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SwimSwam Pulse: 60.4% Pick Jason Lezak As Most Clutch Relay Performer

Lezak’s 46.06 anchor leg from the Beijing Olympics will go down in swimming history as perhaps the greatest relay performance ever.

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arena Swim of the Week: Sven Schwarz Drops 7:41.77 800 Free In Dublin

After narrowly missing out on a World Championship spot, Schwarz delivered in a big way at the LEN U23 Championships, moving into 17th all-time in the 800.

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Princeton Names Abby Brethauer New Head Coach of Women’s Program

Brethauer takes over the role previously held by Bret Lundgaard, having spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the men’s team.

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Former Penn State, ASU Swim Coach Arrested For Meeting 14-Year-Old In Sting Operation

Patrick Nalley was arrested Tuesday in Cobb County, Georgia for crimes related to child molestation and obscene online contact with someone under 16.

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Swimming Australia To Vote On New Constitution With Greater Athlete Voice

The new constitution will be voted on by Swimming Australia’s members at a Special General Meeting in October.

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Swimming Australia Faces Possible Expulsion From World Aquatics Due To Compliance Issues

Swimming Australia’s primary violation is a lack of athlete voting power on the Board.

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World Aquatics To Debut Open Category At Berlin World Cup In October

The open category will feature races in the 50 and 100-meter distances across all strokes, and swimmers will race in timed finals over two days in Berlin.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: Kozan A Linchpin To Success For #12 USC Women

Coming off an impressive long course season, Justina Kozan will play a pivotal role if the USC women are to match their top-12 finish from last season.

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Fan, Oravsky Qualify For 2024 World Championships At Canadian Open Water Festival

Barrie Trojans’ Laila Oravsky, 16, dominated the women’s 10 km event to book her ticket to the 2024 World Championships in Doha.

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Deaf WR Holder Matthew Klotz Reportedly Eyeing Hungarian Olympic Team In 2024

There are a number of hurdles the U.S. Deaflympic champion would need to jump over in order to represent Hungary in Paris.

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World Aquatics Clamps Down On Kenya With Further Sanctions, Extends Ban Indefinitely

Kenyan athletes will no longer be able to compete at World Aquatics events until a successful election takes place.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/12/2023

Santa Clara Swim Club’s Mia Su is among our latest Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming after a strong showing at U.S. Junior Nationals.

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2023 LEN U23 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Ireland’s Ellen Walshe will tackle the women’s 100 fly and 200 IM on the opening night of the LEN U23 European Championships in Dublin, seeded second in both.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 51% Think SEC Will Be Swimming’s Most Competitive Conference

With Texas set to join Florida and other elite programs in the SEC, SwimSwam readers believe the conference will be the best swimming has to offer.

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arena Swim of the Week: 17-Year-Old Iona Anderson Hits 57.16 100 Back (SCM) In Australia

Anderson came within nine one-hundredths of the Australian Age Record for 17-year-olds held by current world record holder Minna Atherton.

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