By Jason Marsteller
PHOENIX, Arizona, January 28. THIS weekend, the SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Meet of the Week series returns to normal after a few weekends in Piscataway, N.J. We are featuring th…
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Industry News: FINA Partners With Colorado Time Systems
LOVELAND, Colorado, January 28. FINA has signed a five-year Timing & Scoring sponsorship agreement (2009-13) with Colorado Time Systems, a Loveland, Colo., based company.
“FINA is very pleased …
Filippo Magnini Signs With Speedo
LOS ANGELES, California, January 28. According to a press release from Speedo and an article by Diregiovani.it, Filippo Magnini has signed a sponsorship contract with Speedo.
The signing comes a…
Bentley vs. Wheaton, Bridgewater State
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, January 28. EGEN Ouellette (West Hartford, Conn./Conard HS), Sam Laden (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire HS) and Willie Connolly (Washington, Conn./Shepaug Valley HS) each were triple-…
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso Pledges Support to Tokyo 2016
TOKYO, Japan, January 28. JAPANESE Prime Minister Taro Aso delivered a major policy speech to the lower house of parliament today in which he officially pledged his support for bringing the 2016 Olymp…
A Rare Crossing of the Strait of Magellan
By Steven Munatones
LOS ANGELES, California, January 28. RACHEL Golub, Cristian Vergara, Scott Lautman and Mark Lautman completed a rare crossing of the 2.4-mile Strait of Magellan on Jan. 21 in lo…
Annie Chandler: Capitalizing on her Passion
When Rebecca Soni set a world record and upset Australia’s Leisel Jones to win gold in Beijing last summer, one of her biggest cheerleaders was also one of her biggest competitors.
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A is for Anxiety
If you want to swim fast, you’ve got to prepare yourself mentally. That’s not always an easy process. Beginning this week, Sport psychologist Aimee Kimball, PhD., introduces a series of articles on usaswimming.org that makes mental training as easy as A-B-C.
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Diversity Select Camp
The Diversity Select Camp will be held at the Olympic Training Center from April 23-26, 2009. All USA Swimming members who meet the qualification criteria are encouraged to apply.
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Richard Quick, Swim Across America launch cancer fundraiser
Six-time Olympic swimming coach Richard Quick and Swim Across America have teamed up to launch “Swim Quick,” a fundraiser to combat cancer and raise money towards finding a cure for the disease. The program was launched in response to Quick being diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer late last year.
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