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I am not talented, I am obsessed. ~Conor McGregor

Swimming Canada Enhancing Scholarship Program To Bring Athletes To High Performance Centres

Brock Niagara’s Madison Kryger has found benefits of splitting her training between HPC – Ontario and her home club in the nw scholarship structure.

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Psych Sheets Drop For 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials

Penny Olekisak has entered the women’s 50, 100 and 200 free at the Trials as she aims to make a third straight Canadian Olympic team in 2024.

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Teagan O’Dell Among Big Names Missing From 2024 CIF State Championships Psych Sheets

O’Dell will skip the state championships after winning the girls’ 100 fly and 200 IM at the CIF Southern Section Championships.

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Wild Speculation: Who Will Take Over For Augie Busch At Arizona?

With the Augie Busch era over in Arizona, who will fill his shoes and start to rebuild the program into a national contender?

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Arizona Lets Go Head Coach Augie Busch After Seven Seasons

The Arizona swimming programs have struggled during Busch’s tenure, including the women’s team scoring zero NCAA points in 2024.

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Katie Grimes Wins Third Straight U.S. Open Water National Title In Women’s 10km

Grimes (1:58:18) went 1-2 with Sandpiper teammate Claire Weinstein (1:58:22), while Mariah Denigan rounded out the podium.

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Lars Jorgensen Suspended By SafeSport Amid Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

Jorgensen has re-entered the SafeSport database after he initially was added in November in the wake of his resignation from Kentucky.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 5/3/2024

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: 43.5% Think Sam Short Will Be First Man Sub-3:40 In 400 Free

Who will be the man to erase Paul Biedermann’s super-suited record and clock 3:39 in the men’s 400 freestyle?

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Katie Ledecky Reaffirms Commitment To Race On Home Soil At 2028 LA Olympics

Ledecky will be 31 by the time the 2028 Olympics roll around, and she could join a very small list of female swimmers to win gold after the age of 30.

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ASU Commit Quin Seider Breaks 32-Year-Old CIF-SS D3 Record With 1:36.45 200 Free Prelim

Seider broke the previous record of 1:37.80 set by U.S. Olympic medalist Chad Carvin in 1992 while also nearly taking down two marks held by Vlad Morozov.

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arena Swim of the Week: William Carrico Breaks Through In LC To Qualify For Olympic Trials

Carrico put up a time of 4:22.92 in the 400 IM, getting under the OT cut and crushing his PB of 4:28.20. He followed up with a massive best in the 200 breast.

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USADA Puts WADA On Blast For Sweeping “23 Positive Tests Under The Carpet”

USADA slammed WADA with a lengthy statement that included them picking apart WADA’s recently-published FAQ document on the Chinese doping scandal.

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Technical Entry Error Locks Acalanes High School Swimmers Out of CIF North Coast Section Meet

Acalanes coach Brett Usinger thought the entries were submitted, followed up to ensure, but only heard back past the deadline that they didn’t come through.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Thad Schultz & Molly McCulloch

SPIRE Academy coaches Thad Schultz and Molly McCulloch have led their swimmers to success across the globe through the first four months of 2024.

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