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Minnetonka High School Girls Win First MSHSL Class AA Title Since 1976

The Minnetonka High School girls roared to their first MSHSL AA state title since 1976 and third overall, putting up 381 points to top defending champ Edina.

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Visitation Girls Win Eighth Straight MSHSL Class A Title; Three Records Fall

The Visitation High School girls came out on top for the eighth straight time and 12th overall at the 2021 MSHSL Class A Swim & Dive Championships.

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East Grand Rapids Girls Reclaim MHSAA Division 3 State Championship Crown

After missing the pandemic-delayed championship meet in January, the East Grand Rapids High School girls returned to the top at the MHSAA Division 3 meet.

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Stanford Senior Zoe Bartel Announces Mid-Season Retirement From Swimming

The All-American breaststroker has decided to step away from the sport, saying she can’t give Stanford “the all-in commitment they deserve.”

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FINA Announces That It Will Recognize ISL Meets As SC Worlds Qualifiers

FINA will consider all 2021 ISL matches as official qualifying events for SC Worlds despite the fact official approval has not been sought.

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NCAA-Bound Hockey Player McKenzie Siroky Downs Michigan State 100 Breast Record

McKenzie Siroky, who will play NCAA hockey beginning in the fall of 2023, broke Miranda Tucker’s MHSAA 100 breast record in 1:00.48.

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Two State Records Fall As Pioneer Girls Repeat MHSAA Division I Title

Plymouth senior Brady Kendall broke the MHSAA record in the girls’ 100 fly, clocking 53.35 to erase the mark of 53.73 set by Morgan Kraus in 2017.

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Sjostrom Cracks $100K In Prize Money, Opens Up Big Lead In ISL Season MVP Race

Energy Standard’s Sarah Sjostrom has now earned $106,050 during the ISL season, and leads the overall MVP race by 28 points.

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WATCH: Shymanovich Sets 100 Breast WR & More ISL Race Videos From Matches 3 & 4

Watch Ilya Shymanovich break the world record in the men’s 100 breast, Kyle Chalmers beat Caeleb Dressel in the men’s 50 free and much more.

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11-Year-Old Mikayla Tan Hits Winter Juniors Cut With 2:18.0 200 Breast

Tan swam to a time of 2:18.01 in the 200 breast, putting her well under the 2:18.29 standard while taking over 11th all-time in the 11-12 age group.

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2021 ISL Playoffs – Match 4: London Roars Out To Big Day 1 Lead

The Roar won eight events on the day, including a pair of relays, top open up a 49.5-point lead in the team race through the opening day.

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2021 ISL Playoffs – Match 4: Day 1 Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel makes his highly anticipated return to the ISL playoffs here in Match 3 for his defending champion Cali Condors.

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Ilya Shymanovich Betters Own SCM 100 Breast World Record In 55.32

Shymanovich’s time slices .02 off his previous world mark of 55.34, set at the 2020 Belarusian Championships last December.

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2021 ISL Playoffs Match 3: Toronto Comes Through In Skins To Snag Second

Toronto’s Kasia Wasick advanced to the final round of the women’s skins to help the Titans snag second place ahead of the Aqua Centurions in Match 3.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Fans Most Excited For Georgia Tech, Wolfpack Invites In Week 1

Our most recent poll showed that the Georgia Tech Invite, featuring the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs, brought the most anticipation for readers.

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