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I am not talented, I am obsessed. ~Conor McGregor

14-Year-Old Lithuanian Tajus Juska Blazes 50.01 100 Free

The third-fastest 14-year-old ever, Juska also put up times of 1:50.85 in the 200 free, 24.63 in the 50 fly and 54.25 in the 100 fly.

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2023 Swammy Awards: African Female Swimmer of the Year – Tatjana Schoenmaker

After winning Olympic gold in 2021, Schoenmaker secured the first world title of her career in 2023, triumphing in the women’s 200 breast in Fukuoka.

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Emre Sakci Sets New Turkish Record In 50 Free At Greek Winter Championships

The 26-year-old Sakci set a new Turkish National Record in the men’s 50 free, clocking 22.05 to lower his previous mark of 22.09 set in July 2022.

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Three-Week Division I Recruiting Shutdown Period In Effect Through January 7

The year-end recruiting shutdown period started on Monday, December 18, and will run through January 7, 2024.

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2023-24 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: December Edition

Hubert Kos has been on fire so far this season, bolstering Arizona State’s grasp of the #1 ranking as we head into 2024.

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2023-24 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: December Edition

Freshman Bella Sims has led the Florida women into the top three for the first time in our final women’s power rankings of 2023.

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Reef Levet Sets 50 BR National Record, Roman Mityukov Logs 1:56 200 BK At Swiss Open

World medalist Roman Mityukov put up some quick in-season times at the Swiss Open, clocking 53.89 in the men’s 100 back and 1:56.45 in the 200 back.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 51.2% Pick Chalmers As Most Likely Male To Reclaim Olympic Title In Paris

Chalmers appears to have established himself as the favorite for gold in Paris in the men’s 100 free despite the event being stacked with contenders.

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Rice Swimmer, Paralympic Medalist Ahalya Lettenberger Named 2024 Marshall Scholar

Lettenberger, a silver medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, is one of 51 winners of the Marshall Scholarship in 2024.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 12/15/2023

Our GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.

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Belgrade Announced As Host of 2024 European Aquatics Championships

The announcement of the host was delayed amidst the political situation in Europe, with the event originally slated to run in Kazan, Russia,

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arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Jaclyn Barclay Drops 2:08 200 Back In Queensland

Barclay’s time of 2:08.76 ranks her #3 all-time among 16-year-old Australians and also makes her the country’s second-fastest swimmer this year.

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Katie Grimes Headlines Five-Member U.S. Open Water Roster For 2024 World Championships

Grimes is the lone U.S. swimmer who will race both pool and open water events in Doha, as she was named to the pool swimming roster last month.

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Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov Won’t Race Paris Olympics Under Current Conditions

A two-time Olympic medalist, Kolesnikov takes issue with the criteria required for Russian athletes to be eligible to compete as neutrals.

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Does Max Giuliani’s Emergence Give Australia Golden Hopes In Men’s 800 Free Relay?

At the age of 20, Giuliani has gone from 1:48.0 to 1:44.7 in the 200 free in just six months, bolstering the Australian hopes in the men’s 800 free relay.

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