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Dual Meets Are Cool Again After Spectacular Day of Racing

Dual meets are back: In one day of dual meet action, we saw five nation-leading times swum, showing that you don’t have to wait until March to be fast.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Ethan Wang Commits to Cornell for 2023

Ethan Wang from California has committed to Cornell with a best time in the 500 that would lead the roster so far this season.

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Leon Marchand Clocks NCAA-Leading 1:49.16 200 Breast And 1:38.89 200 IM In One Day

Marchand swam his second-fastest 200 breast ever, as well as his third-fastest 200 IM at the ASU-Stanford dual meet on Friday.

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Alex Walsh and Ella Nelson Clock 4:03 400 IMs On Day One Of UVA-UNC-NC State Tri-Meet

Nelson outsplit Walsh by nearly four seconds on her breaststroke leg, which allowed her to beat Walsh by 0.13 seconds in a very tight race.

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Gretchen Walsh Posts A 50.07 100 Back In Practice Suit, #1 Time In The NCAA

For the second week in a row, a post-invite NCAA-leading time was clocked at a dual meet in a practice suit by a Virginia women’s swimmer.

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NC State Men Rock 1:16.31 200 Free Relay On First Day Of Showdown Against UVA and UNC

The NC State men won seven of eight swimming events on the first day of competition and recorded their official fastest times this season in both relays.

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Bob Bowman, Carol Capitani Named U.S. Head Coaches For 2023 World Championships

Arizona State head coach Bob Bowman and University of Texas women’s head coach Carol Capitani have been tabbed to lead the U.S. team at the 2023 Worlds.

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In SCY Debut, Zalan Sarkany Takes Down 39-Year-Old ASU School Record in 1000 Free

19-year-old Hungarian distance freestyler Zalan Sarkany blazed an 8:50.56 in his first-ever 1000 free race to take down an ASU school record from 1984.

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VHSL Class 2 State Champ Mia Llamas (2023) Commits to California Baptist University

Virginian Mia Llamas will be a rare stroke specialist addition to the newly Division I California Baptist University Lancers in the fall of 2023.

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2024 Honorable Mention Dean Jones Announces Verbal Commitment to Navy

Magnolia Aquatic Club’s Dean Jones has announced his verbal commitment to Navy for 2024-25.

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Australian National Jr. Teamer Sophie Martin Commits to Northwestern (2024)

Sophie Martin, a member of Australia’s Junior Dolphins, has announced her verbal commitment to Northwestern, beginning in the fall of 2024.

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Generational College Rivalries Begin This Weekend in College Swimming

The next two weeks of college swimming will give student-athletes an opportunity to showcase the best of what this sport can be to an eager…

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How To Watch the Top-25 NCAA Division I Teams: 1/19-1/22

NCAA Champion Katharine Berkoff will lead the 4th-ranked NC State women into competition against the defending NCAA Champions Virginia this weekend.

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Arizona State Men, Virginia Women Maintain Top Spots In CSCAA January Dual Meet Ranks

Alex Walsh and the Virginia Cavaliers earned a big win over VA Tech last weekend, keeping them ranked first in the CSCAA dual meet polls for December.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 48.8% Pick SEC As Most Wide Open Women’s Conference Championship

Mona McSharry and the Tennessee women aim to win their third conference title in four seasons next month, but it will be a tall task in the competitive SEC.

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