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arena Swim of the Week: Matt Sates Closes Impressive Double With Fractured Wrist

Sates won the 200 fly in a lifetime best of 1:55.44 less than 40 minutes after he topped the field in the 200 IM, doing so with a fractured wrist no less.

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Tes Schouten Slices Tenth Off Dutch Record In Women’s 200 Breast To Complete Triple Crown

Schouten’s time of 2:21.52 dipped under her Dutch Record of 2:21.63 from the World Championships and also dismantled her World Cup Record from Berlin.

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2023 World Cup – Budapest: Noe Ponti Arrives With 51.34 100 Fly Prelim

Ponti’s time is less than three-tenths shy of his season-best, and is also quicker than what was required to win the first two legs in Berlin and Athens.

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Why Was Flag Football Added To The Olympics? It’s The Future, Says LA28 Sports Director

The sport, although not as wildly-popular as the full-contact version, opens the door for mass participation without the same risk of serious injury.

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WADA Says Russian Anti-Doping Agency Still Not Compliant

RUSADA disputes the new sanctions and the matter will now be taken up with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

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2023 U.S. Open In Greensboro Reaches Entry Cap In Under Three Hours

The U.S. Open’s entry cap of “approximately” 800 swimmers was reached within two and a half hours, leaving club coaches searching for a new year-end meet.

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Leaked Report Shows Swimming Australia Covered Up Investigation’s Misogynistic Findings

The full investigation conducted nearly two years ago into Swimming Australia’s treatment of women and girls has been revealed and the findings are harrowing.

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Single-Day Tickets Now On Sale For 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

Single-day seats are now available for USA Swimming members and will open to the public next week.

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Purdue Women Power Past Notre Dame; Fighting Irish Top Boilermakers In Men’s Meet

Notre Dame’s Chris Guiliano won the 50 (19.64) and 100 freestyle (42.86) to lead the Irish men to a decisive 177-123 victory.

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WATCH: Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky Race 200 Free At Florida vs. Virginia Dual

Dressel negative-split his way to a time of 1:34.98, just over a second off his lifetime best set back in 2018.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 10/13/2023

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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SwimSwam Pulse: 29.3% Think NCAA Swimming Would Be More Exciting In Head-To-Head Format

If a national title in swimming & diving came down to a dual meet between two teams, would it be more exciting than what we’ve currently got?

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arena Swim of the Week: Minna Abraham Delivers 1:43.53 200 Free In Yards Debut

The 17-year-old Hungarian won both of her individual events at the SMU Classic, highlighted by her 200 free effort that’s already in NCAA ‘A’ final territory.

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Allegan Public Schools Fires Aquatics Director Over Alleged Student Sexual Abuse

The 42-year-old man allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with the student and faces criminal charges that could put him behind bars for over 10 years.

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Ranking The 2023 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #1-4

Aaron Shackell is one of several key additions to Cal’s roster in 2023-24, giving them the top recruiting class in the country.

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