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New NIL Clearinghouse to Use Arbitration in Evaluating Athlete Deals

The new clearinghouse technology, known as NIL Go, will evaluate deals between athletes and businesses and determine if they’re fair market value.

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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 6/7/2025

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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SwimSwam Pulse: 46.2% Pick 100 Back As Deepest Event For U.S. Women

Regan Smith factors prominently into the U.S. women being incredibly deep in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 fly.

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Luka Does It Again: Mijatovic Throws Down 3:45.89 400 Free For 15-16 NAG, Under 17-18 Record

Mijatovic obliterated his 15-16 NAG record of 3:48.95 while also going under Larsen Jensen’s 17-18 mark of 3:46.08 set in the 2004 Olympic final.

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Alfred State College Cutting Swimming Program, Will Run Diving Team Through 2025-26

The diving program will continue through the upcoming season under coach Nick Beach, but will be discontinued come the spring of 2026.

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arena Swim of the Week: 15-Year-Old Yi Zheng Drops 4:20.55 400 IM At U.S. Nationals

Carmel Swim Club’s Zheng dropped nearly two seconds in the 400 IM to crack the top 10 all-time in the boys’ 15-16 age group.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Bobby Finke Runs Down Carson Foster In Men’s 400 IM Final

Finke split 56.19 on the freestyle leg to overtake Carson Foster and set a new lifetime best of 4:07.46 in the 400 IM, ranking him #10 all-time.

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Five Storylines To Watch At The 2025 Canadian Swimming Trials

Will she break a world record? What will she choose as her fifth event? Those are the things to watch for as Summer McIntosh tackles Canadian Trials.

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Jack Alexy Time Trials 21.49 50 Free To Become Seventh Fastest American Ever

Alexy’s swim knocks eight one-hundredths off his personal best time of 21.57, set at the 2023 World Championships when he won the silver medal.

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Thomas Heilman Clocks 50.78 100 Fly To Lower Own Boys’ 17-18 NAG Record

Heilman qualified 1st into tonight’s final by a wide margin, eclipsing his previous boys’ 17-18 record of 50.80 set at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.

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Luka Mijatovic Shatters 15-16 NAG Record, Goes Under Phelps’ 17-18 Mark With 1:45.92 200 Free

Mijatovic’s stunning time of 1:45.92 not only smashes the boys’ 15-16 NAG record, but also dips under Michael Phelps’ 17-18 mark set way back in 2003.

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Torri Huske Drops 50 Fly On Day 2 of U.S. Nationals After Landing Spot In 200 Free Final

The withdrawal essentially knocks Huske out of the event for the 2025 World Championships despite her being among the medal favorites.

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American Diver Jaclynn Fowler Suspended Four Years For Positive Doping Test

Fowler tested positive for amphetamines during an in-competition test on August 1, 2023 at the 2023 World University Games in Chengdu, China.

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Jack Alexy Rips 46.99 In 100 Free Prelims At U.S. Nationals, Becomes Sixth Man Sub-47

The 22-year-old knocks nine one-hundredths off the U.S. Open and National Championship Record of 47.08 he set at the 2024 Olympic Trials.

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Keller High School Swim Program Faces Public Reprimand As Investigation Closes

Keller will keep its 2025 UIL 6A boys’ and girls’ swim & dive state titles, which were at risk in the investigation.

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