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2024 Olympic Previews: The Sky’s the Limit in 400 IM for Marchand, but Battle Brews for 3rd

After demolishing the World Record last summer in the 400 IM, Leon Marchand has just the Olympic Gold to complete his complete ownership of the event.

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USA Swimming To Propose 221% Increase In Club Dues Beginning September 2025

The national governing body is proposing clubs pay an additional $155 annually, from $70 to $225, which would mark the first increase since at least 1990.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: One More Look at the Data

Out of over 900 athletes competing at Trials, Louisville’s Tommy Bried improved the most from seed time across his meet.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys’ Class Of 2025

Maximus Williamson has overtaken his future teammate Thomas Heilman as the top recruit in the high school class of 2025.

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Developing Olympians: Sergio Lopez on Coaching Ryan Murphy & Caeleb Dressel

Listen to Sergio think back to coaching Murphy and Dressel and what he recalls about what he learned as a coach by working with such immense talents.

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Interactive Maps: 2024 U.S. Olympic Team By Training Base, Hometown, and 2023 Focus Meet

Get ready for Paris 2024 by taking a look at these interactive maps which break down the U.S. Olympic roster by training base, hometown, and 2023 focus meet.

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Katie Ledecky Featured On ESPN’s “My Wish” Series With 10 Year Old Laura Paluck

Paluck spent time with Ledecky as part of her wish after Paluck had a mass above her knee removed during a battle with cancer.

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Murphy, Fink, Weitzeil, Ledecky Named Team USA Captains For Paris Olympics

Ledecky earns her first nod as captain as she enters her 4th Olympics. Murphy returns as a captain after serving as one in Tokyo.

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American Swimmer Kate Douglass Cedes 100 Free Olympic Spot to Teammate Gretchen Walsh

American Kate Douglass won’t swim the 100 free at the Olympic Games; she will be replaced by Gretchen Walsh, who finished 3rd at US Trials.

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Abbey Weitzeil Battled Illness At U.S. Olympic Trials: “I Think I Had COVID At The Meet”

Weitzeil revealed she felt “really tired” during the Trials and tested positive for COVID-19 upon returning home from Indianapolis.

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Jamie Davis Selected as New CEO of USA Water Polo

USA Water Polo selects Jamie Davis, the current head of USA Volleyball, to replace Chris Ramsey as their new CEO beginning in October of 2024.

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USA Swimming Names 38 To 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championship Roster

After making the Olympic Trials final in the 400 IM at the age of 14, Audrey Derivaux qualified to represent the U.S. at the Junior Pan Pacs in August.

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Emma Weber Booked A Ticket To Watch Paris Olympics But Ended Up Making US Olympic Team

Weber finished 2nd in the 100 breaststroke to book her ticket as an athlete to Paris, after originally planning to spectate.

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Coach Jeff Russell Given Three-Year Suspension By USA Swimming, Added To SafeSport Database

Russell formerly coached Southwest Y Michigan Swimming in Kalamazoo. He’ll be suspended through July 2027 barring a successful appeal.

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SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN LIVE | European Jrs, Olympic Defending Champions, and Sjostrom 50y Free

We discuss the 2024 European Jr Championships, which male is most likely to defend his gold medal in Paris, and what Sarah Sjostrom would go in a 50y free.

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