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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #100-76

SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023 kicks off with the women ranked 100th through 76th, including Canadian star Taylor Ruck (pictured).

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Penny Oleksiak Opts Out of Competing At Knoxville Pro Swim Series

Oleksiak is in Knoxville training, but has made the decision alongside her coach not to compete at the first Pro Swim Series stop of the year.

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27 Invited To British Diving’s World Class Program In 2023

Among those included on the Podium tier are Jack Laugher and Anthony Harding, who won 3m Synchro medals at Worlds, Euros and the Commonwealth Games in 2022.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 4,042 Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming! Go here to see 4,042 Swim Jobs.

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Tunisian Olympic Champ Ahmed Hafnaoui Likes Competing in the US

In his first official race since moving from Tunisia to Indiana, 2020 Olympic champion Ahmed Hafnaoui put on a strong performance in the men’s 800 free

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North Carolina Awarded Rights to Host 2029 World University Games

The Research Triangle in North Carolina has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2029 World University Games, a giant multi-sport international sporting event.

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Josh Liendo, Summer McIntosh Named 2022 Aquatics Canada Athletes of the Year

McIntosh had a phenomenal 2022 that included winning four medals at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest and setting multiple World Junior Records.

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Three-Time SEC Champ Ellen Walshe’s Status For Spring Semester Still To Be Determined

And while Tennessee couldn’t comment directly on the nature of Walshe’s medical condition, SwimSwam learned that she has been suffering from chronic fatigue.

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Team Great Britain Launches High-Performance Center In Clichy, France

With the 2024 Olympic Games on the horizon, Team Great Britain has launched its High-Performance Center located in Clichy’s Lycée René Auffray.

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Kliment Kolesnikov Wins Silver Doe Award as Top 10 Athlete of Russia

Swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov has been named one of Russia’s top 10 athletes for the year 2022 after breaking the World Record in the SCM 50 back.

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Russian Artistic (Synchro) Swimmer Given Doping Suspension in 2014 Retest

A retest of a 2014 anti-doping sample resulted in a positive test for a World Junior Champion Russian artistic (synchronized) swimmer.

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Swimming’s Most Dominant World Records: Men’s Short Course Meters

Caeleb Dressel owns three world records in short course meters, including being nearly a second faster than anyone else in history in the 100 IM.

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Court Rules In Favor of World Aquatics In Long-Running Dispute With ISL

The Court ruled in favor of World Aquatics in its longstanding case with the ISL and swimmers Michael Andrew, Tom Shields and Katinka Hosszu.

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Cal Commit Keaton Jones Competing at Ice Swimming World Championships in France

Jones is slated to swim five events — the 50-meter freestyle, 100 free, 50 back, 100 back, and 100 fly — in sub-40 degree water.

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4x World Champ Lani Pallister Almost Gave Up on AUS Swimming and Came to the NCAA

The Australian lends her perspective on this feat and her path to the top over the last year when she nearly gave up on training in Australia altogether

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