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Noah Cakir Becomes Just Fourth U.S. 13-14 Boy Sub-56 In 100 Breast

Team Suffolk’s Cakir clocked 55.94 to move into fourth all-time in the boys’ 13-14 age group in the SCY 100 breaststroke.

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Riverside County High School Coach Arrested On Charges of Lewd Acts With Minor

Amanda Quinonez is accused of committing lewd acts with a male student and was arrested in California on Tuesday.

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USA Swimming Releases Qualifying Criteria For 2022 World Championships

Qualification berths for the 2022 World Championships will be on the line later this month at the International Team Trials in Greensboro, N.C.

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U.S. Selection Criteria Released For 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships

U.S. swimmers who qualify for the World Championships won’t be eligible to qualify for Junior Pan Pacs, which will run in late August in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Who Are The New ISL CEO and Commissioner?

The league has appointed Ben Allen as its new Commissioner, and Matt Dawe as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

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Towson’s Benzing, UNCW’s Newis Earn Top CAA Men’s Swim & Dive Honors

Towson sophomore Brian Benzing earned CAA Men’s Swimmer of the Year honors after earning a 13th-place finish at NCAAs in the men’s 100 breaststroke.

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Whistleblower Alleges FINA Vice President Behaved Unethically At Tokyo 2020

A whistleblower complaint alleges FINA Vice President Zhou Jihong has used her power to try and manipulate diving results.

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Former Towson Head Coach Jake Shrum Returns To UVA In Assistant Role

Shrum, a 2008 UVA grad, will return to his alma mater after spending the last six seasons as the head swimming and diving coach at Towson University.

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Lukas Märtens Negative-Splits 7:41.43 800 Free For German Record, #10 All-Time

Märtens’ time of 7:41.43 is faster than what Bobby Finke went to win the Olympic gold medal last summer, and makes him the 10th-fastest swimmer ever.

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Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2018-2022

Rhyan White helped lead the Alabama women to a surprise #1 ranking with 237 NCAA points out of the high school class of 2018.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 4/9/2022

The GMX7 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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2022 French Elite Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Olympic semi-finalist Antoine Viquerat will look to lock in his World Championship spot on Day 4 in the men’s 200 breast final.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 31.6% Pick Burns’ 200 Fly Triumph As Biggest NCAA Upset

94% of people picked Nicolas Albiero or Luca Urlando to win, but Brendan Burns emerged as the upset victory in the men’s 200 fly at the NCAA Championships.

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arena Swim of the Week: Abby Dunford Qualifies For Worlds With Big 1500 Drop

16-year-old Abby Dunford took off 18 seconds to win the women’s 1500 freestyle at the Canadian Swimming Trials in a time of 16:20.26.

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Absent Leon Marchand Books Ticket To Worlds In 200 IM At French Championships

While it came down to the wire, Marchand’s Olympic swim in the 200 IM last summer held up and qualifies him for the World Championships in June.

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