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Speedo Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Thomas Heilman led prelims with a 19.96 in the boys 50 free, inching towards yet another NAG for the 14-year-old star.

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Thursday’s action includes the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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Claire Weinstein Clocks 4:42.27 500 FR in Prelims, #11 All-Time 13-14 Girls

Weinstein swam a 4:42.27, chipping 1.83 seconds off her previous best of 4:44.10, which she swam last December. 

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Day 1 Combined East/West Results

As usual with the Winter Junior Champs, we’ll be combining results from the 2 sites to bring you the combined top 8 in each event from each day. 

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s action includes the men’s and women’s 200 medley and 800 free relays.

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Caeleb Dressel Named Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year

Dressel competed in 6 events in Tokyo, 3 individual and 3 relays, winning 5 Gold medals, and breaking 4 Olympic Records, as well as 2 World Records.

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2021 Golden Goggles: Katie Ledecky Wins 7th ‘Female Athlete of the Year’ Award

Ledecky has now won 7 Female Athlete of the Year awards, which ties her with Michael Phelps for the most “Athlete of the Year” awards in USA Swimming history

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Penn Freshman Matt Fallon Posts Blistering 1:49.71 200 Breast at Zippy Invite

The freshman made waves in the prelims session, swimming a blistering personal best of 1:50.53 in the men’s 200 breast to establish new meet and pool record.

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Penn Freshman Matthew Fallon Hits ‘A’ Cut with 51.45 100 Breast in Prelims

He swam the time in prelims, after his 3:46 400 IM, then backed it up with a 51.46 in finals.

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2021 Minnesota Invite: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

After winning the men’s 50 free and 100 back earlier in the meet, Cam Auchinachie will look to keep the momentum rolling today in the 100 free.

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Watson’s 1:57 200 IM Meet Record Helps Akron Grab Lead on Day 1 of Zippy Invite

Hosts Akron are currently leading the women’s standings by a comfortable margin, while Penn has established a huge early lead in the men’s meet. 

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Pool Record Falls on Day 1 of the Denison Invite, Host Denison Leads

Nick Goudie broke the pool record in the men’s 50 free in prelims, swimming a 19.91. He then went on to lower his time in finals, clocking a 19.84.

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Tate Jackson Reveals 5 Month Break in IG Post, Set to Compete at U.S. Open

Jackson is slated to race the 100 free this week at the US Open, marking his first competition since the early 2021 Pro Swim Series.

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Michigan Football Coach Jim Harbaugh Giving Bonus Money to UM Athletics Staff

Harbaugh mentioned Michigan head swim Coach Mike Bottom by name while discussing athletics staff who have faced financial strain during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Indiana Women Put Improved Backstroke Group on Display at Ohio State Invite

The group was led by freshman Anna Peplowski, who dropped huge amounts of time in both back events last week.

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