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New Zealand’s Vanessa Ouwehand Foregoing LCM Worlds After Battling Injury & Illness

New Zealand native Vanessa Ouwehand won the women’s 50 fly at the Sacramento Pro Swim, touching in 25.94, making her the only woman dip under 26 seconds

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Rachel Klinker on Pro Swim Field: “Not too many people swam the 2Fly which… breaks my heart”

Cal Pro Rachel Klinker took advantage of the relatively low turnout for the women’s 200 fly in Sacramento (11 swimmers competed in prelims)

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Aliz Kalmar, Fresno State’s First All-American: “The team I had behind me… helped me a lot”

This week in Sacramento, Kalmar won the 100 breast (1:07.9) and placed 2nd in the 200 breast (2:29.1), clocking a personal best in the former

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Beryl Gastaldello on New Training with Elite Group in France: “I’m not used to being last”

Gastaldello recently changed training bases, now training with INSEP in France, where fellow Olympians Maxime Grousset and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard train

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Sam Short on 2028 OLY Cycle: “I really want to race more often in the US and internationally”

After going 3-for-3 at the Westmont stop last month, Short traveled to Flagstaff for an altitude training camp.

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Julia Dennis on Racing LCM after NCAAs: “I feel like I just ripped the band-aid off”

After a pair of Top-8 finishes in the sprint freestyle events at NCAAs, Louisville junior Julia Dennis is back in the competition pool

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Leah Shackley Eyeing Long Course Season: “I’m really excited for June”

After a successful first NCAA Championships, NC State Freshman Leah Shackley is back in the competition pool, this time racing LCM at the Sacramento Pro Swim

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Brooks Curry on Post Olympic Mindset: “It just gave me a lot of determination”

Coming off of his 2nd Olympics, Curry said he is more motivated than ever to be the best he can be heading into this long course season.

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Jordan Crooks Reflects on NCAA Career, Taking a Break From Swimming

The world record holder and world champion sprinter sat down with SwimSwam to reflect on his collegiate career, unsure of what his future holds in the pool.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 655 Swim Jobs You Might Love

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Lane 8, White Suit Gave Zalan Sarkany Stealth Factor in Outside Smoke 1,650 NCAA Win

the combination of building an early lead from his outside lane and wearing a white suit made it hard for his competitors to see him

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Men’s NCAA Review | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

Today on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the 2025 Men’s NCAA Championships as well as preview the upcoming Pro Swim stop in Sacramento.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 644 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Looking for a job in swimming? Go here to see 644 Swim Jobs.

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From Walk-On (1:57) to NCAA Champ (1:48), Jassen Yep Reflects on Swimming Journey at Indiana

Jassen Yep added his name to the illustrious list of Indiana breaststroke legends last night, winning the 200 breast in 1:48.30

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Hubi Kos on Smashing 200 Back Record: “Obviously I wanted to go 33 but… maybe next year”

Olympic champion Hubi Kos backed up his gold medal in the 200 back this summer with an NCAA title in the same event, smashing the NCAA record in a 1:34.21

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