Articles by Will Baxley

2024 Swammy Awards: South American Female Swimmer of the Year – Maria Fernanda Costa

Costa, a 22 year-old Rio De Janeiro native, broke through as the strongest Brazilian female middle distance swimmer in decades.

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2024 Swammy Awards: Male South American Swimmer of the Year – Guilherme Costa

Native to a country typically known for its sprint prowess, the 22-year-old Cachorrão is giving Brazil a name in the middle distance freestyle.

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Cody Miller Announces Retirement From Professional Swimming

Cody Miller, the 32 year-old Olympic breaststroker, is moving on from professional swimming following the IU Natatorium Jingle Jamboree

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Four Swimmers Make 2024 Google Year In Search Lists

Leon Marchand, Ariarne Titmus, Florent Manaudou, and Summer McIntosh made Google’s year-end data synopsis lists in their respective countries.

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Paris 2024 Announces $28 Million Surplus

Despite expenditures going higher than anticipated, Paris 2024 still ended in a budget surplus thanks in part to record ticket and hospitality revenue

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New Adelaide Aquatic Center’s Pools Filled For First Time

The new Adelaide Aquatic Center, which will contain a long course and short course competition pool, reached a new milestone in its construction journey.

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McIntosh & Marchand Named World Aquatics Swimmers Of The Year

McIntosh and Marchand become the first Canadian and French swimmers to win the honor following a 2024 of gold medals and world records

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2024 SC World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

Regan Smith will cap off a very successful short course season with the women’s 200 backstroke on the final day of SC worlds

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2024 SC World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

All eyes will be on Canadian Summer McIntosh as she races in her best event, the 400 IM, on the second-to-last prelim session of 2024 SC worlds

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Gretchen Walsh Destroys 100 fly World Record in 53.24

The 21-year-old sprint phenom earns her 5th world record this week, undercutting Maggie Macneil’s old record by eight tenths of a second.

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Poland To Host 2025 Short Course European Championships

Poland will host its second ever European Championship while partnering with the state tourism department to promote the country

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Europe, Asia, Oceania, World Junior, Canada Records Fall In Mixed 4×50 medley relay

Russia’s 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay Victory was one of three new continental records. Russia’s lead-off leg, swum by Miron Lifinstev, was an unofficial WJR.

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Ahmed Jaouadi Steps Into Tunisia’s Distance Dynasty

Last night, Ahmed Jaouadi became the third Tunisian man to win a 1500 world title in the last 15 years, following Oussama Mellouli and Ahmed Hafnaoui

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Gretchen Walsh Shatters 50 Fly World Record, 24.02

Walsh shaved off .36 from the 50 fly world record in the first prelims session of the 2024 Short Course World Championships

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Olympic Diving Medalist Steele Johnson Announces Retirement

After nearly a decade of battling a foot injury, Olympic silver medalist Steele Johnson decided to medically retire from diving

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