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World Record Holder Regan Smith Still Set for Fall 2020 Stanford Enrollment

Despite the Olympic postponement, the 18-year-old Smith is still on track to start college at Stanford this fall, she says.

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Merchandise to Benefit USA Swimming National Team on Sale Today

The merchandise relief program will donate 100% of the proceeds to National Team athletes to support their training for the 2021 Olympic Games.

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Pacific Swimming LSC Will Make Up To $1 Million Available for Team Grants

Pacific Swimming is making up to $1 million in grants that will be distributed in three rounds available to year-round teams.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Kieran Smith Breaks Down 4:06 500 Free

We also dove deep into what it takes to swim a perfect 400m freestyle and how swimming might be able to break the magical barrier of 3:40 in that race.

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Top NCAA Women’s Swimming Recruits Of The Past Decade

Katie Ledecky? Missy Franklin? Regan Smith? Who is the top NCAA swimming prospect of the past decade? We rank our top 50 since 2012.

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NCAA Says Coronavirus Testing is Crucial For College Sports Next Year

Dr. Brian Hainline, the top doctor for the NCAA, says these protocols won’t be risk-free but is optimistic for sports starting back up in the fall.

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2020 Jr. Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Cancelled; Hawaii Will Host in 2022

Carson Foster (above) broke National Age Group Records held by Michael Phelps and Caeleb Dressel at the 2018 Jr. Pan Pacific Championships in Fiji.

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The 2022 Global Swimming Calendar Gets Crowded: a Date Breakdown

Most of the world, aside from the United States, will have multiple international championships already in 2022. Could Pan Pacs be cancelled?

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U.S. OLY Swimming Trials, Other Event Delays Costing Omaha Almost $200 mil

The U.S. Swimming Trials represents just one of the pieces of the overall Olympic puzzle that has taken a different shape in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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USA Swimming Releases Guidelines On Reopening Facilities

The organization has sent out a document outlining how to safely reopen facilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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USA Swimming Will Hold Virtual Convention in 2020; US Aquatic Sports Cancels

USA Swimming will hold an independent, virtual convention in 2020 after United States Aquatic Sports cancelled its 2020 event scheduled for September.

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Paralympic Gold Medalist Jessica Long Featured In Documentary

23-time Paralympic medalist and world record holder Jessica Long is the feature of a new film from the nonprofit organization I Am Second.

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Luca Urlando’s Shoulder Back To Normal; Plans To Attend Georgia for 2020-2021

World Junior champ Luca Urlando is fully recovered from a dislocated shoulder, his coach says, and is still on track to attend UGA next year.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 Boys NCAA Swimming Recruits, Class of 2020

It’s an elite class of IMers heading into the NCAA next fall (assuming there’s a season), led by Carson Foster and a host of World Junior medalists.

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Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Looking Back At Maya DiRado’s April of 2016

One Olympic cycle ago, Maya DiRado was completing an impressive month of April that set her up for a first-time Olympic berth and four medals in Rio.

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