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Kirsty Coventry Among Seven Candidates To Succeed Thomas Bach As IOC President

Coventry, the only woman running, is seeking to become the first female president in the IOC’s 130-year history.

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Breaking Down The Olympic Finals In Paris: Event-By-Event Tracker

SwimSwam has been diving deep into the advanced statistics of some of the Olympic finals we saw this past summer in Paris—keep track of it all here.

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Alex Walsh To Undergo Meniscus Procedure; Not Expected To Impact NCAA Season

The two-time Olympian and 19-time NCAA champion will aim to lead the Virginia Cavaliers to a fifth straight national title in March.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 35.6% Favor Texas To Win Men’s NCAA Title In Bowman’s First Year

When Bob Bowman took over, Texas was coming off its worst NCAA finish in nearly two decades. Now, the Longhorns are favored by many to win the 2025 title.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Rinse & Repeat For #8 USC Women After Relays Rolled At NCAAs

The return of former NCAA champion Kaitlyn Dobler is one of the primary reasons why the Trojans will remain a top-10 team this season.

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arena Swim of the Week: Claire Stuhlmacher Wins 10 km OW World Junior Title In Photo Finish

Stuhlmacher claimed gold in a razor-thin battle that saw the top five finishers touch less than two seconds apart after more than two hours of racing.

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Penn State Swim & Dive Announces 2024-25 Schedule

The season begins with the ‘Blue and White’ intrasquad, followed by eight meets throughout the year, and finishing with postseason competition.

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Pac-12 Begins Rebuild By Signing Four Schools From Mountain West Conference

Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State and Colorado State will join the conference in 2026, the Pac-12 announced Thursday.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Loss of Depth Could Put Buckeyes In A Bind (#9 OSU Women)

Teresa Ivan is one of the key returning swimmers for Ohio State, but with several losses, they’ll need the first-years to step up and contribute right away.

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World Champion Sam Short Opens Up On Olympic “Failure,” Set To Undergo Shoulder Rehab

Short revealed that a “combination of illnesses and injuries” derailed his year, and that he’s taking some time away from training to rehab his shoulder.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Can The Freshmen Fill In The Gaps For #11 Cal Women?

The Golden Bears lose a few key swimmers, including Rachel Klinker, but bring in an intriguing recruiting class that includes three notable internationals.

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Former New York Diving Coach Receives 220-Month Prison Sentence For Sex Trafficking

Victor Byrne, 58, received a 220-month sentence for transporting two minors across state lines for illegal sexual activity in 2006 and 2008.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 37.3% Pick Stanford Women As ‘Best of the Rest’ Team Behind Top 3

Behind the proverbial top three of Virginia, Texas and Florida, the Stanford Cardinal emerged as the next-best women’s NCAA team in our latest poll.

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House v. NCAA Settlement On Hold As Judge Sends Attorneys “Back To The Drawing Board”

Judge Claudia Wilken said she will “throw it back on [the lawyers] to find something workable” after taking issue with numerous parts of the settlement deal.

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arena Swim of the Week: After Fortune Teller Prediction, Alexa Leary Wins Para Gold With WR

Leary suffered a near-fatal biking accident in 2021, and while in hospital, a fortune teller told her father she would go to the Paralympics.

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