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Swimming Canada Sheds Light On Canadian Way, Timing of Short Course Nationals

Swimming Canada’s new plan for the upcoming quad left some questioning the timing and scheduling of certain events, and the organization has provided clarity.

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Shymanovich, Girev Among Eight Swimmers Approved As Individual Neutrals For Doha 2024

World record holder Ilya Shymanovich is one of seven Belarusian swimmers who have been approved, while Ivan Girev is the lone Russian.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #80-71

Anastasia Gorbenko has incredibly versatility, but if she can narrow her focus towards the 200 IM, she could do some real damange in 2024.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #100-91

Jake Foster is one of many male breaststrokers in contention for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team in 2024.

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Arizona Cuts Ties With Assistant Coach, Hall of Famer Lara Jackson

Jackson, one of the most accomplished swimmers in Arizona history, has only been on the staff for two and a half seasons, having been hired in August 2021.

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Santa Clara’s International Swim Center Closed Indefinitely For Repairs

With the world renowned swim center closed until further notice, the Santa Clara Swim Club, which has an Olympic Trials qualifier, is fighting for lane space.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #90-81

British freestyler Freya Anderson highlights the next group of women ranked inside SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2024.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #100-91

Our first installment of the Top 100 For 2024 has arrived, and Cal backstroker Isabelle Stadden is among the women featured in the 91-100 range.

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What Would The 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Look Like If It Was Named Today?

Katie Ledecky is the only swimmer currently in position to qualify for the 2024 U.S. Olympic team in four individual events.

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743 Swimmers Have Qualified For The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

Bella Sims and Katie Grimes are two of the swimmers who have qualified for the 2024 Olympic Trials in the most events, with Sims leading the way with 11.

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All The Swimming Records Broken In 2023

Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O’Callaghan and Summer McIntosh were three of the biggest record-breakers of 2023. We’ve compiled all of the marks broken last year.

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Kate Douglass Rips 2:07.89 200 IM Time Trial At Knoxville PSS

Douglass notched the third-fastest swim of her career in a time trial on Friday, clocking 2:07.89 to come within eight-tenths of her U.S. Open Record.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 55.2% Pick 2011 Worlds 200 IM As Favorite Phelps/Lochte Showdown

At the 2011 World Championships, Ryan Lochte broke the world record and Michael Phelps swam his lifetime best in the 200 IM in one of the greatest races ever.

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arena Swim of the Week: Zalan Sarkany Turns Up The Heat With 14:28 Mile Against GCU

Sarkany ranks atop the NCAA by nearly 10 seconds in the 1650 free after swimming the fastest time we’ve seen since the graduation of Bobby Finke.

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Former Parkersburg Sharks Head Coach Indicted On Sexual Abuse Charges

David Adams was indicted on 20 charges, including sexual abuse and sexual assault, on Thursday after he was arraigned in June 2023.

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