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Qin Haiyang Goes 57 In 100 Breast For Fifth Time In 2023, Ties Asian Record

Qin Haiyang is distancing himself from the rest of the world in men’s breaststroke, and that was fully on display Friday at the World Cup in Berlin.

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Erika Fairweather Snags World Cup Record In 400 Free From Fellow Kiwi Lauren Boyle

The 19-year-old Fairweather knocked more than three seconds off the previous World Cup Record set in 2015, stopping the clock in 4:01.09.

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Ranking The 2023 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12

Jed Garner joins the Tennessee Volunteers this season as an intriguing breaststroke prospect with lifetime bests of 53.7/1:56.8.

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Ranking The 2023 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16

Polish twins Michal and Krzysztof Chmielewski provide a lethal 1-2 punch for the USC Trojans in the butterfly and distance free events.

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Ranking The 2023 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: Honorable Mentions

The versatile Colin Geer highlights Michigan’s recruiting class, as the butterfly specialist is coming off an impressive showing at U.S. Junior Nationals.

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U.S. Junior National Champion Isaac Fleig Taking Gap Year At Wisconsin

Fleig will train under Mark Schubert with the elite distance group that’s formed in California alongside the likes of David Johnston and Will Gallant.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Ken Heis

Heis led the U.S. boys to a very successful World Junior Championships in Netanya, with one of his Mason Manta Ray swimmers, Jason Zhao, earning four medals.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Maximus Williamson

Williamson led all swimmers with seven medals at the 2023 World Juniors, claiming six golds and setting a new 17-18 NAG record in the 100 free.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 35.4% Pick Florida Men Over Indiana, Texas & NC State At 2024 NCAAs

Florida emerges as the top pick to take 3rd at NCAAs this season as they bring back a talented group and reload with a strong recruit class.

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Comparing The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifiers: Men vs. Women

See how the number of qualifiers (and the events that have been qualified most in) compare between men and women for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.

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arena Swim of the Week: Singaporean Men Rocket To Massive National Record In 4×100 Free

Jonathan Tan, Zheng Wen Quah, Ardi Azman and Mikkel Lee combined to smash the Singaporean Record in the men’s 400 free relay by nearly two seconds in 3:14.77.

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Ranking The 2023 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #1-4

Bella Sims headlines an absolutely loaded recruiting class for the Florida women, landing them the top spot in our rankings.

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Meet The 304 Women Who Have Qualified For The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

Bella Sims leads all swimmers having qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in 10 different events.

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Ranking The 2023 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8

The fastest 50 freestyler in the class, Hailey Tierney headlines a very solid group of freshmen joining the Wisconsin Badgers this season.

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Kristof Milak Pulls Out of Berlin World Cup, Hoping To Race In Budapest

After only recently making his return to heavy training after dropping out of the World Championships, Milak is not expected to race in Berlin or Athens.

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