Opinion

SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #50-41

France’s Marie Wattel is coming off a strong year that included medal performances at the World Championships and European Championships.

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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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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Men’s #75-51

Italian Alberto Razzetti will be looking to build on a successful 2022 that saw him win the European title in the men’s 400 IM.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #75-51

Rising Bosnian and Herzegovinian star Lana Pudar will be one to watch this year as she continues to move up the ranks in the women’s fly events.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Men’s #100-76

American Matt Fallon was one of just four men sub-2:08 in the 200 breast in 2022, landing him #76 on SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023 rankings.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 83.7% Think Summer McIntosh Breaks A Long Course World Record In 2023

Out of the 83 percent of readers who believe she’ll break a world record, over 71 percent think McIntosh will take down the 400 IM mark first.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #100-76

SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023 kicks off with the women ranked 100th through 76th, including Canadian star Taylor Ruck (pictured).

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Shouts From The Stands: To Gap Or Not To Gap…

Taking an extra year after high school to improve your times in pursuit of more college offers can be the right decision for some and not so for others.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 65% Select Popovici’s 100 Free As Top World Record of 2022

David Popovici broke a 13-year-old super-suited world record in the men’s 100 freestyle at the European Championships.

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2022-2023 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: New Year’s Edition

Jordan Crooks and Gui Caribe’s sensational performances at midseason invites have launched Tennessee into the top 10 for the first time this season.

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2022-2023 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: New Years Edition

Kate Douglass won a pair of World Championships in Dec in SC meters. That has the Virginia Cavaliers lined up for a 3rd-straight NCAA title.

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Top 8 Venues: “Where A Swimming Pool Can Blossom”

The 2016 Short Course World Championships in Windsor, Canada took place at the WFCU Centre, primarily used as an ice hockey arena.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 56% Pick McKeon’s 49.9 As Top Relay Split of Short Course Worlds

McKeon had relay splits in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly all under the existing world record at Short Course Worlds.

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The Case For Short Course (Meters, of Course)

Despite short course meters becoming more and more prominent in the sport, USA Swimming continues to look the other way.

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Iconic Swimmers’ Nicknames

Michael Phelps, “The Baltimore Bullet,” has one of the most iconic nicknames in swimming history.

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