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Bella Sims Drops 100 Back, 200 IM to Focus on 800 Free on Saturday (PSS Psych Sheets)

With wins in the 200 free and 400 free already under her belt, 17-year-old Bella Sims will take on the 800 free on Saturday in Mission Viejo.

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16-Year-Old Alexa McDevitt Picks up Trials Cut with 4:48.62 400 IM (Mission Viejo PSS)

This post is dedicated to highlighting some of the swims that may have flown under the radar on day three of the 2023 Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo.

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Watch: Keaton Jones Goes 1:57.04 in the 200 BK – PSS Mission Viejo Day 3 Race Videos

This post features race videos from the ‘A’ finals on the third night of the 2023 Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo.

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Ryan Held on Whittling Down His In-Season 100 Free

Held was 48.7, a season-best and promising sign just 6 weeks out from the world champ trials at the end of June in Indianapolis. 

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Bella Sims on Best Time in 400 Free: “I was not expecting that at all”

Sims credits Sandpipers head coach Ron Aitken for having a detailed training plan that only requires Sims to show up and do the work

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Carson Foster Swims 1:56.51 LCM 200 IM in Austin (RACE VIDEO)

Foster swam his third fastest time in the event ever. It was his first time swimming the event since 2022 Worlds when he won silver.

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2023 Mission Viejo Pro Swim Series – Day 3 Finals Live Recap

After winning the 400 freestyle with a personal best time, 17-year-old Bella Sims is the top qualifier heading into the 200 freestyle finals in Mission Viejo.

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Amy Fulmer Wins Two Events on Night 3 of Indy Spring Cup

Amy Fulmer won both the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke on night 3 of the Indy Spring Cup.

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Gemmell Swims 1:57.11 200 Free, Heilman Goes 52.55 100 Fly on Day 2 Richmond Sectionals

Gemmell went a season best today and currently sits as the third fastest American in the LCM 200 free so far this season.

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Alex Shackell Swims PB 2:08.68 LCM 200 Fly; #6 15-16 All-Time

After swimming the #3 15-16 100 fly last night, Alex Shackell swam another personal best tonight in the LCM 200 butterfly.

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2023 Mission Viejo Pro Swim Series – Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s session will feature heats of the 200 free, 50 breast, 50 fly, 200 back, and 400 IM. 

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Justin Ress Shares Thoughts on ‘Ress Rule’: “I’m gonna take advantage”

Ress spoke to the media about, among other things, the new backstroke finish rule, affectionately referred to as the “Ress Rule”

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Nic Fink on “Trying to push past that 59 barrier… and even that 58 barrier”

World champ Nic Fink took a decisive win on the second night in Mission Viejo, powering himself to a sub-minute swim in the 100 breast.

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Harvard Commit Kiley Wilhelm, SwimSwam’s #2 Class Of 2023 Recruit, Will Take Gap Year

Wilhelm, who has best times faster than four Harvard team records, will put her NCAA enrollment on hold to train for the German Olympic team.

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2023 Pro Swim Series – Mission Viejo: Swims You May Have Missed On Day 2

16-year-old Jillian Crooks set a new personal best time of 56.30 to win the C-final of the women’s 100 freestyle last night.

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