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In Briefs: Coventry Settling Down in Austin; Temporary Training Trip in Georgia

Posted on February 24, 2012, in In Briefs, International Coverage, International News, News, with 0 Comments

Zimbabwean 7-time Olympic medalist Kirsty Coventry announced late in January that she would be returning to the United States to train with her former coach at Auburn Kim Brackin. Brackin is currently the head women’s coach at the University of Texas.

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In Briefs: Cuban Sensation Hanser Garcia Going to Train in Peru

Posted on December 29, 2011, in In Briefs, International News, with 7 Comments

At the 2011 Pan American Games, the breakout sensation was Cuban sprinter Hanser Garcia, who has created some buzz around Latin-American swimming, and he will now see himself in a new, foreign training ground for the months of January and.

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In Briefs: SwimMAC/FAST/Cal Men Next Up at OTC; Brits Head to California

Posted on December 27, 2011, in In Briefs, International News, National, National News, News, with 8 Comments

College teams aren’t the only ones that take Holiday training trips. Two big professional training squads will be headed to the Western United States this week for annual pilgrimages. David Marsh’s SwimMAC Carolina Team Elite squad, that includes Josh Schneider,.

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In Briefs: Stephanie Rice to Retire After 2012 Olympics

Posted on December 7, 2011, in In Briefs, International News, News, with 0 Comments

Australia’s 2008 golden-girl Stephanie Rice will retire after the 2012 Olympics, she has announced. Rice won three gold medals the the Beijing Olympics by sweeping the IM races and also swimming as part of Australia’s winning 800 free relay. In.

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In Briefs: A&M's Larson Blasts 1:08.45 in Prelims, Moves Into World's Top 40

Posted on November 17, 2011, in College, In Briefs, In-Season Meets, Swim Blog, with 1 Comment

There has been a lot of anticipation about the long course breaststroke potential of A&M sophomore Breeja Larson after she put up such spectacular improvements in yards her first year in college, but some health issues over the summer prevented.

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In Briefs: Former Auburn Star Brown Returning Home to United Kingdom for Olympic Training

Posted on October 22, 2011, in College, In Briefs, International News, News, Swim Blog, with 0 Comments

Former Auburn star Adam Brown is returning home to his native United Kingdom to train for the 2012 Olympics. During his senior season at Auburn, he placed 2nd in the 50 free and 3rd in the 100 free under Auburn sprint.

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In Briefs: Pro Duel Meet 1 Adds Three South American Swimmers

Posted on October 9, 2011, in In Briefs, International News, National News, News, Swim Talk, with 1 Comment

Pro Duel Meet 1, hosted by the University of Michigan and Club Wolverine, is adding a little big of Latin flavor into the mix with the addition of three South American swimmers to the lineup. The biggest name is Felipe.

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In Briefs: NBAC’s Chris Brady, Olympic Finalist Jason Dunford Join Pro Duel 1 Lineup

Posted on October 3, 2011, in In Briefs, National News, News, with 0 Comments

The Pro Duel Meet 1, which will be hosted by the University of Michigan on November 16th & 17th, has added two new swimmers to the lineup. This is a meet that will bring together some of the best professional,.

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In Briefs: Lyndon Ferns Weds Cara Burger in Beautiful Pretoria Ceremony

Posted on September 18, 2011, in In Briefs, International News, News, with 0 Comments

South African Olympic gold medalist Lyndon Ferns has gone through plenty of change this year. In April, he officially retired from swimming, and in his transition to civilian life he’s received many honor. This includes when in June when he had a.

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In Briefs: Coventry Chooses Coach for Monaco Voyage

Posted on September 11, 2011, in In Briefs, International News, News, Swim Talk, with 1 Comment

Zimbabwean swim star Kirsty Coventry has chosen a coach for her new training in Monaco, which will begin this week at the behest of her good friend, and former Olympic swimmer, Princess Charlene of Monaco (fromerly Charlene of South Africa)..

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