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British Summer Championships Bronze Medalist Sophia Wilson Sends Verbal to UVA

British IMer and backstroker Sophia Wilson has added her verbal commitment to the already-stacked class of 2024 at UVA.

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Euro Juniors Open Water Qualifier Yara Hierath of Germany Commits to UCSD

German swimmer Yara Hierath has verbally committed to UC San Diego for 2020-21. She placed 10th in the 10km at 2019 Euro Juniors this summer.

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Newly-Minted French 400 IM Record Holder Leon Marchand Wins Open Water Race

17-year-old Leon Marchand usually swims the 400m IM and 200 breast pool events, but he tried his first open water race on for size.

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Kristof Milak Turning Focus Away From 200 Fly For Next Few Months

Kristof Milak is somewhat fed up with training for the 200 fly and will put the event on the back-burner over the next few months.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Phelps Throws First Pitch, U.S. Trials Tix Selling Fast

Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, U.S. Olympic Trials and the GOAT, Michael Phelps, highlight this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines

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After Disappointing Gwangju, 2x World Champion Muller Resets the Counter at 0

2-time World Champion Aurélie Muller of France has emerged from a period of self-reflection this summer and will move to Nice to train under Fabrice Pellerin.

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Tusup Says He ‘Can Almost Guarantee’ Cusinato 400 IM Olympic Gold in New Vlog

“When you get the Olympic gold medal… that I can almost guarantee you, it’s going to be worth every second,” says Tusup to Cusinato between pool sets.

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Top 5 Men’s Swims From 2019 World Junior Championships

See if your favorite male swim from the 2019 World Junior Championships fell among our top 5 performances from Budapest.

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Top 5 Women’s Swims From 2019 World Junior Championships

See if your favorite female swim from the 2019 World Junior Championships fell among our top 5 performances from Budapest.

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Persson, Telegdy, Ugolkova & Burian Join ISL Team Iron

International Swim League squad Iron Swim Budapest has revealed additional squad members set to join the lineup for its inaugural racing season.

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“The Strongest Man in History” Takes on Swimming Challenge

2017 World’s Strongest Man winner Eddie “The Beast” Hall challenges his fellow “Strongest Man in History” stars to test their swimming skills.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Thorpe Joins Board Committee, Tokyo 2020 Traffic News

Check out this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring Aussie legend Ian Thorpe, as well as new transportation info coming from Tokyo.

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High-Level International Meets For September 2019

The 74th Japanese Sports Festival is just one of the meets taking place this September, but check out the rest in our monthly calendar.

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Spanish Swimming Federation Faces Backlash Over Alleged Disparate Treatment

Spain’s National Swimming Federation, Real Federación Española de Natación, is now facing backlash over alleged disparate treatment. The accusation comes…

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Erika Fairweather Jumps to #2 All-Time on NZ All-Time Rankings in 200 Free

Kiwi Erika Fairweather saved her best World Junior Championships performance for last, reaping gold in the women’s 200m free.

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