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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Full Men’s Rankings

Caeleb Dressel headlines our top 100 male swimmers for the coming year. Check out the full list.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Full Women’s Rankings

Check out the full list of our Top 100 Female Swimmers for 2022.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: World Champs Postponed, Ledecky Beats Grothe, Walsh AM-R

We discuss the 2022 World Champs postponement, Ledecky beating Grothe in a 500 free, and Gretchen Walsh setting a new American record in the 50-yard back

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Men’s #10-1

Caeleb Dressel is our top male swimmer for 2022, coming off a year that saw him win three individual Olympic gold medals in Tokyo.

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Don’t Be Afraid To Fall: A Message To Newly Retired Athletes

“There is no set timeline for life. You’ll discover your passions and your purpose when you’re ready. Slow down and enjoy the journey.”

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SwimSwam Pulse: 53% Believe Having Worlds Late Will Diminish Performance

Just over half of voters believed a November World Championship would negatively impact performance. What about January?

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Women’s #10-1

After making the move to the University of Florida, Katie Ledecky appears revitalized and has a legitimate shot to win four gold medals at 2022 Worlds.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Men’s #20-11

Florian Wellbrock won a single pool medal in Tokyo as he split his focus with open water, but he ended the year with a bang and a World Record…

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Katie Ledecky Finally Notices Bubblymermaid38

We are back with your weekly dose of swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of this week’s swimming Twitterverse.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Women’s #20-11

Americans Regan Smith and Hali Flickinger come into 2022 as medal favorites in multiple events at the Long Course World Championships.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Phelps Plays Pickleball, Sun Sells Makeup, & World Champs

We talk Michael Phelps playing pickleball matches, Sun Yang netting over $500k from selling makeup, and the 2023 World Champs getting pushed to November

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Men’s #30-21

Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri isn’t the dominant force he once was in the men’s distance events, but remains a top medal contender in 2022.

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“Be Real With Myself”: Katie McLaughlin’s Career That Didn’t Go As Planned

McLaughlin broke down the trajectory of her swimming career, and how it shifted in response to her neck injury and later shoulder injury.

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Rapport

Successful rapport revolves around, fairness, confidence and social ardor, but they can only be effective if all three are working at the same time.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Women’s #30-21

Torri Huske enters 2022 coming off a breakout year in the long course pool that included breaking Dana Vollmer’s American Record in the women’s 100 fly.

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