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Tommy Neill, Mary-Ambre Moluh Scratch Day 2 of Pro Swim Series – Sacramento

Aussie Olympic medalist Tommy Neill has dropped the men’s 200 free and 400 IM on Day 2 of the Pro Swim Series in Sacramento.

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Julia Bak Climbs All-Time Ranks, Ryan Held Sets Meet Record At Senior Met Winter Championships

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Held ripped a time of 19.46 in the 50 free to set a new meet record at the Senior Metro Winter Champs.

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How Did We Do? Reviewing SwimSwam’s Final 2025 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings

Luca Urlando led the Georgia Bulldogs to a 7th-place finish at the Men’s NCAA Championships, two spots higher than we predicted in the final power rankings.

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2025 Women’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

NC State’s Leah Shackley was the top-scoring first-year swimmer at Women’s NCAAs, putting up 37 points individually while swimming on four Wolfpack relays.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Greg Meehan

Meehan led the Stanford Cardinal to a runner-up finish at the Women’s NCAA Championships, outscoring their seeded points by 82.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Jassen Yep

Yep came into the month of March ranked 22nd all-time in the 200 breast. He exits it as the third-fastest swimmer ever and an NCAA champion.

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Park Board Approval Confirms Vancouver Aquatic Centre Will Downsize To 25-Meter Pool

Vancouver Park Board commissioners voted in favor of a renovation plan that will see the VAC’s 50-meter pool turned into a 25-meter pool come 2029.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2021

Gretchen Walsh scored 231 out of a possible 240 individual points during her NCAA career, and was also a perfect 16-for-16 in NCAA relays.

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House Plaintiff Attorneys Argue Objections To Roster Limits, Title IX “Suffer Fatal Defects”

House plaintiffs’ attorneys Steve Berman and Jeffrey Kessler argue that objections against the pending settlement hold no merit.

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Swimming Australia Extends Partnership With arena Through LA 2028

The partnership extension will make LA 2028 the third straight Olympics in which arena has been the official suit sponsor of Swimming Australia.

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Mena Boardman Blasts 50.93 100 Fly To Rank #4 All-Time In Girls’ 15-16 Age Group

Boardman became the fourth swimmer to break 51 seconds in the 100 fly in the girls’ 15-16 age group, dropping nearly four-tenths off her best time.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 500 Free, Grimes & Stanford Picked As Biggest Surprises of Women’s NCAAs

The Stanford women snagged a runner-up finish at NCAAs, outscoring their seeded points by 82 to end Texas’ three-year run as the second-best team.

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arena Swim of the Week: Brearna Crawford Wraps NCAA Career With Breakthrough 2:05 200 Breast

Heading into the last day of her college career, Crawford had never scored at NCAAs. She ended up placing 3rd in the 200 breast, setting a massive best time.

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USA Swimming Names Bob Vincent Interim CEO As Shana Ferguson Joins LA28

Ferguson will serve as the Chief of Sport and Games Delivery of LA28, while Vincent, the former Chair of the USA Swimming BOD, takes over as interim CEO.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Cal Men Deliver First Sub-6 Swim In 800 Free Relay At NCAAs

The Golden Bears shattered the NCAA Record by two and a half seconds, clocking 5:59.75 to become the first time under six minutes in the 800 free relay.

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