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Stopkotte Resigns as Allegations of Falsifying Times Grow

Posted on August 29, 2010 | 2 Comments
Ken Stopkotte, the head coach of the the Fishers Area Swimming Tigers and Fishers High School in Indiana, has resigned both positions. You may recall that Stopkotte was one of the two swimming officials who claimed that USA-Swimming had retalliated against them for speaking out...
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TSC’s Andy Scherer Picks Nationals 2010!

Posted on August 3, 2010 | No Comments
With all the hype between Team David or Team DeSantis, I can’t resist but to get into the mix on things. My picks will be sent to David Reider this evening in hopes to take a top placement among all of the “fantasy swim league”...
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Marriott Teams Up With USA-Swimming to Make a Splash for Water Safety

Posted on July 20, 2010 | No Comments
The Marriott hotel chain has teamed up with USA-Swimming in a profit-share initiative. Under the agreement, USA-Swimming will receive a percentage of every room booked by USA-Swimming members, and in return Marriott will become the official hotel partner of USA-Swimming and offer members special benefits....
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Janet Evans Leads Incredible 2010 Class Into High School Hall of Fame

Posted on July 14, 2010 | No Comments
Janet Evans, who is probably the greatest American distance swimmer in history, was one of 12 inductees into the the National Federation of State High School Association’s National High School Hall-of-Fame. In a ceremony held in San Diego, California, Evans and 11 of her peers were...
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Cincinnati Pools Receive Boost From Unlikely Source

Posted on July 11, 2010 | No Comments
The Cincinnati public pool system has received a $1,000 donation from, of all places, inmates at an Ohio prison. The Cincinnati Recreation Department announced earlier this year that they would have to close 4 city pools due to a lack of funding. The inmates at...
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Swim Blogs United Welcomes Tennessee Swimmerella

Posted on July 10, 2010 | No Comments
Swim Blogs United is proud to announce the addition of Cheryl Richardson, also known as the Tennessee Swimmerella, to Swim Blogs United! Cheryl is new to masters swimming, but trains with a group at Middle Tennessee State University. One of their big goals as a...
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USA-Swimming Rule Change Proposals Include Major Overhauls to Abuse Reporting System, Glossary Rewrite

Posted on July 7, 2010 | No Comments
USA-Swimming has released all of the proposed rules changes that will be voted on at the House of Delegates meeting on September 18, 2010, in Dallas, Texas. The massive list, which includes over 64 changes, mostly consists of minor rewrites, fixing typographical errors, and administrative...
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Phelps, Team Speedo Swim Around the Earth to Fight Malaria

Posted on July 6, 2010 | No Comments
Girl Scouts sell cookies. Firefighters fill their boots. Sororities host car washes. In swimming, our go-to fundraiser is the famous swim-a-thon. Michael Phelps, along with thousands of Speedo swimmers, friends, and family, took the Swim-a-thon to a whole new level on June 25th. Phelps, British Olympic...
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FINA.org Gets Design Overhaul

Posted on June 15, 2010 | No Comments
Following the USASwimming.org major overhaul, FINA has unveiled it’s own site remake. The site has been down over the past week, and I couldn’t quite figure out why, but today when I logged on, this is what I was greeted with: Like the folks...
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3 New Blogs Added To SBU

Posted on June 14, 2010 | No Comments
Swim Blogs United is proud to announce the addition of 3 new blogs to our round-table in support of college swimming: Swim Intelligence Swimming Wizard Kast-A-Way Blog While the Athletic Directors and budgets continue to cut the support of college swimming (financially or otherwise), more...
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