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Prize Money & Performance Contracts Provide Huge Opportunities at 2024 World Championships

Many athletes’ endorsement contracts include performance clauses – clauses that might have felt unattainable in other years.

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Douglass Drops 50 Fly, Curzan Out of 50 Free on Updated 2024 Worlds Start Lists

American Kate Douglass has scratched from the 50 fly while teammate Claire Curzan dropped the 50 free on the updated 2024 Worlds start lists.

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2024 Worlds Preview: Mixed Relays a Mixed Bag of Competiton or Scratches

Claire Curzan has a busy schedule of six individual events, but should the USA opt to swim mixed relays, will be a necessary piece for both relays.

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2024 Worlds Preview: Douglass Looks to Repeat in 2 IM; 4 IM Promises All New Medalists.

American Kate Douglass will look it make it two golds in a row in the 200 IM, while the 400 IM will crown all new medalists.

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2024 Worlds Previews: Fukuoka Medalists Armstrong, Mityukov Lead Men’s Backstroke

One of the few defending world champions in Doha, Hunter Armstrong is a big favorite to repeat in the men’s 50 back and is also the top contender in the 100.

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Yes, Katie Ledecky’s 800 Meter Streak Has Ended – But She Has an Even Longer One

Katie Ledecky still wears the biggest crown in swimming, in spite of suffering her first 800 free loss in more than a decade.

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2024 Worlds Preview: Aussie Women Strong in Free Relays (No Surprise), the Rest is a Mess.

Shayna Jack, who threw down in Fukuoka, looks to be a key member of the Aussie women’s quest to sweep the relays in a field replete with questions.

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LEN Learn to Swim Conference 2023 Registration Now Open

The conference will take place on November 11-12, 2023 in Jūrmala, Latvia.

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2024 Worlds Previews: Aussie Youth On The Rise, But Curzan In Driver’s Seat In Women’s BK

After missing the 2023 World Championship team, Claire Curzan is the favorite in at least two, and maybe even all three, women’s backstroke events in Doha.

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Malmsten Announces Partnership Renewal With World Aquatics

Malmsten and World Aquatics have extended their partnership for four years, through both the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games.

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Sarah Sjöström Reveals That She Will NOT Swim The 100 free At Paris 2024 Olympics

Sjostrom recently opened up to Swedish News Outlet Dagens Nyheter about her decision to skip the 100 meter freestyle at the upcoming Paris Olympic Games.

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Jacob Peters To Head Down Under With Bath Performance Centre Squad

Team GB Funky Trunks swimmer Jacob Peters is heading to Australia for training.

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2024 Worlds Preview: No Ledecky & Titmus Leaves Distance Golds Quadarella’s To Lose

Italy’s Simona Quadarella will look to win another gold (or two) in the Women’s distance events a field that looks very different than last year’s finals.

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GBR’s Lewis Burras Headed To Lisbon International Swim Meeting

Lewis Burras, Great Britain’s 2nd-fastest performer of all-time in both the 50m and 100m freestyle, will be racing in Portugal this weekend.

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2024 Worlds Previews: SwimSwam Guesses at the Men’s Relays 🤷

Shaine Casas could wind up being the key leg of all three American men’s relays – if they ultimately decide to swim them all.

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