Opinion

SwimSwam Pulse: 26.2% Pick Louisville Women To Maintain Top 6 NCAA Status

The race for sixth is expected to be a tight one at the 2023 Women’s NCAAs after 6th-9th place were separated by just 31.5 points last season.

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SwimSwam’s Official Ballot for the 2022 Golden Goggles Awards

Bobby Finke is in line for a lot of hardware at the 2022 Golden Goggles awards after breaking two American Records in Budapest in June.

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What Was Buzzing at Last Week’s ASCA World Clinic in Vegas?

Las Vegas, Nevada was the center of the American swimming community last week at the annual ASCA World Clinic. What were the hottest topics?

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SwimSwam Pulse: 73% Believe 200 Free Will Be Next 2009 World Record To Fall

The men’s 200 free edged out the women’s 200 free as the event in which readers believe the next world record from 2009 will go down.

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Why Don’t You Swim Anymore?

Why do so many swimmers stop going to the pool once their high school or collegiate careers are over? Six ways to reinvigorate your love for the sport.

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Florida Flexes With Josh Liendo Addition and a Legendary NCAA Record in Reach

The Florida Gators were the 200 free relay NCAA Champions last season. Even after graduating two legs, they could be even faster this year.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 71% Believe Regan Smith Made The Right Move By Turning Pro

The majority of SwimSwam readers believe Regan Smith made the correct decision in opting to turn pro and join Bob Bowman in Arizona.

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Tryout vs Evaluation

If the simple change of a word from “tryout” to “evaluation” could cause you to start the pre-competitive team, or a lessons program, it’s an easy switch.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 50.9% Pick Titmus As Top Non-Worlds Swimmer At Commonwealth Games

After sitting out of Worlds, Ariarne Titmus was on incredible form in Birmingham, winning four gold medals and leading Australia to a relay world record.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 64.3% Like New Nine-Day Olympic Swimming Schedule

With the swimming schedule being extended by one day in Paris, a bunch of events are now in completely different spots than they were in Tokyo.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Chalmers Media Woes, Peaty Misses Podium, & Aussie Relay WR

We discuss Kyle Chalmers’ reaction to Australian tabloid media, Adam Peaty missing a 100 breast podium, and the Aussie women’s surprise world record

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SwimSwam Pulse: 44.7% Most Excited For Titmus vs McIntosh Clash In Birmingham

The majority of readers are most compelled by the brewing matchup in the women’s 400 freestyle between Ariarne Titmus and Summer McIntosh.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 49.7% Think Carson Foster Should Experiment With 200 Fly In 2023

Scheduling conflicts and the presence of dominant champion Kristof Milak make the prospect of racing the 200 fly globally an interesting one for Foster.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 60.9% Think USC & UCLA Leaving Pac-12 Is Bad For NCAA Swimming

The move leaves just five schools in the Pac-12 that sponsor both a men’s and women’s swimming & diving team.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 38% Pick Ledecky As Top Swimmer of 2022 World Championships

Four different swimmers picked up at least 11 percent of the votes, but Katie Ledecky led the way as the consensus ‘Swimmer of the Meet’ at Worlds.

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