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Six Injured As HVAC System Collapses At Indoor Pool In Aurora, Colorado

Two people suffered life-threatening injuries and six were transported to local hospitals after an HVAC system collapsed at Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora.

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The Youngest Olympic Champions In Swimming History

On her road to becoming one of the greatest female swimmers in history, Katie Ledecky won Olympic gold at the age of 15 years, 139 days old in 2012.

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Sarah Bennetts Leads Davis Girls To CIF Sac-Joaquin Title, Jesuit Boys Repeat

Bennetts, a UCLA commit, claimed the 100 breast in a time of 1:00.93, downing the CIF Sac-Joaquin meet record of 1:01.70 set by Gianni Pitto in 2018.

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The Divers Who Qualified For The World Aquatics Super Final In August

The Super Final, which will serve as the World Cup series finale from August 4-6 in Berlin, will feature the top 18 divers in each event.

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Gabon Found Non-Compliant By WADA, Will Be Required To Compete Under Neutral Flag

The non-compliance comes as a result of the Gabon NADO failing to implement the 2021 version of the WADA Code fully within its legal system.

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NFHS Makes Eight Rule Changes For High School Swimming In 2023-24

The NFHS will follow national trends and permit swimmers to be fully submerged at the finish in backstroke events moving forward.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 55.9% Think Wellbrock Should Be Favored In Men’s 1500 Free At Worlds

The majority of voters believe Florian Wellbrock should be favored over defending champion Gregorio Paltrinieri at the 2023 World Championships.

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Paris 2024 Announces Olympic Test Event Schedule

The swimming competition will not have an official test event, but instead will have an operational test in June 2024 at the Paris La Défense Arena.

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arena Swim of the Week: Adela Piskorska Cracks Super-Suited Polish Record In 200 Back

Entering 2023 with a personal best of 2:14.69, Piskorska’s continued improvement culminated with a 2:09.40 showing in the 200 back at Polish Nationals.

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Carson Foster Dives Into Decision To Turn Pro, “All-In Mentality” For Long Course

Foster sits down with Coleman to discuss turning pro, why he didn’t take an Olympic redshirt year and also touched on his potential event lineup at Trials.

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Michael Andrew Entered In Eight Events At Canet Mare Nostrum (Updated With Psych Sheets)

Andrew has taken on his customary busy event schedule, with eight entries on the books for the two-day competition.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 5/5/2023

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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Pan Zhanle Was Primarily A Distance Swimmer Before Recent Breakout

At the age of 14, Pan swam a time in the 1500 freestyle (15:33.48) that would rank #2 all-time in the boys’ 13-14 age group in the United States.

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Former Cal Swimmers File Lawsuit Against UC Regents Over Teri McKeever Abuse

Eighteen former Cal swimmers are suing the University of California over the mishandling of numerous complaints regarding the abuse from Teri McKeever.

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World Champion Carson Foster Turns Pro, Forgoing Final Two Years of NCAA Eligibility

The 21-year-old will continue to train in Austin with the Texas pro group, ending his collegiate career early with two seasons of eligibility remaining.

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