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Five Breakout Candidates For The U.S. In The 2022-23 International Season – Men

Texas Longhorn David Johnston is among the names that could make a significant impact on the U.S. scene this coming season internationally.

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Luka Gabrilo To Lead Kayla Sanchez, Barbora Seemanova To 2024 In The Philippines

2020 European champion Barbora Seemanova has joined coach Luka Gabrilo and Kayla Sanchez in the Philippines to train in the lead-up to Paris 2024.

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Russian Synchro Legend & ROC Secretary General Flees Country

Anastasia Davydova, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and the current Secretary General of the Russian Olympic Committee, has fled the country.

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Anastasiya Shkurdai Parting Ways With Longtime Coach Olga Yasianovich

The pair have worked together since 2010, but that has now come to an end as Yasianovich has moved to the U.S. to pursue further opportunities.

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NCAA Hockey Commit McKenzie Siroky Hits 1:00.7 100 Breast At Early-Season HS Meet

Siroky will head to Minnesota Duluth to play NCAA hockey next season, but that hasn’t stopped her from continuing to excel in the pool.

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2016 Olympic Champion Dmitriy Balandin Retires From Swimming

Kazakhstan’s first and only ever Olympic swimming champion, Balandin will now turn to coaching the country’s national team after calling it a career at 27.

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arena Swim of the Week: Luke Hobson Fires Off Early-Season 1:32.5 200 Free

Hobson nearly reset his lifetime best in the 200 free at Texas’ Orange & White intrasquad meet on Thursday, clocking 1:32.50.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 73% Pick ASU Men To Finish Top Five At 2023 NCAAs

Overwhelmingly, readers are favoring ASU to overtake Indiana and claim a top-five position this season, earning more than 73 percent of votes.

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2022-2023 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Pre-Season Edition

Gabriel Jett will be one of many key players for the Cal men this season as they seek a national title defense. For now, we’re picking them to do so.

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Want To Dive In College? The All-In-One Resource To Help You Pick A School

This resource, created by diving parent Mark Allan, will help prospective collegiate divers make their decision on where to go.

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USA Swimming Releases 2022 “State of the Sport” Update

The report documents USA Swimming’s financials, the various projects and changes the organization has implemented, and what to expect in the future.

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Nebraska Omaha Head Coach Todd Samland Resigns Two Weeks Into The Season

Samland is the only head coach the program has ever known, having taken over the women’s program at its inception back in 1997.

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Simone Manuel’s New arena Deal Signifies “New Chapter” In Her Swimming Career

After racing only a handful of times in the last two and a half years, Manuel is back and seemingly all-in on Paris 2024.

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2022-2023 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: Pre-Season Edition

It should come as no surprise—the Virginia women rank #1 in our pre-season NCAA power rankings.

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The Surprising Missing Piece On Pieter van den Hoogenband’s Swimming Resume

One of the greatest swimmers of his generation, van den Hoogenband shockingly never won a Long Course World Championship title.

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