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The Top Uncommitted Recruits In The Boys’ High School Class of 2024

Rose Bowl Aquatics’ Daniel Li is the lone male recruit ranked in our top-20 last year that remains uncommitted in the high school class of 2024.

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Ball State Diver Arrested, Charged With Burglarly & Strangulation

A Ball State University diver was arrested and charged with counts of burglary and strangulation with probable cause on May 3.

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World Record Holder Minna Atherton Dealing With Injury, Plans On Racing World Trials

Coach Rohan Taylor says Atherton is “currently managing an injury” and her status for World Trials will depend on her progression in the next month.

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University of Utah Diver Charged With Rape Returns To U.S. After Fleeing Country

Utah diver Ben Smyth, who fled the country after learning he was being investigated for rape, has returned to the U.S. and is in custody in Seattle.

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Teenage Swimmer Dies During Club Meet In Kapolei, Hawaii

A 17-year-old female swimmer died after she became unresponsive during a swim meet on Saturday at the Kapolei Aquatics Center.

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El Paso Swim Coach Charged With Sexually Assaulting A Child

A former coach with the Southwest Aquatic Team and Loretto Academy High School was arrested in April after being accused of sexual assault of a child in 2015.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 42.6% Would Name Men’s Sprint Free Award After Alexander Popov

Popov, Cesar Cielo and Matt Biondi were the leading vote-getters in our poll asking readers who they would name an annual men’s sprint free award after.

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arena Swim of the Week: Jonathan Tan Drops 21.91 50 Free For New Singaporean Record

Tan broke through with the first sub-22 swim of his career after hovering in the 22.2 range for more than three years.

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Dressel, Douglass Among Key Storylines To Watch At 2023 Atlanta Classic

Caeleb Dressel will be racing for the first time in nearly 11 months this weekend at the Atlanta Classic.

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Murphy, King & Huske Headline Stacked Field At Mission Viejo Pro Swim (Psych Sheets)

Ryan Murphy, Hunter Armstrong and Justin Ress will go head-to-head next week in Mission Viejo in a preview of U.S. Nationals in the men’s backstroke events.

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Leon Marchand Planning To Race 200 Breast, 200 Free At French Elite Championships

Marchand wants to race the 200 breast and 200 free at the French Elite Championships despite not planning on racing them individually at Worlds.

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Former Wisconsin High School Swim Coach Admits To Recording Students In Locker Room

Brian Kitzman, 38, estimates that he recorded approximately 18 students for two years.

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Cate Campbell Joins Vince Raleigh At Chandler Swimming Club

After sticking with Simon Cusack throughout the majority of her career, Campbell has now changed coaches twice in the last 15 months.

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University of Utah Diver Charged With Rape After Fleeing Country During Investigation

Utah diver Ben Smyth has been charged with sexual assault. He fled to his native Canada after learning he was being investigated.

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Jake Eccleston, Chase Mueller On Record Watch At Colorado Boys HS State Championships

Eccleston owns a lifetime best in the 100 breast (53.52) that’s more than a second under the CHSAA record.

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