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World Aquatics Outlines Open Water Qualifying Process For 2028 Olympic Games

Florian Wellbrock and Gregorio Paltrinieri went 1-2 in the men’s 10km at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 75.9% Want To See SCM North American Championship Meet

European swimmers had the chance to wrap up their SCM season with a championship meet last week. Why not North Americans?

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2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Kayla Han headlines the girls’ 400 IM on the third day of Winter Juniors – West after winning the 500 free last night.

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arena Swim of the Week: Jackson Hartzler Explodes For 3:45.0 400 IM, #9 All-Time In 15-16 AG

Hartzler, an Ohio State commit, clocked 3:45.02 to drop more than eight seconds off his previous best time and move to 9th all-time among 15-16 boys.

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Scoring Out NCAAs After Midseason Invites: Men’s Edition

Texas’ Baylor Nelson leads the Longhorns through the midpoint of the season as the fastest man in the NCAA in the 200 and 400 IM.

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Swimming Dates Confirmed For 2027 World Aquatics Championships In Budapest

Hungarian Olympic champion Hubert Kos will be one of the hometown stars at the 2027 Worlds in Budapest, which will run from July 10-18 (pool swimming).

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LA28 Releases Swimming Qualifying Standards For 2028 Olympic Games

The official qualifying standards for the 2028 Olympics have been released, along with the new format for making the Games in the new stroke 50 events.

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Scoring Out NCAAs After Midseason Invites: Women’s Edition

The Michigan women rank 4th in the NCAA through the midpoint of the season, with transfer Bella Sims proving to be a big massive addition for the Wolverines.

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Former Parkersburg YMCA Swim Coach Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing Five Children

David Andrew Adams, 38, entered a Kennedy v. Frazier plea to five counts of sexual abuse of children between the ages of nine and 12.

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Utah Creates New Athletics Business Arm To Navigate Revenue-Sharing Era

The school revealed the formation of Utah Brands & Entertainment LLC, a for-profit business to help fund Utes Athletics, and a partnership with Otro Capital.

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Laon Kim Breaks Liendo’s 100 Free Canadian NAG, Super-Suited 200 Free Record In Vancouver

Kim put up times of 47.32 in the 100 free and 1:43.00 in the 200 free, ranking him 7th and 3rd all-time among Canadians.

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Five Storylines To Watch At The 2025 Winter Junior Championships – East

Already the owner of the girls’ 15-16 NAG in the 100 free, Rylee Erisman has a great chance of erasing Claire Curzan’s longstanding 50 free mark this week.

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Evgenii Somov, Felipe Lima Among Group of Five New Swimmers Signed By Enhanced Games

The Enhanced Games signed Lima, Somov, Irishman Max McCusker, two-time Colombian Olympian Isabella Arcila, and Polish sprinter Natalia Fryckowska on Monday.

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First-Ever College Sports Collective Bargaining Agreement Released By Athletes.org

The four-year proposal includes a revenue-sharing template agreement and “school-specific revenue-sharing percentage based on pro rata revenue per sport.”

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2025 U.S. Open: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

After a standout win in the 400 free, Summer McIntosh is entered in the 100 fly, 100 breast and 100 back on Friday at the U.S. Open.

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