Aaron Peirsol

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"My life has been no downs, just ups…knock on wood. So far, it's been all right."

Legendary Coach Dave Salo Retiring From College Coaching After Two Seasons At Arizona State

Salo served on three U.S. Olympic team staffs, coached multiple swimmers to Olympic gold medals and served as the head coach at USC for 14 years.

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Where do the American Records Fit in Swimming History?

Van Mathias’ new American Record in the 50 breast at the Bergen Swim Festival (26.39) only makes him the 8th fastest performer ever in the event.

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2026 Italian Swimming Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Thomas Ceccon will swim individually for the first time in a final this meet as the 6th seed in the 200 back, having only swum on one relay so far

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Campionato Italiano Assoluto Unipol 2026: Analisi E Risultati LIVE Finali Day 4

Le finali del day 4 si prospettano molto interessanti con probabili stravolgimenti di pronostici. Segui tutta l’azione con il nostro Live Recap

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Campionato Italiano Assoluto 2026: Analisi E Risultati LIVE Batterie Day 4

Benvenuti nel recap live della quarta giornata di batterie a Riccione per gli Assoluti 2026. Stamattina in vasca i protagonisti del nuoto azzurro

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15-Yr-Old Bryce Krause Nearly Erases Isaac Cooper’s Aussie Age Record In 50 Back

15-year-old Bryce Krause Nearly broke world champion Isaac Cooper’s Aussie National Age Record in his age group’s 50m backstroke.

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Aussie Henry Allan Takes Down Aaron Peirsol’s 25-Yr-Old All Comers Age Record

17-year-old Henry Allan busted out the fastest 200m backstroke of his young career to take down American Aaron Peirsol’s long-standing All Comers Age Record.

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Cam McEvoy’s Starting Block From His 50 Free World Record Will Go On Display In China

Cam McEvoy’s record-setting swim will be recorded not just in the record books, but also with a piece of memorabilia on display in Shenzhen

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Mixed Relay Lead-Offs Now Eligible For World Records

Jack Alexy (left) produced one of the fastest swims ever in the men’s 100 free leading the Americans to gold last summer in the mixed 400 free relay.

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WATCH: Chris Guiliano’s 21.43 50 Free Pro Swim Series Record & All Day 4 Westmont Race Videos

Watch all of the race videos from the final night of the Pro Swim Series – Westmont, courtesy of USA Swimming’s YouTube channel.

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WATCH: Summer McIntosh’s 1:53.80 200 Free U.S. Open Record & All Day 3 Westmont PSS Race Videos

Watch all of the race videos from night three of the Pro Swim Series – Westmont, courtesy of USA Swimming’s YouTube channel.

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2026 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Reigning Olympic champion Leon Marchand headlines the field in the men’s 200 breast on the opening day of the Westmont Pro Swim.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 71.1% Think Peirsol’s 200 Back World Record Survives 2026

The fastest swimmer in history in the men’s 100 and 200 back in short course yards and meters, will Hubert Kos snag a long course mark in 2026?

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2025 U.S. Open: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

It’s the final day of the 2025 U.S. Open, featuring the 50 butterfly, 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, and 100 freestyle.

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McIntosh (#7) & Marchand (#9) Rise In All-Time Individual Gold Medal Rankings After Singapore

Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand have launched themselves into the top ten on the all-time individual World Championships gold medal list.

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