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2023 LEN U23 Championships Day 1 Prelims: USA’s Gabriel Jett Clocks 51.53 100 Fly

The opening day’s prelims of the inaugural LEN U23 Championships saw American Gabriel Jett produce a lifetime best in the men’s 100m fly for the top seed.

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Kentucky Hires Illinois State’s Caitlin Hamilton as Associate Coach, Promotes Lieberman

Caitlin Hamilton’s departure from Illinois State to Kentucky leaves the Redbirds without a head coach less than two weeks before classes start.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Williamson, Lakeside Aquatic Club Take Down NAG Records

There were plenty of impressive swims from last week’s Summer Juniors in Irvine, but only one race saw multiple NAG records fall.

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2023 USLA Professional Lifeguard Championships Underway In Virginia Beach

The USLA crowned Open Champions in Board Relay and Run-Swim-Run, as well as age group champions in others including the Surf Boat Race and Surf Ski Race.

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Former Michigan Coach Mike Bottom Joins Fight for Michigan State’s Reinstatement

Ex-Michigan coach Mike Bottom says he’ll “help recruit these athletes and assemble a coaching staff that will move MSU into a conference and national power.”

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Taylor Ruck Will Not Continue Swimming NCAA, Is “Unsure” If She Will Stay At Stanford

Ruck said that she still had remaining NCAA eligibility but was opting not to use it, and that she was “unsure” of whether she would stay at Stanford.

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USA Swimming Announces 36-Member Roster For 2023 Pan American Games

U.S. Olympic gold medalist Brooks Curry is among the swimmers that will represent the Stars and Stripes at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile, in October.

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Kaylee McKeown Discusses Her World Champs DQ, Regan Smith, And Cate Campbell’s Comment

McKeown unpacks every topic, even whether or not she’ll do the Olympic 200 IM/200 Back double. If I missed a question, let me know in the comments.

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Study Indicates Watching Olympic Videos Can Positively Affect Swimmer Performance

The study set out to see the effect of social media use prior to training, but instead shows the positive impact watching Olympic videos can have.

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Sarah Sjostrom’s 14-Year Gap Between Individual World Records Is The Biggest In History

Sjostrom’s 14-year gap between individual world records is nearly double the next-highest mark in long course meters.

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Fukuoka Finals: A Swimfo Showcase

The 2023 World Championships saw 38 different countries send at least one swimmer to an individual final, with 21 of those nations reaching the podium.

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2026 Commonwealth Games Potentially Getting Postponed To 2027

The Commonwealth Games Federation is willing to push back the dates of the quadrennial event after Victoria, Australia’s surprising withdrawal as hosts.

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Carli Cronk Headlines U.S. Team Headed To World Deaf Swimming Championships

Cronk heads to the World Championships after winning a record 12 gold medals at the Deaflympics last year.

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Full Entries Revealed For Inaugural U23 Championships Which Begin On Friday

World Championships silver medalist Krzysztof Chmielewski of Poland is headed to Dublin for the inaugural U23 Championships which kick off tomorrow.

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Comparing Times: What it Took to Make Semis, Finals & Medal at Worlds Dating Back To ’15

Katie Ledecky has won every 800 at a World Champs since ’13, but as the results show the time it takes to final or medal has been slowly encroaching on her.

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