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Reef Levet Sets 50 BR National Record, Roman Mityukov Logs 1:56 200 BK At Swiss Open

World medalist Roman Mityukov put up some quick in-season times at the Swiss Open, clocking 53.89 in the men’s 100 back and 1:56.45 in the 200 back.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 51.2% Pick Chalmers As Most Likely Male To Reclaim Olympic Title In Paris

Chalmers appears to have established himself as the favorite for gold in Paris in the men’s 100 free despite the event being stacked with contenders.

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Rice Swimmer, Paralympic Medalist Ahalya Lettenberger Named 2024 Marshall Scholar

Lettenberger, a silver medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, is one of 51 winners of the Marshall Scholarship in 2024.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 12/15/2023

Our GMX7 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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Belgrade Announced As Host of 2024 European Aquatics Championships

The announcement of the host was delayed amidst the political situation in Europe, with the event originally slated to run in Kazan, Russia,

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arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Jaclyn Barclay Drops 2:08 200 Back In Queensland

Barclay’s time of 2:08.76 ranks her #3 all-time among 16-year-old Australians and also makes her the country’s second-fastest swimmer this year.

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Katie Grimes Headlines Five-Member U.S. Open Water Roster For 2024 World Championships

Grimes is the lone U.S. swimmer who will race both pool and open water events in Doha, as she was named to the pool swimming roster last month.

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Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov Won’t Race Paris Olympics Under Current Conditions

A two-time Olympic medalist, Kolesnikov takes issue with the criteria required for Russian athletes to be eligible to compete as neutrals.

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Does Max Giuliani’s Emergence Give Australia Golden Hopes In Men’s 800 Free Relay?

At the age of 20, Giuliani has gone from 1:48.0 to 1:44.7 in the 200 free in just six months, bolstering the Australian hopes in the men’s 800 free relay.

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British World Champion Hannah Miley Welcomes New Daughter Six Weeks Early

The three-time British Olympian had an extended wait before she was finally able to bring her new daughter, Nula, home healthy.

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WADA To Take Compliance Cases With Venezuela, Nigeria To CAS, Holds OCA Non-Compliant

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has accepted non-compliance sanctions, while the Nigerian and Venezuelan NADOs dispute WADA’s non-compliance.

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Top Russian Athletes Have Minimal Drug Testing In 2023

Russian Olympic gold medalist Evgeny Rylov and world record holder Kliment Kolesnikov have only been drug tested twice in 2023.

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Tennessee (TSSAA) Denies Addition of Swimming As Sanctioned High School Sport

A proposal to add swimming as a sanctioned sport within the TSSAA was denied in its recent Legislative Council Meeting.

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Maggie MacNeil Named Best Female Athlete At 2023 Panam Sports Awards

MacNeil won a record five gold medals and seven total at the 2023 Pan American Games, including new Games Records in the 100 free and 100 fly.

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International Federations Increasing Spending On Anti-Doping Protocols

International sports federations have continuously increased their investment in anti-doping since 2015, with spending increasing from $27.7 to $51.4 million.

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