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Claire Curzan on Outside Smoke Redemption Win: “I was really happy I was in Lane 1”

After missing the Olympic team by the slightest of margins last year, Claire Curzan bounced back one year later in Indianapolis.

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Luke Hobson on 200 Free World Record: “That’s the overall goal in my lifetime”

Luke Hobson unleashed a big 200 free in Indianapolis, clocking a 1:43.73 to become the 5th fastest performer ever.

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Claire Weinstein Gives Full Breakdown of 100 Free/800 Free (4:15/4:04) Double

On the first night of world trials, Claire Weinstein took on a hefty double, swimming the 100 free final less than half an hour before the 800 free final

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Katie Ledecky Knew Big Swims Were Coming: “I pushed a 15:49 in a practice suit”

Last night in Indianapolis, Ledecky showed she was still very much on form, swimming the #3 time ever in the 800 free (8:05.76)

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Jack Alexy on Simplifying his Race: “It’s just swimming two laps down the pool”

Alexy did his best to simplify his race and not overthink it, especially with the inherent pressure of qualifying for a world championship team present

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Caroline Bricker on Surprise 200 Fly National Title: “I thought it was a mistake”

Rising Stanford junior Caroline Bricker took the first night of 2025 US Trials by storm, upsetting the field to touch first in the women’s 200 fly in 2:05.80

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2025 US World Trials Event-by-Event PREVIEW | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

In this marathon podcast, we go through the entire 2025 US Trials psych sheet and give an event-by-event preview of every upcoming race in Indianapolis.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 191 Swim Jobs You Might Love

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Olympic Champ Hunter Armstrong Explains Nearly Retiring from Swimming, Skipping US Trials

Hunter Armstrong was initially going to take 6 months off of training before getting back into the pool with his sights set on LA28. Life had other plans.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 186 Swim Jobs You Might Love

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Enhanced Games, Nat’l Team Updates, & New NCAA Format | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

we are discussing the Enhanced Games, Braden Holloway as the single head coach for 2025 Worlds, and a potential new format for the NCAA Championships

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Greg Meehan Emphasizes Transparency, Team-First Culture in New Era of USA Swimming (PODCAST)

SwimSwam sat down with Greg Meehan, the newly named National Team Director of USA Swimming, to discuss his vision for the national team’s future

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Do You Love Swimming? See 182 Swim Jobs You Might Love

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Do You Love Swimming? See 181 Swim Jobs You Might Love

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