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Rachel Klinker Added To US 2024 World Championship Roster For 200 Butterfly

Klinker finished 9th in the 200 butterfly in June at US Summer Nationals. Klinker is currently in her senior season at Cal.

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Erik Posegay, Abi Liu, Ken O’Reilly Named To US Coaching Staff For 2024 Worlds

USA Swimming promoted Posegay (above) to National Junior Team Director and National Coach this fall and will coach alongside Liu and O’Reilly.

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USA Down Syndrome Swimming Announces National Team

27 swimmers from across the country qualified for the USA Down Syndrome Swimming (USADSS) National team, featuring both pool and artistic athletes.

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Speedo Announces Exciting Partnership With American Swimming Sensation Bella Sims

This exciting collaboration between Speedo and Bella, brings together one of the most iconic swim brands with a rising star in competitive swimming.

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Bognar, Han, Hurst, Sauickie Added To US Roster For Doha As Grimes, Weinstein, Gallant Out

Lilla Bognar (above) will compete in the 400 IM and 200 backstorke at Worlds next month in Doha. Four women were added to the US roster.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Erica Sullivan’s Fourth Annual Oscars Thread (And Our Thoughts)

Sullivan created her fourth annual thread giving swimming equivalents to the “Best Picture” Oscar nominees on X (formerly known as Twitter).

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Brookfield Swim Club Hosts First-Ever U.S. National Ice Swimming Championships

Water temperatures were maintained between a frigid 38 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit in Chantilly, Virginia.

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No Americans Broke A World Record In 2023, The First Time In 78 Years

We went a full calendar year without any U.S. swimmers breaking a world record in 2023, something that had last happened in 1945.

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Unsuited Gretchen Walsh Blasts Fastest 50 Free Split Of All-Time With 20.19

Walsh was not suited up tonight and swam the fastest 50 free relay split of all-time. She also had a huge swim leading off on the backstroke leg.

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After King Accepted Ledecky’s 400 IM Challenge in 2023, They Went Head-to-Head in Knoxville

In 2023, Lilly King said she could throw down a good 400 IM. Fellow Olympic champion Katie Ledecky told King to put her money where her mouth was.

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After Successful Pro Swim, World Champ Nic Fink Looks Ahead to Doha

With the like of Peaty, Martinenghi, & Kamminga, Fink welcomes the opportunity to race at the highest level months before the US Olympic Trials in June. 

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Gretchen Walsh on Winter Training: “Some of the best training I’ve had my whole life”

Virginia Junior Gretchen Walsh has already had a stellar start to her 3rd NCAA season and it looks to keep Improving from here.

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Santa Clara’s International Swim Center Closed Indefinitely For Repairs

With the world renowned swim center closed until further notice, the Santa Clara Swim Club, which has an Olympic Trials qualifier, is fighting for lane space.

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Ranking The Top 10 Swims From The 2024 Knoxville Pro Swim Series

There were plenty of impressive swims last week in Knoxville, including an American record courtesy of 22-year-old Kate Douglass.

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Todd DeSorbo’s 2 Favorite Winter Training Sets

2024 Women’s Swimming Olympic coach Todd DeSorbo shares his 2 favorite sets to give his athletes during winter training. 

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