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2023 Fran Crippen SMOC Day 3 Prelims Recap: Katie Grimes Clocks 4:37.55 400 IM

Day three of the 2023 Fran Crippen SMOC features the 50 breast, 200 free, 200 back, 50 free, and 400 IM.

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Westmont PSS: Inés Marín Cracks Chilean Record in 50FL (Day 3 Swims You May Have Missed)

Inés Marín broke the Chilean Record in the women’s 50 fly yesterday, swimming a 28.06 in prelims.

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18-Year-Old Brendan Whitfield Hits PBs in Long Course After Dominant YNats

The day after concluding a four individual title meet at the YMCA Short Course Nationals, Virginia Tech commit Brendan Whitfield hit new best times in long course on Sunday.

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2023 Fran Crippen SMOC Day 2 Finals Recap: Katie Grimes Blasts New 200 Fly PB of 2:08.77

Grimes has now risen to #14 all-time in the 17-18 age group in the event. 

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14-Year-Old Andrew Vanas Swims 20.82 50 Free At PV 14 And Under Championships

Vanas’ performance in the 50 freestyle moves him to 4th-fastest in the country this year and 30th all-time in the 13-14 age group.

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2023 Fran Crippen SMOC Day 2 Prelims: Sims Leads the Way with 2:13 200 FL, 4:12 400 FR

Sandpipers of Nevada 17-year-old Bella Sims was the only swimmer this morning to post the top time in two different events

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Leah Hayes has Raised the Intensity of her Training and Started Weight Lifting

Hayes spoke about the gains she’s made in training, specifically upping the intensity of her water workouts and adding weight lifting and dryland.

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2023 Fran Crippen SMOC: Weinstein Moves to #8 All-Time in 15-16 Girls 1500 FR (16:09.85)

The Sandpipers of Nevada are out in full force in Mission Viejo this week, and, boy, did they make their presence known in the 1500 freestyles tonight.

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SafeSport Suspends Swim Coach Riley Shea for 6 Months

Less than a month after being listed in SafeSport’s disciplinary database for “allegations of misconduct,” Riley Shea has been handed a six-month suspension.

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Sandpipers Sims, Grimes, and Weinstein Headline 2023 Fran Crippen SMOC Psych Sheets

Mission Viejo Nadadores is set to host the annual Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions (SMOC) this week at the Marguerite Aquatic Center.

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Luka Mijatovic And Tim Wu Climb 13-14 All-Time Rankings At Far Westerns

Mijatovic broke his own NAG in the 500 freestyle, while Wu posted the 4th-fastest times ever for 13-14 boys in the 200 fly and 200 IM.

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Daniel Branon Breaks Phelps’ 200 Fly Record, NBAC Boys Smash 37-Year-Old Record

In the last session of Maryland LSC 14&U Championships, Daniel Branon popped a 1:49.76 in the 200 fly, taking down Phelps’ 23-year-old record.

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11-Year-Old Penelope Lopez-Casula Hits 2 Nation-Leading Times At Florida All-Stars Meet

Penelope Lopez-Casula’s times of 23.57 in the 50 free and 51.84 in the 100 free lead the girl’s 11-12 age-group this season.

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Wilson York Becomes 3rd-Fastest 13-Year-Old American in 200 Breast with 2:03.78

Wilson York became the third-fastest 13-year-old American ever in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 2:03.78 last month in Louisville.

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