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U.S. Masters Swimming Annual Meeting Wrap Up

U.S. Masters Swimming has announced the election or re-election of eight at-large directors for their zone at its annual meeting.

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NAIA Alters 2023 Championship Selection Procedures After 2022 Backlash

After top-10 swimmers were left out of the 2022 Championships, the NAIA has altered its selection procedures for the 2023 meet, removing relay-only swimmers.

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USA Swimming Releases 2022 “State of the Sport” Update

The report documents USA Swimming’s financials, the various projects and changes the organization has implemented, and what to expect in the future.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Dressel’s Records, Whereabouts Failures, & “The Rowdy Rule”

we discuss the likelihood that Caeleb Dressel’s NCAA records get broken,whereabouts failure suspensions, and ‘Rowdy’s Rule’ for getting back into swim shape.

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Ranking The 2022 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16

#6-ranked recruit Matthew Chai stays home in the state of California in one of our top 16 recruiting classes nationwide.

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Dartmouth Eliminates Swim Test Graduation Requirement

Effective with its class of 2026, a long-standing aquatic-related graduation requirement has been eliminated at Dartmouth College.

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Ranking The 2022 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: Honorable Mentions

Kohen Rankin is a fast-rising 52.3 breaststroker who leads an unexpected program into our honorable mention NCAA recruiting class ranks.

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2021 NCAA First-Team All American Alexei Sancov Enters Transfer Portal

Sancov, a 2021 NCAA ‘A’ finalist in the 200 free, spent his last four seasons with USC and graduated from the school in May 2022.

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USA Swimming Unveils Roster for 2022-23 U.S. National Junior Team

Maximus Williamson (pictured above) and Justina Kozan are the lone athletes to qualify for this year’s U.S. National Junior Team roster in four events.

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Ranking The 2022 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #1-4

Claire Curzan is one of the top NCAA prospects of all-time, and she leads a recruiting class that includes four of our top ten recruits nationally.

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College Swimming Previews: Hoos On Top? (The #1 Virginia Women)

The Cavaliers are the massive favorites to three-peat as NCAA champions in 2023, bringing back the majority of their top scorers from last season.

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Erin Gemmell Breaks Down 1:54 Split, Training with her Dad, and Making Paris 2024

After getting sick just weeks before US Trials, she placed 7th in the 200 free final, just missing out on her first senior international team.

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Nic Fink Hits 54.33 100-Yard Breast At Georgia Tech Intrasquad Meet

In his first competition since the 2022 World Championships, Fink raced as an exhibition swimmer in five different individual events.

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In Her LSU Debut, Maggie MacNeil Throws Down 22.29 50 Fly Relay Split

In her first-ever meet as an LSU tiger, MacNeil split 22.29 in the 50 fly, which ties for the eighth-fastest split of all time in the event.

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Ranking The 2022 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8

One Big Ten program already features the reigning NCAA mile champion… and just recruited the best distance swimmer in the class of 2022.

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