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Week 1 Midseason Mashup: The Top Performers From NCAA Invites – Women’s Edition

Kate Douglass was among the top performers of last weekend’s midseason invites, including setting a new American Record in the women’s 200 breaststroke.

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Kliment Kolesnikov Blasts 22.11 To Set New World Record In 50 Back (SCM)

Kolensikov’s performance takes down the eight-year-old world record of 22.22, set by Frenchman Florent Manaudou at the 2014 Short Course World Championships.

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Former California Water Polo Coach Convicted Of Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault

Bahram Hojreh, 46, was convicted of sexually assaulting nine teenage girls he trained and assaulting a 10th athlete over a five-year period.

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Bloomfield Hills Marian Inches Out Holland Christian To Win Girls’ MHSAA D3 Title

The Marian girls used a late surge to prevail with the Division 3 state title on Saturday, edging out runner-up Holland Christian by just 14.5 points.

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USA Swimming Official Val Gibson On The Road To Recovery Following Brain Aneurysm

Longtime USA Swimming and YMCA official Val Gibson recently suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm and had successful surgery on Saturday, Nov. 19.

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Depth Leads East Grand Rapids Girls To Sixth Straight MHSAA Title At Division II Champs

The East Grand Rapids girls continued their run of dominance in the MHSAA, winning the 24th state title in school history on Saturday.

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NCAA Champion Hugo Gonzalez Returning To Cal For Second Semester

The reigning NCAA champion in the 400 IM, Gonzalez has confirmed that he will return to Cal in 2023 as the Bears aim to defend their national title.

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Ann Arbor Pioneer Girls Three-Peat, Siroky Sets 100 Breast Record At MHSAA D1 Champs

The Pioneers won six of 12 events on the program, claiming their 19th MHSAA title in school history.

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Zietlow Breaks A Third IUPUI Record, D2 Indy Claims Wins At House of Champions Invite

Emmaleigh Zietlow finished off a perfect individual run at the House of Champions Invitational, setting a third IUPUI record in the women’s 1650 free.

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Arizona’s Schnell, LSU’s Paul Earn Platform Wins To Close Texas Diving Invite

Tokyo Olympic medalist and Arizona fifth-year Delaney Schnell won the women’s platform event on the final day of the Texas Diving Invite.

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Gretchen Walsh Becomes 4th Woman to Crack 50 Seconds in 100 Fly & 100 Back

Virginia sophomore Gretchen Walsh is one of four women in history to have been faster than 50 seconds in both the 100 yard butterfly and 100 yard backstroke.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 41.8% Pick Dylan Carter As Biggest Surprise Performer of FINA World Cup

Carter was absolutely on fire at the World Cup, going undefeated in three ultra-competitive events: the men’s 50 free, 50 back and 50 fly.

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arena Swim of the Week: Freshman Baylor Nelson Drops 3:38 400 IM At Art Adamson Invite

Nelson became the seventh-fastest under-20 swimmer ever in the NCAA after clocking 3:38.39 at the Art Adamson Invite on Thursday.

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Jordan Crooks Shows Off Range, Drops New Meet Records In 100 Fly & 100 Back

After swimming one of the fastest ever times in the 50 free last night, Crooks followed up by setting a pair of meet records in the 100 fly and 100 back.

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Josh Liendo Completes 100 Fly/200 Free Double At Day 2 Prelims of UGA Fall Invite

After qualifying first into the final of the men’s 100 fly (46.01), Liendo swam the 200 free in yards for the first time, making a second final in 1:34.24.

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