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Milwaukee Swim Coach Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Secretly Recording Teen

Milwaukee swim coach Tyler Lustig has pleaded guilty to secretly recording video of a 13-year-old girl changing last December.

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FINA Releases Full List of Swimmers For Opening World Cup Stop In Berlin

2022 world champion Nicolo Martinenghi is one of several top-tier European swimmers set to compete at the opening stop of the FINA World Cup circuit.

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Katie Ledecky Among U.S. Olympians Confirmed For FINA World Cup In Indianapolis

Ledecky will be one of 20 U.S. Olympians competing at the Indianapolis stop of the series in what will be her World Cup debut and first SCM meet since 2019.

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FINA Releases Schedule For 2022 World Masters Championships In Japan

The event was postponed from 2022 after the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka were rescheduled to May 2023.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 60% Think We’ll See At Least Three Men Sub-19 Before 2023

Last season we saw the most men break 19 seconds ever, with 16 swimmers going 18-point in the 50 free during the 2021-22 campaign.

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WATCH: Bell, Humphries & Warner Inducted Into ASCA Hall of Fame

Franke Bell, Harvey Humphries, and Chuck Warner were inducted to the American Swimming Coaches Hall of Fame (ASCA) last month.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 10/14/2022

The GMX7 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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arena Swim of the Week: Hwang Sunwoo Rockets Home For 1:44.6 200 Free

Hwang unleashed the fastest closing 50 of his career as he neared his personal best in the 200 free with a blistering 1:44.67 at the Korean Sports Festival.

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Cal Men, Virginia Women Hold Down Top Spot In Opening CSCAA Dual Meet Rankings

Alex Walsh and the Virginia Cavalier women were the unanimous #1 selection by the CSCAA in the first edition of their collegiate dual meet rankings.

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Urlando Leads The Way As Bulldogs Sweep Georgia Tech In SCM Showdown

Luca Urlando won three individual events and added a blistering 24-flat 50 back lead-off on the 200 medley as the Bulldogs swept the Yellow Jackets in SCM.

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USA Swimming Pledges $100,000 In Hurricane Ian Relief

Member clubs are eligible for up to $5,000 in relief provided they’ve suffered material losses from Hurricane Ian.

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Cal All-American & British Olympian Alicia Wilson Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Wilson, a fifth-year senior who has finished as high as third at the NCAA Championships in the 200 IM, appears to be seeking options elsewhere this season.

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Maddy Gatrall Drops 52.6/1:55.4 Backstokes To Lead Akron In Zips’ Classic

Gatrall now ranks second in the NCAA in both the 100 back (52.63) and 200 back (1:55.44) after hitting a pair of lifetime bests over the weekend.

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Erica Sullivan Missed Texas’ Season-Opening Invite With Illness

Sullivan was one of three prominent names on the Texas women’s roster to miss the “Dust Off Your Boots Invitational” with TCU on Friday.

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19-Year-Old San Diego County Swim Instructor Accused of Sexually Abusing A Child

The arrest comes after the San Diego County Sheriff’s Child Abuse Unit received a report of a sexual assault on Sept. 29.

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