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Kenyan Swimmer Speaks Out On FINA Ban: “It’s Not Fair For Me To Be Silent Anymore”

Kenya’s Swaleh Talib was one of four swimmers cut from the Commonwealth Games team due to budget cuts as the national federation remains banned by FINA.

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CSCAA Board “Not Impacted” By Teri McKeever Accusations, Investigation

McKeever is currently an At-Large Representative on the CSCAA Board of Directors, having been re-elected to the position in May 2021.

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Mary-Ambre Moluh Re-Lowers 50 Back CR To Win European Junior Title

The 16-year-old French native set a new Championship Record for the second time in as many nights in Bucharest, knocking .01 off her previous mark in 27.74.

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Big 12 Reportedly In Talks To Add Up To Six Pac-12 Teams

The Big 12 is said to be in deep discussions to add at least four programs from the Pac-12 to strengthen itself following the Big Ten getting USC and UCLA.

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Florida Club Roundup: Highlights From Area Tallahassee, Planet Swim & Bolles

Talia Bates was among the athletes competing at the Bolles School in late June, one of three local Florida meets that produced some quick times.

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The *Theoretical* Fastest Mixed Freestyle Relays of All-Time

In recent years, the Australians would’ve been capable of swimming a time nearly three seconds under the existing world record in the mixed 400 free relay.

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All The Links You Need For The 2022 European Junior Championships

Everything you need to follow along with this week’s European Junior Swimming Championships in Bucharest.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Bob Bowman

Bowman led four Sun Devil swimmers to strong showings at the World Championships, led by the breakout performances of Leon Marchand.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Torri Huske

Huske won six medals at her debut LC World Championships, including an individual title and new American Record in the women’s 100 butterfly.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 65% Favor Marchand’s 400 IM Over Ceccon’s WR, Popovici’s 200 FR

Three European men dropped incredible swims early on at Worlds, but fans clearly believe Leon Marchand’s 400 IM was the highlight.

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arena Swim of the Week: Italian Men Rise To The Occasion In 400 Medley Relay

The Italian men stepped up to the plate and delivered one of the fastest relays in history to upset the Americans in the 4×100 medley in Budapest.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/1/2022

This week’s age group standouts included two swimmers who moved into the top 10 all-time in their respective age group rankings.

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Kristof Milak’s 200 Fly World Record Was Far From A Lock In Budapest

Milak faced a tremendous amount of adversity in the lead-up to the 2022 World Championships, but still managed to break the world record in the 200 butterfly.

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Auburn Adds Louisville’s Nevmovenko, Finnish Record Holder Kalle Makinen

Auburn is bringing in a pair of significant international additions for the 2022-23 season.

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World Championship Highlights Draw Fewer Than 200,000 Viewers On NBC

A highlight package of pool swimming at the 2022 FINA World Championships drew fewer than 200,000 viewers on NBC on Sunday.

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