National

Lia Thomas Speaks For First Time Since NCAAs, Says She’s Not Done Competing

Despite facing backlash regarding her NCAA performances, Thomas has her eyes on racing at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.

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Comparing US Olympic Trials Standards from 2021 to 2024 by Entries

SwimSwam data guru Barry Revzin has provided a different way to evaluate the reduction in the time standards for the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Rex Maurer

After qualifying for the Junior Pan Pac team in late April, Maurer had a phenomenal finish to his short course campaign in the CIF postseason.

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arena Announces Partnership with 22-year-old Olympian, Drew Kibler

The 22-year-old Olympian, currently based out of Austin, Texas, continues to break boundaries with a stellar trajectory in the elite swimming community.

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Andrei Minakov Swims 49.11 100 Free To Conclude 2022 Speedo Grand Challenge

This meet was Minakov’s first long course meet of the season, as he opted to skip the 2022 Russian Swimming Championships this April.

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USA Swimming Names 2022 World Open Water Champs Roster, Katie Grimes to Compete in 10K

Grimes will be the only American to compete at the 2022 World Championships in the pool and on the Open Water team.

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Smith, Huske, and Minakov Highlight First Two Days of 2022 Speedo Grand Challenge

On the first two days of the 2022 Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine, California, many World Championship-caliber swimmers competed in various events.

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Sandpipers, Pac-12, Mission Viejo, and The Swim Team Highlight Last PSS Before Worlds

Although Team USA’s Worlds team is set to head to training camp on June 4, many of their swimmers such as Katie Grimes are still entered in this meet.

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Olympian Ashley Twichell Gives Birth To Baby Boy

Ashley Twichell, who competed in the 10 kilometer open water race at the Tokyo Olympics, gave birth to a baby boy named Lochlan William Wall.

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World Record Holder And Olympic Gold Medalist Kelsi Dahlia Announces Retirement

Dahlia was arguably America’s best female butterflier from 2017 to 2019, and holds four relay and one individual world record.

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Michael Andrew Breaks Mare Norstrum Barcelona Meet Record With 24.64 50 Back

Not only was this 24.64 50 back a meet record for Andrew, but it is also his eight-fastest swim in the event and the fastest he’s been since 2019.

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Former Cal Swimmer Anna Kalandadze Details McKeever Abuse That Led To Transfer

Kalandadze details the experiences with McKeever that led to her quitting the team and ultimately transferring to Penn.

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USA Swimming Board Members Accused of “Overt Campaigning,” Settlement Reached

Two USA Swimming Board members were accused of “overt campaigning” earlier this year and have since reached a settlement with the organization.

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World Record Holder Hunter Armstrong Following Coach Matt Bowe To Cal

Armstrong will join the Cal pro group to remain with his primary coach from OSU, Matt Bowe, who was named the Bears’ new assistant coach on Tuesday.

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Mark Schubert Taking 6 Month Leave of Absence from TST to Coach in China

The Swim Team’s Mark Schubert, coach of National Team members Justina Kozan and Michael Brinegar, will spend 6 months working in China.

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