 Breast at Women’s NCAA Championships, Video Interview

Texas A&M University senior, Breeja Larson, popped a 57.24 100 breast, shattering the NCAA, U.S. Open, and American records at SEC Championships!

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2014 ACC Women’s Championship Photo Vault, Day 3

Cari Blalock congratulates Emma Nunn on a UNC 1-2 finish in the 400 IM at 2014 ACC Championships.

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2014 ACC Championships Photo Vault: The Swim Coaches

Augie Busch has his eyes on the prize as the Virginia Cavaliers charge toward a 7th-straight ACC title.

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Elizabeth Beisel 4 for 4 in the 400 IM, Video Interview

Beisel has won the 400 IM at SECs every time she has competed in her tenure at Florida, making the senior a four-time champion in the event.

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How to Go With The Flow With Better Butterfly Body Position

The head position throughout the butterfly stroke can be a major limiting factor in your stroke. Keeping the head looking forward too much will lead to a sinking of your hips, which increases your drag in the water ultimately causing you to swim slower.

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Artificial Gills, Breath Underwater Like James Bond

James Bond fans everywhere took notice when a Korean desgin student delivered a blueprint for a device that allows you to breathe underwater.

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2014 ACC Women’s Championship Photo Vault, Day 2

NC State wins 200 Free Relay at the 2014 ACC Women’s Championships!

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Olivia Smoliga Out to Break More Records, Video Interview

University of Georgia freshman, Olivia Smoliga, broke the school record in the 50 yard freestyle final on day two of the five day SEC Swimming and Diving Championships held at UGA with a time of 21.54.

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Day in the Life Video: Alex Meyer, US Open Water Swimming National Champion & Olympian

This “Day in the Life” video post includes an in-depth Q&A with the open water Olympian.

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2014 ACC Women’s Championship Photo Vault, Day 1

Swimming Photographer Tim Binning is on deck at the 2014 ACC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships!

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Olympian Chloe Sutton Responds to Viral SwimSpray Post on SwimSwam

With over 5000 emails and 309 comments, SwimSpray’s latest post has been SwimSwam’s number 1 story for the last few days.

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Water Never looked so Haunting and Beautiful: Dark Side of the Lens

“If I only scrape a living, at least it’s a living worth scraping.”

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