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The Florida Swimming office will be closed on December 23 and 26. The Florida Swimming office will be on part time hours 8:30 to 1:00 on December 22 and December 27 to the 30th.

ATLANTA, Georgia, December 1. CAITLIN Leverenz scorched the pool with a sterling time of 2:09.39 in the women's 200 IM at the USA Swimming Winter Nationals. That swim just missed the U.S. Open record of 2:09.34 set by Julia Smit in 2009, and moved Leverenz to fourth in the world rankings. Only Ye Shiwen (2:08.90), Alicia Coutts (2:09.00) and Ariana Kukors (2:09.12) have been faster this year. Leverenz broke her lifetime best of 2:10.40 to move to 10th all time in the event's history. T2's Elizabeth Pelton placed second tonight...

The Florida Swimming Office released the latest update of the 2012 Florida Swimming Members lists. You can find the Athletes, Coaches, Officials, and Others lists here.

For a full photo gallery of the event, click here. AUSTIN, Texas, December 10. THE USA Swimming Short Course Junior Nationals came to a close with yet another big swim from Bolles' Ryan Murphy. He clocked a U.S. National Age Group record in the boys 200-yard back, but could not overcome Corvallis' Jacob Pebley for the junior national title. Corvallis' Jacob Pebley edged Bolles' Ryan Murphy, 1:40.79 to 1:40.90, in the boys 200 back. Both swims eclipsed Pebley's 2010 meet record of 1:42.73. Pebley just missed the 17-18 NAG of...

AUSTIN, Texas, December 9. BOLLES's Ryan Murphy, 16, is on fire at the USA Swimming Short Course Junior Nationals held in Texas. After a tremendous first night that featured three titles and a U.S. National Age Group standard, he kept on performing during night two. Bolles' Ryan Murphy claimed his fourth gold of the meet thus far as Murphy, Teo D'Alessandro, Joseph Schooling and Caeleb Dressel touched in 1:27.77 to win the boys 200 medley relay. That effort demolished Bolles' meet record of 1:30.42 from 2009. SwimMAC's William Wheeler, Logan...

AUSTIN, Texas, December 8. BOLLES' Ryan Murphy certainly was the headliner on the first night of swimming at the USA Swimming Short Course Junior Nationals held in Austin. Murphy crushed the boys 200 IM with a 1:45.77 to clear David Nolan's 2009 meet record of 1:46.26. Murphy, 16, bettered a U.S. National Age Group record in the 15-16 division previously held by Michael Phelps with a 1:46.30 since 2002. Jacob Pebley placed second tonight in 1:46.62, while Bolles' Teo D'Alessandro earned third in 1:47.20. Bolles' Ryan Murphy, Joseph Schooling, Santo...

Splash Magazine is now available as a mobile app for your iPad and iPhone. Check out the Nov.-Dec. issue, which features the Top 10 Swims of Year, a recap of the 2011 Pan American Games, tips for swimming the 200m butterfly, the dryland exercise of the month and more. Download the app for free at Apple’s app store. read more...





