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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Katie Ledecky Outduels Summer McIntosh In 800 Free Showdown

Ledecky and McIntosh locked horns for the first time since going head-to-head in the 800 free final at the 2025 World Championships.

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2026 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Reigning Olympic champion Leon Marchand headlines the field in the men’s 200 breast on the opening day of the Westmont Pro Swim.

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Scoring The 2026 Women’s NCAA Championship Psych Sheets

The Virginia Cavaliers are projected to score 569.5 points at the Women’s NCAA Championships, 235 more than the next-best team, which is Michigan.

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Elliot Leasure Climbs To #5 All-Time In Boys’ 13-14 Age Group With 1:46.25 200 Back

In addition to ranking 5th all-time, Leasure is the fastest swimmer in the age group in the 2020s, overtaking Baylor Stanton’s mark of 1:46.31 set in 2022.

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NCAA Releases Pre-Selection Psych Sheets For 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships

Torri Huske won’t defend her 200 IM title and will race the 50 free for the first time at the NCAA Championships due to the new schedule.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Hunter Armstrong Joining Enhanced Games, Plans To Compete Clean

Armstrong has been open about the financial struggles he’s dealt with as a professional swimmer, leading him to consider retirement last year.

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Bella Sims Opts For 400 IM At NCAAs, Setting Up Showdown With Grimes, Bricker & Bell

After winning the 200 and 500 free NCAA titles as a freshman, Sims won’t race any individual freestyle events at NCAAs in her junior year.

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Indiana Freshman Noah Cakir Drops 1:50.47 200 Breast At Big Tens To Break 17-18 NAG Record

Cakir’s swim took down the previous 17-18 NAG record of 1:51.03 set by Louisville’s Jake Eccleston at the 2025 ACC Championships.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Mike Shrader

Shrader led the San Diego State Aztecs to their fifth straight Mountain West title and record 10th overall in their final season in the conference.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Hannah Bellard

Bellard finished with 92 individual points, tied with Sims for the team lead, as the Michigan women won their first Big Ten title since 2018.

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Investigation Finds LTU Aquatics Failed To Protect Smilte Plytnykaite In Harassment Case

The ruling states that LTU Aquatics did not do enough to ensure a respectful environment and failed to respond adequately when violations were identified.

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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 2/28/26

Our 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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2026 Big 12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Sun Devil senior Andy Dobrzanski comes in as the top seed and defending champion in the men’s 100 breast on Friday at Big 12s.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 67.1% Predict Missy Franklin’s 200 Free Will Be Next Pre-2020 NCAA Record To Fall

After Mallory Comerford was the only swimmer to join Franklin sub-1:40 for a decade, UVA’s Gretchen Walsh and Anna Moesch have done so in the last 12 months.

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arena Swim of the Week: Western University Women Break Canadian Club Record In 200 Medley Relay

The Mustangs’ 1:49.67 performance lowered the Canadian club record of 1:50.22, which was established by UBC at the University Cup in November. 

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