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Mikayla Tan Hits 1:08.7 100 Breast To Crack 15-16 Top 20 All-Time; Mijatovic Nears 1500 Free PB

Luka Mijatovic was just over a second shy of his lifetime best in the 1500 free, clocking 15:17.02 to rank 4th in the nation so far this season.

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Another Alaskan Breaststroker? Roman Olsen Climbs 11-12 Rankings At Southeast Alaska Regionals

Olsen set new Alaska Swimming LSC records for 11-12 boys in the 50 breast (28.25) and 100 breast (1:01.80), and tied the 14-year-old record in the 50 free.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 64.7% Think Men’s 200 Free Stands In The Way of Aussie Free Sweep At Comm Games

Edward Sommerville is the top Aussie hope in the men’s 200 free in Glasgow, and that may be the only event standing in the way of a clean freestyle sweep.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Van Mathias Nears American Record With Massive 58.19 100 Breast

Mathias unleashed a monstrous best time of 58.19 in the 100 breast, putting him just five one-hundredths back of Michael Andrew’s American Record of 58.14.

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arena Swim of the Week: 18-Year-Old Ahmet Boylu Drops 1:46.53 200 Free To Reset Turkish Record

Boylu, who turned 18 last month, put up a time of 1:46.53 in the 200 free, breaking Batur Unlu’s national record of 1:47.00 set in 2022.

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Restoring ‘B’ Finals, Relay & Diving Changes Among CSCAA Recommendations For 2027 NCAAs

A CSCAA Working Group recommends bringing back ‘B’ finals, changing diving and relay timing, and revising the conference qualifier process for 2027.

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After Resigning From Naperville Central, Mike Adams Named Head Coach At Rosary College Prep

Adams was named the new head swim coach at Rosary College Prep in Aurora, Illinois, shortly after resigning from Naperville Central.

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Former World Junior Record Holder Franko Grgic Posts Fastest Distance Times Since 2019

After breaking onto the scene as a 16-year-old in 2019, Franko Grgic has been off the radar, racing sparingly over the last seven years.

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We Asked, You Answered: Breaking Down The Responses To NCAA Championship Changes

Respondents were in favor of bringing back ‘B’ finals (or even adding ‘C’), adding stroke 50s, and combining the men’s and women’s meet, among other things.

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Men’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2026 NCAAs

Arizona State’s Ilya Kharun leads all junior swimmers with 139 career NCAA points through three championship appearances.

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San Diego State Agrees To Pay Female Athletes $300,000 In Landmark Title IX Settlement

The first-of-its-kind settlement requires SDSU to pay $300,000 in class-wide damages to female athletes who competed between 2018-19 and 2024-25.

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Sean Schimmel Out As Associate Head Coach At Penn State

The Nittany Lions have also parted ways with assistant diving coach Bill Williams, and former assistant Ethan Curl has been hired at Ohio University.

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Cal State Bakersfield Names Shane Pelton New Director of Swimming & Diving

Pelton returns to the Roadrunners after serving as the team’s assistant coach and recruiting coordinator during the 2015-16 campaign.

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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 4/18/2026

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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NCAA Releases Q&A Document Explaining Reasoning Behind Proposed Five-Year Eligibility Change

The proposal would give student-athletes five full years of eligibility and all but eliminate redshirts and waiver requests.

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