Articles by Ben Dornan

At Least 44% Of 2019 World Champions Won’t Return To 2022 Worlds

Champions in 15 of the 34 events at the 2019 World Championships will not be returning to the event at the 2022 edition of the meet.

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Japanese Double Olympic Champion Yui Ohashi Featured On Cover Of Vogue Japan

After winning two gold medals at Tokyo 2020 and becoming Japan’s first female professional swimmer, Ohashi was featured on Japan Vogue’s June issue.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Imagining A Present-Day Phelps v Dressel Showdown

We are back with your weekly dose of swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of this week’s swimming Twitterverse.

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NCAA Programs With The Most Athletes On The 2022 US World Championships Team

Florida leads the may in terms of qualification per NCAA program with 5 past or present Gators who will be racing in Budapest.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: US Trials Day 4 Instant Reactions

We breakdown all the exciting results from night three of the 2022 US World Championships Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Katie Grimes Hits 4:36.17 In The 400 IM, #3 All-Time For 15-16 Age Group

Katie Grimes qualified for the 2022 World Championships team with her win in the 400 IM and climbed the 15-16 rankings on the way.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: US Trials Day 3 Instant Reactions

We breakdown all the exciting results from night three of the 2022 US World Championships Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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2022 US Trials Roundup: Foster Gets It Done And Grimes Bounces Back

Both Carson Foster and Katie Grimes out-swam Tokyo 2020 Olympic medalists en route to victory in the 400 IM and a spot on the World’s team.

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Hunter Armstrong Blasts 23.71 To Take Out 50 Backstroke World Record

Hunter Armstrong became the second man in history and the first American to break 24 seconds in the 50 backstroke with a 23.71 world record.

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4:44.63 Kayla Han Becomes 3rd-Fastest 13-14-Year-Old In The 400 IM

At 13 years old, Kayla Han is now third only to Becca Mann and Katie Hoff in the 13-14 US women’s rankings in the 400 IM.

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2022 US Trials Day 2 Roundup: Virginia Women Power Up, Curzan Gains Momentum

Virginia had a strong showing tonight in the women’s events, while Claire Curzan picked up her second top 2 finish of the meet.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: US Trials Day 2 Instant Reactions

We breakdown all the exciting results from night two of the 2022 US World Championships Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Phoebe Bacon Downs Missy Franklin’s US Open Record With 2:05.08 In Greensboro

Bacon has just qualified for her first-ever World Championships team thanks to her event-winning 2:05.08 US Open record.

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Longhorn Legacy Continues As Texas Snags 2nd, 3rd, and 5th In The 200 Freestyle

The Texas men remain dominant in the 200 freestyle as the Longhorns likely get 3 men onto the World’s team in the 4×200.

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Is Selling Sunset’s New Realtor Emma Hernan an Olympic Swimmer?

Netflix docusoap Selling Sunset dropped Season 5 on Friday, and the series’ newest lead Emma Hernan says she has an impressive swimming background.

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