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2026 College Swimming Previews: Curzan, Grimes Lead #1 Virginia Women Into Post-Walsh Era

Claire Curzan is Virginia’s lone returning individual NCAA champion from 2025, as the junior aims to defend her titles in the 100 and 200 back.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Liberty Clark

Clark set a personal best time in the 100 free (48.29) during IU’s early season dual with Florida, moving up to #4 in program history in her Hoosier debut.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Modzelewski

Modzelewski led the U.S. team to 18 gold medals at the 2025 Para World Swimming Championships in Singapore.

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Michael Brinegar Exhausts All Legal Options in Doping Case, Plans To Return To Competition

The Swiss Tribunal has dismissed Brinegar’s appeal, meaning he has no more legal avenues to pursue and will serve a doping suspension through 2028.

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2025 Florida vs Indiana Live Recap: Gator Women, Hoosier Men Earn Decisive Victories

Josh Liendo leads the Florida men into battle as the reigning NCAA champion in the men’s 100 free and 100 fly.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Fans Unsure of New Stroke 50 Olympic Qualifying Process

By adding them to the Olympics while the swimming quota decreases, there’s a new qualifying process for the stroke 50s in LA–people don’t like it.

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arena Swim of the Week: Teammates Amber George, Savannah-Eve Martin Trade Kiwi 50 Back Records

Twenty-year-old Amber George won the 50 back at New Zealand SC Nationals in 26.60, edging out 19-year-old teammate Savannah-eve Martin (26.77).

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Caeleb Dressel Seen Training With Michael Andrew, Santo Condorelli In California

Dressel and Andrew were shown training at Aquatic Sports Performance where Condorelli is based full-time under coach Sean Kao.

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2026 College Swimming Previews: Freshman Class Partially Offsets Key Losses For #3 Indiana Men

Owen McDonald leads an Indiana team that’s losing more than two-thirds of their individual points from the 2025 NCAAs this season.

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German Olympian & European Champion Marius Kusch Joins Enhanced Games

Kusch, 32, last competed at the 2024 Short Course World Championships this past December in Budapest, where he was a finalist in the men’s 50 fly.

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Former Cal Poly Swimmers, Divers & Commits Object To House Settlement Citing Lost Scholarships

Student-athletes could not lose their scholarship if they were cut from a team due to roster limits, but what about when an entire program is removed?

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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 9/20/2025

Our 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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2026 College Swimming Previews: #5 Tennessee Men Retooling With Loss of Jordan Crooks

With Jordan Crooks graduating, Tennessee will be relying on Gui Caribe (pictured) more than ever this season as they fight to stay in the top five.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Will The Women Go 49 In 100 Free, 3:49 In 400 Free At The World Cup?

After clocking 50.31 in the 100 free at last year’s Short Course Worlds, Gretchen Walsh could become the first woman sub-50 in the 100 free next month.

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arena Swim of the Week: IU Indy’s Logan Kelly Pops Record 51.56 100 Breast In Season Opener

Kelly broke both the Horizon League and IU Indy Program Records to kick off the 2025-26 campaign during a quad meet last week.

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