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Phoebe Bacon Has Finally Achieved a Lifelong Dream in Swimming: Training in the 400 IM Group

Not only has Bacon had to adapt to a new philosophy and training style under head coach Jack Brown, but she has also been moved to the 400 IM group

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IU Freshman Liberty Clark: “Pretty low yardage background, training pretty much 4 days a week”

Coming from a limited swimming background where she never really swam club year-round, Clark has emerged as one of the top freestylers in the nation

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WATCH: Katie Ledecky’s Final 50 (26.12) of Her Historic 14:59 US Open Record in the 1,650 Free

Watch Katie Ledecky’s final 50 (26.12) of her historic 1,650  swim from the Katie Ledecky Invitational, where she became the first woman to break 15 minutes

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Kate Douglass Clocks 2:07.8 in First 200 IM Since Paris: “It’s Good To… Get Back Into It”

After time not competing in it for more than a year, Douglass is open to dipping her toes back into the medley waters.

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During Year-Long Pool Closure, Mary-Sophie Harvey Had to Train at 6 Different Facilities

At age 25, Mary-Sophie Harvey won her first individual LCM Worlds medal last summer, earning bronze in the 200 IM.

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Alexei Avakov on Huge Breaststroke Improvement at IU: “My confidence has built a lot”

Avakov clocked personal bests at IU’s mid-season meet of 51.34 & 1:54.19 in the 100/200 breast then went to US Open and won the 100 breast (LCM) in 59.45

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Bob Bowman on Pro Group Altitude Camp: “It’s like doing 6 weeks of training in 3”

Even though Bowman’s goal for the camp was to get them a lot of aerobic work, he said that he wanted to make sure their speed was still intact.

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After Breaking Texas Pool Record, Ilia Sibirtsev Reveals New Distance Free Technique

Ilia Sibirtsev had a successful weekend at the US Open, winning the 1500 and placing 2nd in the 800, notably topping Olympic champion Bobby Finke in both

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Regan Smith on OTC Altitude Camp: “Bob is using this year as… a giant training year”

Reflecting on altitude training camp with the rest of Bob Bowman’s pro group, the world record holder was honest with the fact that the camp was excruciating

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Carson Foster on 4:07.0 400 IM: “One of the best swims of my career”

At the US Open in his home pool in Austin, Carson Foster threw down a 4:07.02, which was a significant swim in many ways.

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Simone Manuel: “200 #2 for the season at 1:56.6, I really can’t complain”

This is Manuel’s fastest 200 free since 2019 and 2nd fastest performance ever.

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Hubi Kos on Bowman Training Camp: “It’s what I needed… it was time to face the music”

Kos had to stop racing at some point and put in base work, which is exactly what Bob Bowman had on the menu for the Hungarian in November.

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