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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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The Top U.S. Storylines Headed Into The Paris Olympic Year — Women’s Edition

In this article, we take a look at some of the top storylines headed into the Paris Olympic year for the American women.

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Luka Mijatovic Breaks Own 13-14 1650 Freestyle NAG Record By 15 Seconds With 14:45.79

Mijatovic now is the fastest 13-14 1650 freestyler all-time by over 20 seconds, breaking his own NAG record tonight in California.

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Katie Grimes Headlines Five-Member U.S. Open Water Roster For 2024 World Championships

Grimes is the lone U.S. swimmer who will race both pool and open water events in Doha, as she was named to the pool swimming roster last month.

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Ranking The Top 10 Swims From The 2023 Winter Junior Championships

Several National Age Group (NAG) records highlighted the 2023 Winter Junior Championships, including the 49.53 100 backstroke by 15-year-old Charlotte Crush.

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USA Swimming Lost $17M in Net Assets, Ran $10M Operational Deficit in 2022

USA Swimming’s net assets plummeted in 2022 from $39,250,078 to $21,583,773 — a loss of $17,666,305, or 45% — according to a tax return released last week.

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The Top U.S. Storylines Headed Into The Paris Olympic Year — Men’s Edition

In this article, we break down some of the top American storylines in men’s swimming headed into the 2024 Olympic year, with emphasis on Olympic trials.

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Campbell McKean from Bend Swim Club Hits Olympic Trials Cut at Winter Juniors Time Trials

Campbell McKean hit his first Olympic Trials qualifying standard on Sunday in a long course time trial after Winter Juniors – West.

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Leon Marchand and Sarah Sjostrom Appear In Google’s 2023 “Year In Search”

Marchand and Sjostrom both made the list of most-searched athletes in their respective home countries due to their World Championships accomplishments.

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Short Course European Champs, Winter Jrs, and US Open | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

we discuss the Short Course European Championships, both East and West Winter Jr Championships, and the US Open that occurred last week.

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Lakeside Wins Boys, Co-ed Meets; Small Crow Canyon Crew Wins Girls Title At Winter Jrs West

Cooper Lucas, Maximus Williamson, and the Lakeside Aquatic Club boys overcame a relay DQ to win a pair of team titles at this weekend’s Winter Juniors – West meet.

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USA Swimming Board, Staff Continue Culture of Silence on Organizational Issues

The Board of Directors’ code of conduct states that “members will not publicly express individual judgements of the performance of the CEO.”

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Carmel Swim Club (Girls & Combined), Bolles (Boys) Win 2023 Winter Juniors East Titles

The Carmel Swim Club won the combined title at the 2023 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – East meet, with the girls winning a 3rd-straigh title.

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East vs. West: Which Region Reigned Supreme at the 2023 US Winter Junior Championships?

Alex Shackell and the Carmel Swim Club won the Winter Juniors East title – but how did they stack up against the teams from out West?

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