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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 6/13/2026

Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.

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2026 Australian Swimming Trials: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

All eyes will be on Zac Stubblety-Cook in the men’s 200 breast, as the Tokyo Olympic champion vies for a Dolphins roster spot after an injury-shortened 2025.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 61.8% Think 57 Gets Broken In Women’s 100 Back This Year

Kaylee McKeown went sub-58 in the 100 back for the 28th time this week, while Regan Smith has done it 31 times. When will someone break 57?

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Cal Poly Unveils $45 Million Football Center 15 Months After Cutting Swim & Dive Teams

The school said the center was developed in partnership with the Madden family and “made possible through the generosity of donors and supporters.”

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arena Swim of the Week: Mäelle Sanborn Climbs Canadian Age Ranks With 1:10.02 100 Breast

Sanborn put up a time of 1:10.02, lowering her previous best of 1:10.78 to become the 13th-fastest 16-year-old Canadian in history.

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2026 Australian Swimming Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Kyle Chalmers roared home on the back half of the men’s 100 freestyle en route to claiming the victory and national title in a season-best time of 47.59.

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Egor Kornev Continues Record Assault With 46.96 100 Free, Tying Dressel For #6 All-Time

The 22-year-old continued his red-hot run on Thursday, unleashing a time of 46.96 in the final of the men’s 100 freestyle to lower his day-old Russian Record.

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Reigning World Champion Maxime Grousset Withdraws From French Championships Due To Foot Fracture

The 27-year-old fractured the base of his second metatarsal on his left foot while doing a training jump.

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2026 Australian Swimming Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Mollie O’Callaghan could have Ariarne Titmus’ 200 free world record in her sights tonight after producing a pair of 1:53-mid swims earlier this year.

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USA Swimming Reports Partnership Growth Helping Offset Budgeted $5.2 Million Deficit In 2026

USA Swimming budgeted for significant increases in spending on the National Team, event operations, and technology in 2026.

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2026 Australian Swimming Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

All eyes will be on reigning Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown in the women’s 100 back after winning the 50 back on Day 1 despite dealing with an illness.

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Egor Kornev Fires Off 21.06 50 Free To Move To #5 All-Time, Reset Russian Record

After going 21.12 yesterday, Kornev moves past Ben Proud for #5 all-time, becoming the second-fastest European ever and the quickest ever in a textile suit. 

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Re-Rank: Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys’ High School Class of 2026

Texas commit Rowan Cox is the fastest swimmer in the class in the 100 fly, ranks 2nd in the 100 back, and is strong across all freestyle distances.

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2026 Australian Swimming Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

2023 world champion Sam Short headlines the men’s 400 freestyle on the opening night of action at the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials.

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Egor Kornev Blasts 21.12 50 Free To Break Morozov’s Russian Record, Jump To #6 All-Time

Kornev, 22, fired off a time of 21.12 in the semis of the 50 free, knocking 15 one-hundredths off Vladimir Morozov’s Russian Record of 21.27 set back in 2019.

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