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Relay Analysis: Centurion Men Remain Undefeated In 4×100 Free

Marcelo Chierighini had the fastest split in the field, 45.67, as the Aqua Centurions won their third straight men’s 4×100 free relay.

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Relay Analysis: Weitzeil, Gkolomeev Power LA Current To Mixed Free Win

Weitzeil anchored LA up from third to first with a 51.12 split to win the mixed 400 free relay for the Current.

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Helena Gasson Sets Three Kiwi National Records At ISL Match 5

Gasson reset three New Zealand National Records for the match, including erasing a 12-year-old mark in the 400 IM.

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Relay Analysis: Weitzeil, Anderson Throw Down 51.0 Free Splits On Day 1

Abbey Weitzeil and Freya Anderson produced two of the 20 fastest splits ever, setting up an epic showdown on day two in the women’s 100 freestyle.

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SwimMAC Carolina Names Megan Oesting New Head Coach

Oesting was the the 2019 American Swimming Coaches Association’s Fitter and Faster Age Group Coach of the Year.

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Study Finds Time of Day “Strongly Affects” Swim Performance In Olympic Athletes

Using data from Olympic finalists from 2004 to 2016, the study found that optimal swimming performance came in the late afternoon.

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Amy Bilquist Jumps To #12 All-Time With 200 Back Best of 2:01.29

Bilquist switched her focus to executing the back-half of the race, leading her to a new personal best and the win in Budapest.

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Greenbank, Thormeyer Lower National Records In 200 Back At ISL Match 5

Luke Greenbank became the first British man to ever go sub-1:50 in the SCM 200 back, while Markus Thormeyer chopped a full second off the Canadian Record.

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Texas, USC Promoting Brand Building Signals A Shift In Athlete Recruiting

With the NCAA’s name, image and likeness rules set to change, schools are starting to leverage it by promoting their ability to build student-athlete brands.

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LiveWire Sport Owed “Six Figure Sum” By ISL, Considering Taking Legal Action

The digital agency claims to be owed a lot of money from the ISL, and is considering taking legal action if the debt is not repaid.

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Colin Zhang Hits 56.8 100 Breast For 19th All-Time In 13-14 Age Group

Zhang, 14, dropped over four seconds to go from never having broken a minute to ranking inside the age group’s top-20 all-time.

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University of Florida Meet Schedule Includes Season Opener With Georgia

The Gators will open their season Oct.30 in Athens, and will also dual with SEC rivals Texas A&M and Auburn later in the season.

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RUSADA’s Non-Compliance Hearing With WADA To Move Forward In Early November

The CAS hearing, which was supposed to take place earlier this year prior to the pandemic, will now run November 2-5 in Lausanne under strict guidelines.

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Geer, Quah Step Up As DC Trident Win Second Straight Mixed Free Relay

Margo Geer and Ting Wen Quah were quicker on the mixed free than they were on the women’s free relay as the DC Trident defeated the Cali Condors in 3:17.60.

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Melanie Margalis Becomes First American Woman Sub-58 In 100 IM

Margalis clocked 57.94 to win the event at the ISL’s fourth match, breaking Katie Meili’s American Record of 58.02 set in 2016.

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