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I am not talented, I am obsessed. ~Conor McGregor

Javier Acevedo Breaks Super-Suited Canadian SCM 200 Fly Record In 1:52.93

Acevedo lowered a 13-year-old national record in a time of 1:52.93 in what was his first time swimming the short course 200 fly in 10 years.

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Former PA High School Swim Coach Arrested On Child Porn Charges For Second Time

A former swim and dive coach at the Hempfield High School and Manheim Township School District in Pennsylvania is facing child pornography charges.

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2021 Swammy Awards: Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year, Joshua Liendo

Liendo had an incredible 2021, from breaking national records to making his first Olympic team, and then finishing things off with three medals at SC Worlds.

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SwimSwam’s Official 2021 Swammy Awards Index

In a year where competition returned in full force, see who gets honored with our 2021 Swammy Awards.

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FINA Confirms 15 Athletes Tested Positive For COVID-19 At SC Worlds

There were a total of 37 positive COVID-19 cases in Abu Dhabi at the FINA Short Course World Championships, 15 of which came from athletes.

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Antonio Jose Silva Confirms Candidacy For LEN Presidency

Silva, the president of the Portuguese Aquatics Federation, is running on behalf of Europe 4 All Aquatics.

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SwimSwam’s Official Awards For The 2021 Short Course World Championships

Maggie MacNeil’s five-medal haul, including a new world record, lands her our Female Swimmer of the Meet award at Short Course Worlds.

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Florian Wellbrock Smashes 1500 Free World Record In 14:06.88

Wellbrock broke Gregorio Paltrinieri’s 2015 world record of 14:08.06 by over a second in 14:06.88, winning gold by more than four seconds.

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Sjostrom Downs Championship Record In 50 Free, Now Owns 6/8 Fastest Swims Ever

Sjostrom clocked a time of 23.08 to break Ranomi Kromowidjojo’s Short Course World Championship Record of 23.19 set in 2018.

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MacNeil Downs Canadian, Curzan Resets World Junior Record In 100 Fly Final

Maggie MacNeil won gold in a new Canadian Record of 55.04, while Claire Curzan got under the World Junior Record to win bronze in 55.39 in the 100 fly.

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Alessandro Miressi Re-Lowers Italian Record To Win 100 Free World Title

Miressi closed like a rocket over the final 25 meters to run down early leader Ryan Held and win gold in 45.57, .01 under his Italian Record.

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Day 6 Relay Lineups: Curzan Set For Four Races On Final Night In Abu Dhabi

Team USA’s Claire Curzan will race on both women’s relays, plus the 50 free and 100 fly finals individually, to close out the 2021 Short Course Worlds.

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Taylor Ruck Opens Up On Eating Disorder That’s Plagued Career In Recent Years

Canadian Olympian Taylor Ruck reveals the issues she’s had with an eating disorder in recent years in an interview with Canadian paper The Globe and Mail.

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Emre Sakci Disqualified (Again) In Men’s 50 Breast Semis After Posting Top Time

Sakci, who was also disqualified in the men’s 100 breast, got called for an infraction in the men’s 50 breast semis after putting up the top time in 25.52.

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Nic Fink Edges Own American Record In Men’s 50 Breast Semis

Fink broke his National Record of 25.72, set in the ISL Final earlier this month, in 25.68 to qualify second into the men’s 50 breast final.

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