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“Hungrier Than Ever” Mack Horton Joins Coach Michael Bohl On The Gold Coast

Horton is joining Bohl at Griffith University after spending the last 12 or 13 years with coach Craig Jackson in Melbourne.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: Oct. 13-17, 2021

Kate Douglass and the Virginia Cavaliers will head to Cal this weekend to face the Golden Bears and race some off-distance events, plus skins.

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Kathleen Baker Currently Training At NC State In Lead-Up To ISL Playoffs

Baker is training with Wolfpack Elite and coach Braden Holloway while spending time in North Carolina in between ISL matches.

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Former Australian Swim Coach John Wright Accused of Sexual Abuse

Details have come to light regarding allegations of sexual abuse against former Australian swim coach John Wright in the 1980s.

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Fairfax County, VA Swim Coach Arrested On 30 Child Pornography-Related Offenses

An aquatics instructor from Fairfax County, Virginia was arrested and charged on counts of solicitation of a minor and possession of child pornography.

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Kristof Milak Knocks Hungarian SCM 50 Back Record Down To 23.08 In Budapest

Milak lowered the record, previously held by Richard Bohus, from 23.39 to 23.34 in the prelims, and has known brought it down over three tenths in one day.

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Katja Fain Lowers Slovenian Record In 200 Free For Second Time In Six Days

The 20-year-old Slovenian Olympian re-lowered the National Record in a time of 1:54.25, taking second at the FINA World Cup stop in Budapest.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 62% Think Stanford Women Most Likely To Unseat NCAA Champions

Many fans are more optimistic about Stanford’s chances of dethroning the Virginia women compared to the Cal men taking down Texas.

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Swim of the Week: Matt Sates Outduels Chalmers For Scorching 1:40.6 SC 200 Free

Sates became the sixth-fastest swimmer in history with his swim in the 200 free, breaking the World Junior and African Records in the process.

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College Swimming Previews: MacNeil Remains The Driving Force Of #6 Michigan

Entering her senior season, Maggie MacNeil is the defending NCAA champion in both the women’s 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly.

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Matt Sates Scorches 3:37.92 For New World Junior Record In 400 Free (SCM)

Sates unloaded a massive back-half to rundown Lithuanian Danas Rapsys and win the event in 3:37.92, cracking the World Junior Record of 3:38.00.

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Chad Le Clos Out of Budapest World Cup With Minor Injury

Le Clos said he “picked up a knock” prior to the meet in Budapest, ruling him out of competing.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: Oct. 6-10, 2021

Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil is expected to be back from competing at the FINA World Cup in Berlin to take on the SMU Classic this weekend.

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College Swimming Previews: Fifth Year Returnees Bolster #7 Ohio State Women

Kristen Romano returns for a fifth year with the Buckeyes as they gear up to take a run at a third straight Big Ten title and a top-five showing at NCAAs.

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Mike Litzinger Resigns As Notre Dame Head Coach, Team Cancels Weekend Dual Meet

Litzinger, who first joined the Irish prior to the 2015-16 season, plans on retiring from the sport of swimming.

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