Articles by Sean Griffin

Data Deep Dive: Comparing Popovici’s 46.71 to Pan’s 46.40 100 Free World Record

Let’s take a look at the statistics from the fastest 100 freestyles in history: Pan Zhanle’s world record of 46.40 and David Popovici’s 46.71 from yesterday.

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Alexia Sotomayor Headlines Four-Swimmer Peruvian Roster For 2025 World Championships

Peru will send four swimmers to the 2025 World Championships in Singapore, led by national record holder Alexia Sotomayor.

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WATCH: Marchand, Smith, Manuel, Hobson, & Every A-Final From The 2025 Indy Summer Cup

SwimSwam has compiled a list of all the race videos from the 2025 Indy Summer Cup, courtesy of the IU Natatorium on YouTube.

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Longtime Bellarmine Head Coach John Brucato Dies At 63 Following Four-Year ALS Battle

John Brucato, who built Bellarmine’s swim program from the ground up and coached at every level of the sport, died June 24 at age 63.

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2025 Russian Cup Recap: Chikunova & Prigoda Sweep Breaststrokes; Shevliakov Hits 22.92 50 Fly

The 2025 Russian Cup ended Thursday in Kazan, with many Russian Worlds team members getting final tune-up races in before heading to Singapore.

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David Popovici Swims 46.71 100 Free, #2 Performance All-Time, First-Ever Sub-24 Backhalf

On the final day of the U23 European Championships, 20-year-old David Popovici unleashed a 46.71 European record in the 100 free, the 2nd quickest swim ever.

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2025 LEN U23 European Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

12 events are on the docket for night three of the 2025 European U23 Championships, with Romania’s David Popovici taking on the men’s 100 freestyle.

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2025 LEN U23 European Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

12 individual events are on the docket for night two of the 2025 European U23 Championships, with Estonia’s Eneli Jefimova taking on the women’s 100 breast.

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16-Year-Old Paige Downey Opens Olympian-Loaded Arizona Senior States With 400 IM Win

The first day of the 2025 Arizona Senior state meet was light, featuring only the 1500 freestyle and 400 IM for individual events.

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Angelina Köhler Logs 25.55 50 Fly At Settecolli To Clip Her Own German National Record

On the first night of the 2025 Settecolli Trophy, German Angelina Köhler, the 2024 100 butterfly world champion, set a new German record in the 50 fly.

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Michigan Commit Luka Mladenovic Clocks 26.72 To Break Austrian Record In The 50 Breast

20-year-old Austrian World Junior Champion Luka Mladenovic clocked 26.72 in the 50 breaststroke to break Bernard Reitshammer’s national record of 26.94.

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Kate Hurst & David Johnston Collect Distance Wins On Night One Of Indy Summer Cup

Texas teammates Kate Hurst and David Johnston (pictured) swept the distance events on the opening night of the 2025 Indy Summer Cup.

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How To Watch The 2025 Indy Summer Cup

The 2025 Indy Summer Cup, which kicks off tonight, will be available to watch for free on the IU Natatorium YouTube channel.

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Arkansas Women’s Swim And Dive Team Welcomes Back Chris Grimmett-Norris As Assistant Coach

Arkansas has hired former graduate assistant Chris Grimmett-Norris as the new assistant coach for its women’s swimming and diving team.

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Popovici, Jefimova, Schwarz, And Siskos Headline Loaded European U23 Psych Sheets

The 2025 European U23 Championships entry book has dropped, and it’s loaded with a blend of established champions and emerging talent.

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