Opinion

SwimSwam Pulse: 52% Think Honda’s 200 Fly WR Was More Impressive Than Ledecky, Li

More than half of readers believe Tomoru Honda’s 200 fly world record was more impressive than Katie Ledecky’s (1500 free) or Li Bingjie’s (400 free).

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SwimSwam Pulse: 79% Pick Ryan Lochte As Michael Phelps’ Greatest Rival

With longevity and competitiveness across a number of events, fans believe Ryan Lochte was the Michael Phelps’ best rival during his career.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 55.1% Believe Ledecky Will Break A World Record At FINA World Cup

Over 55 percent of readers believe Ledecky will break a world record on the FINA World Cup circuit, with her first chance coming tonight in Toronto.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 39.4% Pick David Johnston To Win 2023 NCAA 1650 Free Title

Johnston was fifth at NCAAs last season, but his time of 14:33.61 was just over two seconds shy of runner-up Will Gallant (14:31.34).

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SwimSwam Pulse: 60% Think We’ll See At Least Three Men Sub-19 Before 2023

Last season we saw the most men break 19 seconds ever, with 16 swimmers going 18-point in the 50 free during the 2021-22 campaign.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 43.5% Pick MacNeil In Stacked 100 Fly Field At 2023 NCAAs

More than 43 percent of readers are picking Maggie MacNeil to reclaim the NCAA title in the 100 fly after falling to third in 2021.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 57% Say “No Chance” A Dressel Record Falls This NCAA Season

The majority don’t think any of Caeleb Dressel’s 2018 NCAA records will go down this season, but if there’s one that will, they’re picking the 100 free.

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Six Ways Elite Athletics Can Help Kids’ Childhood – But Also Hurt It

While there are countless beneficial characteristics developed on the road to reaching the elite level in sport, they also tend to have a dark side.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 73% Pick ASU Men To Finish Top Five At 2023 NCAAs

Overwhelmingly, readers are favoring ASU to overtake Indiana and claim a top-five position this season, earning more than 73 percent of votes.

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When To Call It Quits: A Different Kind of Retirement

The difficulties a professional athlete—or collegiate swimmer—goes through when it’s finally time to move on.

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Simone Manuel’s New arena Deal Signifies “New Chapter” In Her Swimming Career

After racing only a handful of times in the last two and a half years, Manuel is back and seemingly all-in on Paris 2024.

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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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