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Early Signing Day: 408 Verbal Commitments From The Class of 2024

Leah Hayes leads a group of five swimmers ranked in our top 20 who verbally committed to Virginia—today those signings can become official.

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Chloe Stepanek Hits 1:58.73 200 Free Lifetime Best In TAMU LCM Exhibition With GA Tech

Stepanek’s time dipped under her previous mark of 1:59.15 from the 2022 U.S. Summer Nationals.

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Bishop Kenny Boys Complete Three-Peat, Holy Names Girls Go Back-To-Back At FHSAA 2A Champs

Carter Wright and Owen Kerkezi helped lead the Bishop Kenny boys to a third straight FHSAA 2A state title n Friday in Ocala.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 75.5% Think Virginia’s 2025 Recruiting Class Is Better Than Cal’s

Thomas Heilman heads up a talent-stacked recruiting class for the Virginia Cavaliers in the fall of 2025.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 11/3/2023

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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Ben Kredich Honored During Tennessee’s Tri-Meet With Florida & Kentucky In Knoxville

Kredich, who died at the age of 24 in August, is being honored with special caps during the Vols’ SEC tri-meet with the Gators and Wildcats on Friday.

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Once A Hotbed, Canada’s Top Swimmers Have Made A Mass Exodus Out of the Country

Ever since Ben Titley was let go by Swimming Canada in early 2022, the country’s top swimmers have fled elsewhere after previously remaining in-house.

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David Johnston Rattles American Record With 8:34.82 1000 Free, #3 All-Time

Johnston fired off a time of 8:34.82 to mark the third-fastest swim in history, within a second of Clark Smith’s American Record (8:33.93) from 2015.

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arena Swim of the Week: Ashley Twichell Upsets Olympic Champ In Pan Am 10km

After planning to retire and then giving birth, the 34-year-old Twichell came back with an incredible win over Ana Marcela Cunha in the women’s 10km.

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Chaparral Girls Seek 10th Straight Arizona High School State Title (Meet Preview)

The Arizona Interscholastic Association High School Swimming & Diving State Championships are on the docket this weekend from the Skyline Aquatic Center.

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NCAA’s Top Five In Men’s 200 Fly Set To Collide In ASU vs USC Dual

The meet will feature three of the top four Worlds finishers in the men’s 200 fly, with Leon Marchand joined by freshmen Krzysztof Chmielwski and Ilya Kharun.

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Vladimir Salnikov Believes Russia’s Chances of Competing At Paris Are “Close To Zero”

The All-Russian Swimming Federation President believes the current restrictions are unacceptable and is losing hope that anything will change prior to 2024.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Denniston

The University of Wyoming head coach has led both the Cowgirls and Cowboys to unblemished records through the month of October.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Paige Madden

The 25-year-old claimed four medals at the Pan Ams in Santiago, Chile, including a new Games Record in the 400 free and a massive PB in the 800 free.

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2023 FHSAA 2A Roundup: Regions Highlights and State Qualifiers

Bishop Kenny, Holy Names and Gulliver Prep were among the top-performing schools at the 2A Region meets leading into this weekend’s State Championships.

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