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The *Theoretical* Fastest Mixed Freestyle Relays of All-Time

In recent years, the Australians would’ve been capable of swimming a time nearly three seconds under the existing world record in the mixed 400 free relay.

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All The Links You Need For The 2022 European Junior Championships

Everything you need to follow along with this week’s European Junior Swimming Championships in Bucharest.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Bob Bowman

Bowman led four Sun Devil swimmers to strong showings at the World Championships, led by the breakout performances of Leon Marchand.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Torri Huske

Huske won six medals at her debut LC World Championships, including an individual title and new American Record in the women’s 100 butterfly.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 65% Favor Marchand’s 400 IM Over Ceccon’s WR, Popovici’s 200 FR

Three European men dropped incredible swims early on at Worlds, but fans clearly believe Leon Marchand’s 400 IM was the highlight.

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arena Swim of the Week: Italian Men Rise To The Occasion In 400 Medley Relay

The Italian men stepped up to the plate and delivered one of the fastest relays in history to upset the Americans in the 4×100 medley in Budapest.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/1/2022

This week’s age group standouts included two swimmers who moved into the top 10 all-time in their respective age group rankings.

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Kristof Milak’s 200 Fly World Record Was Far From A Lock In Budapest

Milak faced a tremendous amount of adversity in the lead-up to the 2022 World Championships, but still managed to break the world record in the 200 butterfly.

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Auburn Adds Louisville’s Nevmovenko, Finnish Record Holder Kalle Makinen

Auburn is bringing in a pair of significant international additions for the 2022-23 season.

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World Championship Highlights Draw Fewer Than 200,000 Viewers On NBC

A highlight package of pool swimming at the 2022 FINA World Championships drew fewer than 200,000 viewers on NBC on Sunday.

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WATCH: Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin Get Inducted Into USOPC Hall of Fame

Phelps, Coughlin and the 1976 women’s 400 free relay were among the inductees into the USOPC Hall of Fame, Class of 2022 on Friday.

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FINA Announces 20 Members Elected To New Athletes’ Committee

Two-time Olympic medalist Siobhan Haughey was one of 20 athletes elected to FINA’s revamped Athletes’ Committee on Wednesday.

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Ledecky, Marchand Named FINA Swimmers of the Meet; U.S. Wins Team Trophy At Worlds

Katie Ledecky and Leon Marchand earned FINA Swimmer of the Meet honors based on a scoring system that awards points for top-four finishes.

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“Blacks Can’t Swim: Rewind” Set For Global Release On July 4th

The third move in the Blacks Can’t Swim documentary series, Blacks Can’t Swim: Rewind, is set to be released globally on July 4th.

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2022 World Championships: Day 7 Finals Live Recap

Sarah Sjostrom won her fourth straight title in the women’s 50 fly and also qualified for tomorrow’s final of the 50 free on Friday in Budapest.

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