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Planet Swim Faces Foreclosure Lawsuit Over Millions In Alleged Loan Defaults

The lender claims its owed approximately $6.71 million—$5.54 million on the first loan and $1.17 million on the second loan—from Planet Swim LLC.

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IOC Announces New Grant Paying Each Olympian $10,000 USD Beginning In 2026

The announcement comes after IOC President Kirsty Coventry said she didn’t believe in paying athletes, later clarifying she was referring only to prize money.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Think Men’s 400 Free World Record Falls This Year

Sam Short is the leading candidate to break the 400 free world record this summer, though many believe Lukas Märtens will hang on to it (or break it himself).

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arena Swim of the Week: 17-Year-Old Nils Nolte Breaks German Age Record With 1:47.88 200 Free

Nolte went four-for-four in gold medals at the German Junior Champs, setting new 17-year-old age records in the 100 free (49.85) and 200 free (1:47.88).

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Cal Swimmers Win Appeal, Allowing McKeever Lawsuit to Move Forward

After the lawsuit was thrown out, the swimmers appealed, arguing that their claims weren’t barred by statue of limitations due to the discovery rule.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Olympic Champion Ryan Murphy Rips 52.80 100 Back At Indy Pro Swim

Murphy had the best performance of his comeback thus far on Wednesday, winning the men’s 100 backstroke in Indianapolis a time of 52.80.

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Yu Zidi Expands Event Lineup, Claims 400 Free Victory On Day 3 of Chinese Nationals

The 13-year-old prodigy won the women’s 400 freestyle in a massive lifetime best of 4:05.06, ranking her 13th in the world this season.

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Ryan Murphy Using 2026 As “Trial Period” To Determine If He Wants To Pursue Home Olympics

Murphy said he’s satisfied with what he’s accomplished in the pool and is in the process of determining if he’s willing to train as hard as required for 2028.

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Aimee Canny Resets African Record In 200 Free For Third Time At Indy Pro Swim

Canny put up a time of 1:56.59 during the prelims in Indy, breaking her African and South African Record of 1:56.64 set at the SA Nationals in April.

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Xu Jiayu Becomes First Asian Sub-24 In 50 Back With 23.92 At Chinese Nationals

The 30-year-old Xu blasted his way to a time of 23.92, breaking the super-suited Asian Record of 24.24 set by Junya Koga back in 2009.

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Amendment Made To Protect College Sports Act Strengthens Safeguards For Non-Revenue Sports

The revision requires schools generating at least $80 million in athletic revenue to maintain current scholarship and roster levels for non-revenue sports.

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Yu Zidi, Pan Zhanle Headline Star-Studded Opening Day of Chinese National Championships

Yu Zidi, 13, kicked off the opening finals session of the meet by claiming victory in the women’s 200 fly in 2:06.12, her second-fastest swim ever.

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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 6/13/2026

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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2026 Australian Swimming Trials: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

All eyes will be on Zac Stubblety-Cook in the men’s 200 breast, as the Tokyo Olympic champion vies for a Dolphins roster spot after an injury-shortened 2025.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 61.8% Think 57 Gets Broken In Women’s 100 Back This Year

Kaylee McKeown went sub-58 in the 100 back for the 28th time this week, while Regan Smith has done it 31 times. When will someone break 57?

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