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European Aquatics President Antonio Silva Shows Solidarity For Ukraine As Russian Sanctions Ease

European Aquatics President Antonio Silva and Vice President Erkan Yalcin have visited Ukraine to demonstrate solidarity with the country’s aquatic family.

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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 5/16/2026

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: 69.5% Think Gretchen Walsh Lowers Sjostrom’s 50 Fly World Record This Year

Walsh has been rewriting the record books in the sprint butterfly events in SCM, SCY and the LCM 100 fly, but the long course 50 mark still eludes her.

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40-Year-Old Nadine Loof Shatters Masters SCM 50 Free WR In 24.61 Following McEvoy Training Program

Loof threw down a time of 24.61 in the SCM 50 freestyle, breaking the women’s 40-44 world record while also going under the existing 35-39 mark.

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arena Swim of the Week: Samuel Yalimaiwai Breaks Fijian, Oceanian Championship 50 Breast Records

The 23-year-old blasted a time of 28.22 in the 50 breast, lowering his own Fijian Record of 28.54 and Glenn Snyders’ Oceanian Championship Record of 28.31.

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Keller ISD Natatorium Closes Indefinitely Due To Maintenance Issues

A Keller ISD Board Meeting scheduled for Thursday includes more than $2 million earmarked for pool filter replacements.

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NCAA’s $303 Million Settlement With Volunteer Coaches Gets Final Approval

The NCAA will compensate almost 8,000 current and former coaches for unpaid wages. The average class member is expected to receive around $39,000.

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Pitt Names Diving Coach Katie Kasprzak Director of Swimming & Diving Amid Program “Restructuring”

Kasprzak takes over as the leader of the Pitt swimming & diving program after serving as the Panthers’ diving coach since 2017.

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Ray Pettit Sets Pair of CIF Central Section D2 Records, Leading Orcutt Boys To Title

Orcutt Academy senior Ray Pettit led his team to the title after setting a pair of Central Section Division II records in the 200 and 500 free.

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Clovis West Sweeps 2026 CIF Central Section Championships As Five Records Go Down

The Clovis West girls scored 342 points to easily outpace runner-up Clovis North (269.5) and secure their fourth straight title and 32nd in program history.

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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 5/9/2026

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: 81.9% Think Leon Marchand Takes Down 400 IM World Record This Summer

The vast majority of readers believe Marchand will take down the world record this summer, with 37.5% predicting him to go 4:01.

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arena Swim of the Week: UVA Commit Juan Vallmitjana Fires Off 7:57 800 Free In Fort Lauderdale

Vallmitjana is the 10th-fastest 17-year-old in the 800 free in the U.S. club system over the past decade, now sitting 25th all-time in the 17-18 age group.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Gretchen Walsh Shatters 100 Fly World Record In 54.33

Already the only woman sub-55, the performance makes Walsh the fastest in history by more than a second, with Sarah Sjostrom ranking #2 all-time at 55.48.

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Bella Sims Returning To Sandpipers of Nevada To Train This Summer

Sims is returning to Las Vegas to train with her club team, the Sandpipers of Nevada, after she didn’t have the chance to do so in the summer of 2025.

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