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Beryl Gastaldello Moving to Frisco, Texas to Train with Coley Stickels

France’s Beryl Gastaldello earned Silver with a 57.96. The performance marks Gastaldello’s first-ever World Championships medal, short course or long course

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Ben Proud Discusses the Delicacies of the 50 Free Mentality

Ben Proud had a great start and breakout, popping off a 20.45, just 0.05 seconds off his own British Record (20.40), which he set at the 2021 ISL final

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The 100 Back was a Last Minute Decision for World Champion Louise Hansson

Sweden’s Louise Hansson blasted a new Swedish record to take gold in the 100 back in 55.20. She was out fast, flipping at 26.45, .25 ahead of the field

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Chad le Clos is Chasing Ryan Lochte’s All Time SC Worlds Individual Medal Count

Chad le Clos won 2 medals this week in Abu Dhabi, putting his all-time total for SC worlds at 17, 6 behind Ryan Lochte’s 23 (not including relays)

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Practice + Pancakes: A Day in the Life at the W Hotel in Abu Dhabi

I take you through a day in the life of what staying here is like, from the extravagant 9th floor pool deck to the enormous breakfast buffet. 

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2021 Short Course World Championships: Day 2 Finals Video Recap

Miss the action on Night 2 of the 2021 Short Course World Champs? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Watch as Coleman recaps the full finals session

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2021 Short Course World Championships: Day 1 Finals Video Recap

Missed the action or don’t care to read event-by-event coverage? Then come on a 3-minute journey with Coleman as he sums up the happenings of Night 1

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2021 SC Worlds: Pre-Meet press Conferences

1 day before the action in the pool gets underway in Abu Dhabi, members of FINA, the UAE Swimming federation and several athletes came for address the press

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Winter Jrs, SC World Champ Preview, & Sjostrom in the NCAA

We discussed the Winter Jr Champs, the upcoming SC World Champs, and the prospect of Sarah Sjostrom being an NCAA swimmer

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Carson Foster Talks Rocktober in Texas, Previews SC World Champs

Carson Foster dropped a 3:37.37 400 IM at the Minnesota Invite, but strayed away from other Individual events at the meet, keeping his focus on Abu Dhabi

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Paige McKenna went 15:57 in the 1650 with a Torn Labrum

According to Wisconsin’s Twitter feed, McKenna set a school record in the 1000 free going out in this race, as she clocked a 9:36.36 to that point.

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Brent Nowicki Details His Journey So Far As FINA’s Chief Executive

FINA Executive Director Brent Nowicki details the upcoming Short Course World Championship and Aquatics Festival in Abu Dhabi.

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Kelsi Dahlia on World Record While Only Doing Singles, Move to Sprint Training

Dahlia talks about her current training plan, which has included 6 practices a week (1 per day 6 days/week, no doubles) in the Louisville sprint group. 

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