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Teenage friends Carson and Becca are enjoying a night out in Rockaway and Coney Island when they’re joined by a new friend, Julie. The vibe is loose and fun, except that Carson feels a little left out and threatened by Becca’s rapport with Julie, who has the devil-may-care confidence of the archetypal “cool girl.” When…

“It’s like a heavyweight title fight”, that’s how defending Olympic 200 metre butterfly champion Chad Le Clos has described his showdown with Michael Phelps in Rio next year. The South African pipped Phelps to gold in London by 0.05 seconds, but Phelps has recorded the fastest time of 2015, so how does he feel about…

There has been a recent push of articles regarding banning breath holding in pools lately as well as a segment on Good Morning America. This media coverage and efforts by certain interest groups has resulted in the ban of breath holding activities in New York City and Santa Barbara, California. I do not deny that…

The new LEN Headquarters have been officially opened on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland, in the presence of FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione, LEN President Paolo Barelli and Philippe Leuba, Minister of the Department of Economy and Sports of the Canton Vaud. The brand new LEN Office has opened its doors in the beautiful Swiss…

Yesterday in his opening address at the SportAccord Convention in Sochi, Russia, president of the International Federations Union SportAccord Marius Vizer held no punches back against the International Olympic Committeee and IOC president Thomas Bach, stating that “The International Sport Movement Needs Real Reforms”, and in a following interview that “We don’t need Cardinals of…

A top Rocky swimmer won’t be able to compete at state this weekend after district leaders decided not to let him. Allegations of hazing essentially ended his season early. Late this week, district administrators decided not to let him compete as they investigate claims that he and three other swimmers hazed a teammate over the…

One way to test your mettle in winter is to take one of those quick penguin plunges in icy water. But some stoic swimmers actually carve pools out of frozen lakes and race each other. The sport of winter swimming is popular abroad, especially in Russia, Scandinavia and China. But last weekend, a newly formed…