Articles by Hannah Hecht

Ali DeLoof Shaves American Record 50 Back by .01 in Lead-Off

Ali DeLoof led off the world record American 200 medley relay team with an American record 26.12 50 back to take down Olivia Smoliga’s previous mark of 26.13.

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American Women Take 200 Medley World Record By 3/4ths of a Second

Lilly King joined Ali DeLoof, Kelsi Worrell, and Katrina Konopka to take the world record in the 200 SCM medley relay.

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Watch: Cam McEvoy & Mathematician Adam Spencer Invent “Swysics”

Watch as Cameron “The Professor” McEvoy and mathematician and comedian Adam Spencer invent the new sport of swim-physics: “swysics.”

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New Zealand Moves Toward 2020 w/ New National Cuts & Development Squad

New Zealand record-holder Bradlee Ashby is a member of New Zealand’s newly-announced Tokyo 2020 development squad. New Zealand has also tightened up its time standards to move toward Olympic success.

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Watch: 2016 Golden Goggles Awards Presentations & Acceptance Speeches

Katie Ledecky accepts the Female Athlete of the Year Award from Debbie Meyer and Katie Couric at the 206 Golden Goggle Awards in New York City.

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Budapest, Hungary Will Host the 2020 European Championships

European Swimming’s governing body LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation) president Paolo Barelli announced this week that the 2020 European Aquatics Championships will take…

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Itching for Another Documentary about Swimming? “Swim Team” Is Here.

Demonstrating the power of inclusion to transcend disability, “Swim Team” profiles members of the Jersey Hammerheads, a competitive swim team made up of a diverse group of teens on the autism spectrum, based in the state with the highest rate of autism in the country.

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LA 2024 Bid Committee Pledges to Add eSports to Olympic Program

Today, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti is in Qatar presenting the city’s case for hosting the 2024 Olympics to the…

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Autumn Haebig Wins Career 4th 500 Free Title at Wisco HS D2 Champs

Grafton’s Nebraska commit Autumn Haebig topped off her high school career with a fourth Wisconsin High School Division 2 State…

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Instagram Gallery: Top Commitment Pics for National Signing Day

On this National Signing Day, take a look at some of our best commitment pictures, including this one from Michigan commit Alex Hughes.

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Tancock on Retirement: “It’s Exciting to Be on the Other Side Now”

Watch Liam Tancock discuss his career and retirement from the sport.

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Kyle Chalmers Named Swimming Australia’s Olympic Swimmer of the Year

18-year-old Olympic gold medalist Kyle Chalmers came away with the top honors at Swimming Australia’s Gala Dinner in Brisbane this weekend….

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TASS Reports Russia Will Pay 42 Athletes up to $62,000 for Rio DQs

The Russian Olympic Committee will allocate a total of $620,000 to track and field athletes banned from competing in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, including three $62,000 prizes to athletes who would have had gold medal potential.

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Russia Passes Anti-Doping Bill with Prison Sentences for Coaches

The Russian State Duma (Russia‘s elected parliament) unanimously passed a bill this week that includes prison terms for coaches and officials…

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4 Australian Olympians Decline SC Worlds Spots After Nationals

Kyle Chalmers, Madi Wilson, Cameron McEvoy, and Maddie Groves will all be sitting out the 2016 World SC Championships, despite earning spots on the team at the Australian Short Course Championships this week.

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