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NISCA Proposes Five New Organizational Rule Changes In 2020

NISCA – the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association – has announced five constitutional change proposals for 2020.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Hali Flickinger unleashed the #1 time in the world this year in the prelims of the 200 fly, coming just .02 off of the Pro Swim Series Record set in 2012.

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Curzan Drops Lifetime Best 1:45 200 Free on Night 1 of Cary Sectionals

Leading off the 800 free relay for the Tac Titans was junior standout Claire Curzan. She broke 1:46 for the first time in 1:45.47.

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Plantation Sectionals Day 1: Yeziel Morales Swims 8:13.8, Hits 800 FR LTB

The Puerto Rican Morales won the men’s 800 free to open the Plantation Sectional Championships.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Shields Scratches 100 FL to Focus on 200 FR

U.S. Olympian Tom Shields, a California postgrad, has scratched out of his signature 100 fly. Shields, however, will still swim the 200 free.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 2 Race Videos

Catch Haughey V. Manuel in the 100 free, Flickinger V. Smith in the 200 fly, Apple V. Jackson on the men’s side, as well as more day 2 PSS Des Moines races.

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Hali Flickinger Breaks Cammile Adams’ Pro Swim Record in World-Leading 200 Fly

2020 PRO SWIM SERIES – DES MOINES March 4-7, 2020 Des Moines, Iowa LCM (50m) Meet Info Psych Sheets Live…

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Regan Smith Breaks 17-18 NAG Record with 2:06.3 200 Fly in Des Moines

Smith raced to a lifetime best 2:06.39. That erases the former 17-18 NAG Record of 2:06.95 set by Katie McLaughlin at the 2015 World Championships.

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Germany’s Heidtmann Nearly Hits Olympic Qualifying Time with 1:46 200 FR

German Olympian Jacob Heidtmann nearly hit his qualifying time for Tokyo 2020 in a 200 free time trail at the 2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel comes into Thursday at the Des Moines PSS with the top seed in the men’s 100 free, one of the events in which he’s a two-time world champion.

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2020 NCAA Zone Diving Preview & Qualification Procedure

NCAA Zone Diving – the last piece of the NCAA invite puzzle – begins next week, with all diving spots locked in by Saturday, March 14.

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Haughey Focuses on 1FR, R. Smith Focuses on 2FL for Des Moines Day 2 Finals

Siobhan Haughey will only focus on the 100 free, where she is seeded 0.06s behind Simone Manuel. Regan Smith also chose to only swim the 200 fly.

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Former USA Swimming Award-Winning Coach Mike Hastings Dies

Hastings, Olympian Summer Sanders’ longtime direct coach and a 2013 ASCA Hall of Fame inductee, died last week.

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Legendary Minnesota High School Coach Jerry Carlson Dies at 85

Carlson started the boys swim team at Hutchinson High School in 1961 and coached there for 46 years before retiring in 2007.

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Ledecky Hits Fifth-Best 1500 Time Ever to Kick Off Pro Swim Series – Des Moines

Katie Ledecky had a great swim to start off the Des Moines stop of the 2020 Pro Swim Series, collecting the 1500 free victory with a 15:29.51.

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