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arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Tunisian Rami Rahmouni Drops 7:52.80 800 Free In France

Rahmouni was out like a rocket, turning in 3:53.94 at the 400, before closing in 3:58.86 to dismantle his previous best time of 8:00.39.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Luca Urlando Rockets To 1:52.37 200 Fly In Sacramento

Urlando stormed his way to a time of 1:52.37, shattering his previous best time and moving into #4 on the all-time performers’ list.

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Dressel, Ledecky, McIntosh & Marchand Headline Loaded Fort Lauderdale PSS Psych Sheets

Caeleb Dressel will make its 2025 competition debut next week in Fort Lauderdale as a star-studded cast of swimmers compete at the last Pro Swim of the year.

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Lees-McRae College Cuts Swim Programs, Athletes Persevere In Final Season

After learning that their program would be cut, Lees-McRae was hit by Hurricane Helene, uprooting the swimmers for the entirety of their last season.

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USA Swimming Announces Yuri Suguiyama As National Team Senior Director and Coach

Suguiyama joins USA Swimming after seven seasons as the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers, aligning with another former NCAA coach, Greg Meehan.

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Olympians, Former NCAA Champions Headline 2025 U.S. Masters Championships In San Antonio

Danish Olympian and former NC State Wolpfack Anton Ipsen, the 2018 NCAA champion in the 1650 free, will be in the field at this week’s Masters Nationals.

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NCAA Conditionally Eliminates Over 150 Rules Pending House Settlement Approval

A total of 153 rules and bylaws will be eliminated, setting the stage for college athletes to receive direct payments from their schools.

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Sam Short Fires Off 3:47.8 400 Free In Prelims To Open Brazilian Championships

Short was out in 1:49.78 at the 200 before cruising the back half to comfortably qualify 1st into tonight’s final.

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Men’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2025 NCAAs

Florida’s Josh Liendo has scored 171 out of a possible 180 individual NCAA points through the first three seasons of his college career.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Swim Fans Split On Addition of Stroke 50s To Olympic Schedule

There’s been a wide range of reactions to the stroke 50s being added to the Olympics, with 42% loving it, 31% hating it, and the rest left undecided.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Gretchen Walsh Completes Career Grand Slam In 100 Free

Walsh won her fourth straight NCAA title in the women’s 100 freestyle in a record-setting time of 44.71, lowering her previous record of 44.83.

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arena Swim of the Week: Pair of Brothers, Twin Sisters Break NAG Record In Mixed 400 FR Relay

The Streamline Aquatics quartet featured Bexon Harrison, 18, his younger brother, Will Harrison, 17, and twin sisters Averie and Jaylee Hager, also 17.

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2025 Italian Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Olympic gold medalist Nicolo Martinenghi highlights the field in the men’s 50 breast on the final night of the Italian Championships.

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17-Year-Old Jacob Mills Cracks British Age Record In 100 Free With 48.11 Prelim Swim

Mills knocked well over a second off his best time (49.33) to break Jacob Whittle’s British Record for 17-year-olds set in 2022.

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University of Florida Moving On From Assistant Coach Kristen Murslack

Murslack served as an assistant coach with the Gators for the last four seasons, having been hired in May 2021 after two seasons as an assistant at Pitt.

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