National

Comparing The NCAA Championships To Short Course Worlds

Using time conversions, which meet is more competitive?

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The 10 Oldest U.S. NAG Records Remaining On the Books

The recent onslaught on the record books has left just four NAG standards remaining from the 1970s, two from the 1980s, and 13 total from the 20th century.

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Throwback Thursday: Today’s Veterans, Yesterday’s College Commits

Let’s celebrate Throwback Thursday looking at today’s veterans and what their college commitment pictures were back in high school.

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2023 Swammy Awards: U.S. Coach of the Year – Bob Bowman (ASU/Sun Devil Swimming)

Bowman’s standout year included a runner-up men’s NCAA finish and guiding Leon Marchand, Hubert Kos and Regan Smith to decorated World Championship campaigns.

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Sprinting Into 200-Yard Events

In order to be elite in the 200s in short course yards, you need the speed to get out fast. Really fast.

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2023 Swammy Awards: U.S. Female Swimmer of the Year – Kate Douglass

Douglass walked away with six medals at the 2023 World Championships, highlighted by her individual title in the women’s 200 IM.

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2023 Swammy Awards: U.S. Male Swimmer of the Year – Bobby Finke

The two best swims from an American man this year belonged to distance king Bobby Finke, who set a pair of national records in the 800 free and 1500 free.

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Junior National Champ Isaac Fleig Moving To Fishers Area Swimming; Joining ASU Next Fall

Fleig will train under Joe Keller in Fishers, Indiana. Fishers is also home to fellow distance freestyler Luke Whitlock.

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Kelly Palace Wraps Record Streak With Six Masters National Records In Six Weeks

Palace set a pair of National Records in the women’s 60-64 age group in November, finishing off an incredible six-week run.

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Thomas Heilman & Maximus Williamson Reflect on Winter Jr Champs, Virginia Commitment

We discussed all of their swims from the Jr Championships as well as how they both ended up choosing Virginia for their continued swimming and education.

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The Distance Revolution, AUS & China’s Big Swims, and Practice Times | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

We discuss the distance revolution, Australia and China’s speed in the long course pool, and how we should be timing practice swims.

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U.S. Open Highlights Package Draws 690,000 Average Audience on Saturday Afternoon

NBC aired a highlight package of the 2023 US Open Swimming Championships on December 9th and it drew almost 700,000 viewers.

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24,000 Olympic Trials Tickets Left Per Day as USA Swimming Offers Discounts

Only single day tickets are currently on sale for the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials, with not much progress on sales since August.

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Olympic Redshirt Midseason Update, How Are They Doing?

Torri Huske is taking an Olympic Redshirt for the 2023-2024 NCAA season while still training at Stanford. See how others are swimming here.

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How Does USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey’s 2022 Salary Stack Up Against Years Past?

USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey made less money in 2022 than he did the year prior, but his six-figure bonus raised eyebrows given last year’s losses.

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