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SwimSwam Pulse: 56% Think King Shouldn’t Have Been DQed In ISL Final

Voters are conflicted on whether or not the Cali Condors should’ve been disqualified in the women’s 400 medley relay during the ISL Final.

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“What Are The Boundaries?”: Penn Parents Demand NCAA Change Transgender Rules

A group of UPenn swimming parents sent the NCAA a letter demanding change to the rules that currently allow Lia Thomas to compete in the women’s division.

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13 Breaststrokers Disqualified During Opening Session of Short Course Worlds

Turkey’s Emre Sacki was one of 13 breaststrokers to get disqualified on Thursday morning in Abu Dhabi.

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Underwater Video Can Be Used To Initiate Stroke Infractions, Not Just Overturn

The use of underwater video at both the Olympics and World Championships was approved to “initiate stroke infraction calls” in early 2020.

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2021 Short Course World Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Keep track of all of SwimSwam’s previews during the Short Course World Championships in Abu Dhabi.

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Canadian Women Break 4×100 Free National Record In Wild Tie For Gold With U.S.

Kayla Sanchez’s blistering 51.73 lead-off leg helped propel the Canadian women to gold and a new National Record in the 4×100 freestyle relay.

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Germans Wellbrock, Beck Win 10K At FINA Open Water World Series Grand Finale

Germans Florian Wellbrock and Leonie Beck won the 10km events in Abu Dhabi, while the Italians won the mixed relay event.

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World Record Holder Alia Atkinson Disqualified In Women’s 50 Breast Semis

Alia Atkinson was disqualified in the women’s 50 breast semis, the seventh breaststroke DQ out of Lane 4 so far at the championships.

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Day 1 Relay Lineups: Weitzeil, Apple & MacNeil Join 4×100 Free At SC Worlds

Abbey Weitzeil will anchor the American women in the 400 free relay in Abu Dhabi, replacing prelim swimmer Torri Huske.

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Which World Records Are In Danger At Short Course Worlds?

Siobhan Haughey will be vying to break the world record in the women’s 200 freestyle at the Short Course World Championships in Abu Dhabi.

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All The Links, How To Watch The 2021 Short Course World Championships

Everything you need to follow along with the 2021 Short Course World Championships, which begin Thursday in Abu Dhabi.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Backstroke

Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov and Romania’s Robert Glinta will go head-to-head in the men’s 50 and 100 backstroke at SC Worlds, just like they did at Euros.

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Canadian Olympic Trials Finalist Ben Loewen Commits To University of Toronto

Loewen, who is coming off a breakout performance at the Ontario Junior International meet, will join his hometown Varsity Blues for the 2022-23 season.

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2021-2022 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: December Edition

Arizona State’s Grant House is one of the major reasons why the Sun Devils have surged up our most recent NCAA Men’s Power Rankings.

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2021-2022 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: December Edition

The Virginia Cavaliers continue to hold the top spot in our December NCAA Power Rankings.

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