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WATCH: All Race Videos From Night Two Of The 2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open

Watch all of the race videos from night two of the 2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open (Pictured: Kate Douglass).

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2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open: Night 2 Photo Vault

Take a look at some of the best photos from night two of the 2026 Fort Lauderdale Open, courtesy of photographer Chris Pose.

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WATCH: All Race Videos From Night One Of The 2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open

Watch all of the race videos from night one of the 2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open.

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2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open: Night 1 Photo Vault

Take a look at some of the best photos from day one of the 2026 Fort Lauderdale Open, courtesy of photographer Chris Pose.

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Multi-Time Illinois Senior State Finalist Ryan Vender Commits To Babson College For 2026-27

Vender’s lifetime best in the 200 backstroke would have won the 2026 New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference title.

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All The Links You Need For The 2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open

SwimSwam has compiled all of the links you will need to follow along with the 2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open.

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Distance Freestyle Specialist Quinn Putchinski Commits To Coast Guard Academy For 2026-27

Putchinski’s personal bests would have won the 1650 free and placed fourth in the 500 free and fifth in the 200 free at the 2026 NEWMAC Championships.

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Virginia High School State Finalist Ryan Moore To Swim For Coast Guard Academy Starting Fall 2026

Moore’s PBs would have qualified him for the ‘A’ final in the 50 free and ‘B’ finals in the 100 free, 200 free, and 100 fly at the 2026 NEWMAC Championships.

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Nebraska High School State Champion Jenna Polking Commits To Iowa State’s Class Of 2030

On Rutgers’ 2025-26 depth chart, Polking’s personal bests are poised to rank her first in the 100 free and second in the 50 free.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Quinn Heis To Swim For Kenyon Starting Fall 2026

Heis’ lifetime best in the 50 free would have made the ‘A’ final at the 2026 NCAC meet, while his times in three other events would have made ‘B’ finals.

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Two-Time Texas High School State Champion Landon Fike Verbals To Indiana For Fall 2026

Fike’s 50 freestyle personal best of 20.03 would have qualified for the ‘C’ final at the 2026 Big Ten Conference Championships.

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Minnesota High School State Champion Ellie Bina Commits To Notre Dame For 2026-27

Bina’s personal best would have placed 21st in the 1650 free at the 2026 ACC Championships, giving her a chance to score a few points right from the start.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Ben Rines To Swim For Florida Atlantic University Beginning Fall 2026

Rines’ lifetime bests would have placed eighth in the 200 breast and 12th in the 100 breast at the 2026 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships.

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Wide-Ranging Freestyler Oliver Van Peteghem Commits To MIT With NCAA D3 ‘A’ Final Times

Van Peteghem’s PBs would have won the 100, 200, and 500 free at the 2026 NEWMAC conference meet, and taken fourth in the 200 and fifth in the 500 at D3 NCAAs.

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Ledecky, McIntosh, Walsh, Marchand, & Kos Headline Loaded Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open Psych Sheets

11-time world champion and 13-time world record breaker Gretchen Walsh is one of the many stars set to compete at next week’s Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open.

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