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NBCUniversal Reports Record 15.4 Million Viewers For Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

The coverage on NBC averaged a total audience delivery of 1.2 million viewers, up 31% vs. the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021.

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USA Releases Selection Procedures for 2024 Short Course Worlds

Kate Douglass, along with Ryan Murphy and Nic Fink walked away from the 2022 SC Worlds with two World Records, and she looks poised to make a run at more.

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Paralympic Legend Jessica Long Plans To Retire After LA 2028

31x Paralympic medallist Jessica Long said she plans to retire on home soil after LA 2028, which would be her 7th Paralympic Games.

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USA Swimming Names 106 Athletes To The 2024-25 National Team

Katie Ledecky (pictured) was among the 106 athletes named to the 2024-2025 U.S. National Team, qualifying in four events.

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Two-Time Olympic Medalist Elizabeth Beisel Marries Fellow “Survivor” Competitor Jack Nichting

Two-time Olympic medalist Elizabeth Beisel married fiance Jack Nichting in a ceremony held in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday.

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Where Does Leon Marchand’s Paris Olympic Performance Rank Among All-Time Greats

Marchand’s 4 individual gold medal’s at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was without-a-doubt one of the best individual performances we’ve ever seen.

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ASCA CEO Jenn LaMont Discusses 2024 World Clinic, Letter to USA Swimming

The clinic featured an endless pool for coaching demonstrations coupled with stadium seating in the middle of the vendor hall.

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Swimmer Ellie Marks Selected as US Flag Bearer for Paralympics Closing Ceremony

US Paralympic Swimmer Ellie Marks now has 9 career Paralympic medals after winning four silver medals this week in Paris.

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US Paralympic Administrators Admonish Team Over Social Media Behavior at Paralympic Games

Erin Popovich, the director of US Paralympic swimming, sent out an email threatening disciplinary actions for athletes who criticized their teammates online.

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Ali Truwit Wins Silver Medal in Paris Less than 16 Months After Losing Leg in Shark Attack

Just 16 months after loosing part of her left leg in a shark attack, former Yale swimmer Ali Truwit won a silver medal in the S10 400m Freestyle.

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Lindsay Mintenko Resigns As USA Swimming National Team Managing Director

Lindsay Mintenko announced that her last day as USA Swimming’s National Team Managing Director, a role she has held since 2017, will be September 20th.

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Jim Steen, Pete Hovland, and Rob Orr Inducted into ASCA Hall of Fame (Class of 2024)

Pete Hovland’s men’s swimming & diving team at Oakland University never lost a conference title in his over 40 years leading the program.

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Former Texas-Based Coach Suspended By USA Swimming For Sexual Misconduct Involving A Minor

Nathan Blake Bernier, who was 46 at the time of his arrest, was charged with two felony counts of Online Solicitation of a Minor in early January.

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Rod Hansen Becomes First Three-Time Winner of ASCA/F&F Age Group Coach of the Year Award

Rod Hansen is the first coach in the 11-year history of the award to win in back-to-back seasons and the first to win the award three times.

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Anthony Nesty Wins 2024 ASCA George Haines Coach Of The Year

Anthony Nesty, the head coach at the University of Florida and of the 2024 U.S. Men’s Olympic team, also won this award in 2022.

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