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Natalie Coughlin Elected As USA Swimming Board of Directors’ Next Vice Chair/Chair-Elect

Natalie Coughlin will serve as Vice Chair until 2025, when the three-time Olympic champion will begin a four-year term as Board Chair until 2029.

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USA Swimming’s Board of Directors Set to Hold Election for Next Vice Chair/Chair-Elect

The next Vice Chair of USA Swimming’s Board of Directors elected Saturday will then replace Chris Brearton as Board Chair from 2025-29. 

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Michigan All-American Letitia Sim Taking Olympic Redshirt, Currently Training In Singapore

Sim was Michigan’s top 100 and 200 breaststroker and the only female swimmer on her team to score at the 2023 NCAA Championships

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Gretchen Walsh Clocks 1:41.32 200 Free, #11 All-Time, as UVA Adds to 200 Free Depth

Gretchen Walsh broke the UVA school record in the 200-yard freestyle on Thursday night, clocking a 1:41.32 to rank #11 all-time.

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Shackell and Crush Siblings Show-Up at CSC Fall Frenzy, Alex Shackell Posts 50.47 100 Fly

Alex Shackell moved herself up to #2 all-time in the 15-16 age-group with a time of 50.47 in the 100 butterfly, a personal best by a half-second.

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Kathleen Baker Headlines North Carolina Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2024

Baker is joined by Tom Brewer, John Calvert, Kathy McKee, and Eric Schwall in the class, with the induction ceremony scheduled for Saturday, March 2.

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SPEEDO® Unveils Out Of This World Fastskin Swimsuits

Speedo’s pioneering Fastskin® LZR® Intent and LZR Valor swimsuits have entered a new dimension with the introduction of new editions…

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HS Senior Jillian Cox Swims Nation-Leading 500 Free, Breaks LSC Record, in Austin

US National Team member and Texas commit Jillian Cox swam a new personal best in the 500 free, breaking the South Texas LSC Record in the process.

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Gretchen Walsh Ties NCAA And U.S. Open Record With 20.79 50 Free, Breaks American Record

Walsh tied Maggie MacNeil’s NCAA record time from the 2023 NCAA Championships, and breaks her own American record from 2023 ACCs.

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Aimee Canny Posts 500 Free Time (4:36.26) That Would Have Won 2023 NCAAs

Canny, in her first time swimming the 500-yard freestyle, posted a time that leads the NCAA by over two seconds and would have won at 2023 NCAAs.

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SPEEDO FASTSKIN – A HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S FASTEST SWIMSUITS

Ever since Arne Borg set a world record wearing Speedo in 1929, the world’s most famous swimming brand has been committed to helping swimmers.

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My 18 Favorite Items from the 2023 Golden Goggles Auction

Think you can call a swim meet better than these guys? I’d like to see you try. No, really. You can now prove it via the Golden Goggles auction./

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WSCA Releases Statement In Response To ASCA, Other Coaching Associations Disaffiliating

The World Swimming Coaches Association says the statement was “disappointing, unnecessary and does not best serve swimming coaches on a global level.”

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The Trend In College Sports That Swim Fans Must Pay Attention To

Caitlin Clark, Nebraska women’s volleyball, and others are driving growth in sports once considered to be non-profitable, and swim fans need to take note.

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Harvard Commit Joshua Chen Goes 52.6 in the 100 Breast in N. Texas

US Junior National Teamer Joshua Chen knocked 1.5 seconds off his best time in the 100 yard breaststroke last weekend at the LAC Fall Classic.

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