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Former U.S. Olympic, Yale Coach Frank Keefe Passes Away

Former U.S. Olympic coach Frank Keefe has died, leaving behind a legacy within the Pennsylvania community as well as at Yale University and beyond.

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16-Year-Old Alexia Sotomayor Lowers Her Own Peruvian 50 Fly Record to 28.04

16-year-old Alexia Sotomayor lowered her own Peruvian record in the women’s 50-meter butterfly on Thursday in Lima, Peru.

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NCAA Qualifier And 2022 U.S. National Teamer Summer Smith Transfers To Florida

Smith, a 2022 NCAA qualifier in the 500/1650 free and 400 IM, will contribute to the distance freestyle depth of the defending SEC Champions.

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Coetze Clocks Two Meet Records, Andrew Scores 50 Fly Win On Day 1 Of Acropolis Swim Open

American Olympian Michael Andrew topped the men’s 50m fly field to open the 2023 Acropolis Swim Open in Athens, Greece this evening.

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Gabon Found Non-Compliant By WADA, Will Be Required To Compete Under Neutral Flag

The non-compliance comes as a result of the Gabon NADO failing to implement the 2021 version of the WADA Code fully within its legal system.

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Futures Runner-Up Bri Deierlein Verbally Commits to Northwestern (2024)

Junior Bri Deierlein, part of the powerful Riverside High School program in Florida, has verbally committed to Northwestern

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Penn Picks Up Washington HS State Champion Liam Campbell (2023)

Campbell’s current personal best times in the 50 and 100 free would have made him Penn’s 2nd-fastest performer this past season.

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UNC Adds Summer Juniors Qualifier Eden Goettsch To Class Of 2027

FMC Aquatic Club’s Eden Goettsch has announced her commitment to continue her education and swimming career at UNC this upcoming fall.

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NFHS Makes Eight Rule Changes For High School Swimming In 2023-24

The NFHS will follow national trends and permit swimmers to be fully submerged at the finish in backstroke events moving forward.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 55.9% Think Wellbrock Should Be Favored In Men’s 1500 Free At Worlds

The majority of voters believe Florian Wellbrock should be favored over defending champion Gregorio Paltrinieri at the 2023 World Championships.

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Mike Unger Named Recipient of 2023 USA Swimming Award

Mike Unger, who spent almost 30 years working at USA Swimming, has been named the 2023 USA Swimming Award honoree.

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Paris 2024 Announces Olympic Test Event Schedule

The swimming competition will not have an official test event, but instead will have an operational test in June 2024 at the Paris La Défense Arena.

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arena Swim of the Week: Adela Piskorska Cracks Super-Suited Polish Record In 200 Back

Entering 2023 with a personal best of 2:14.69, Piskorska’s continued improvement culminated with a 2:09.40 showing in the 200 back at Polish Nationals.

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Carson Foster Signs Pro Agreement With Mizuno Through 2028

Foster, who has been wearing Mizuno gear since the age of 15, signed a pro agreement with the company for both swim and training categories.

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Carson Foster Dives Into Decision To Turn Pro, “All-In Mentality” For Long Course

Foster sits down with Coleman to discuss turning pro, why he didn’t take an Olympic redshirt year and also touched on his potential event lineup at Trials.

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