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Leah Hayes on 4:03 400 IM, National Team Training Camp, and Racing Future UVA Teammates

SwimSwam sat down with World Champs medalist Leah Hayes after her superb racing at the 2023 Chicagoland Championships, highlighted by her 4:03.05 400 IM

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Marquette Boys Finish Michigan U.P. 4-Peat, Girls Defend Title

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula high school championships saw both defending champions from Marquette High use numbers and quality to dominate the team titles.

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2023 NEC Fan Guide: With Long-Reigning Champs Bryant Gone, Fields Wide Open

The Howard University men will vie for their first NEC title after reigning champs Bryant moved to the America East Conference.

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Hawaii and BYU Win MPSF Team Titles; Laticia Transom Shatters Records and Splits 46.66

Hawaii fifth year Laticia Transom, who transferred from USC for grad school, made a huge impact in her first and only MPSF Championships.

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2023 Summit League Fan Guide: Denver Dominance Remains, But Lindenwood Shakes Things Up

The Denver men and women have combined to win 17 of 18 conference titles since joining the Summit League, and that trend figures to continue this year.

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Bolles School Veterans Show Out at SEC Swimming & Diving Championships

The Bolles School has produced a number of elite swimmers. Their coaching alumni have a strong history of infiltrating top levels of swimming too.

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Missouri City, Texas Swim Instructor Added To U.S. Center For SafeSport Database

A swim instructor and former club coach from Missouri City, Texas, has been added to the U.S. Center for SafeSport disciplinary database.

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Head Coach Rick Bishop Preached Belief All Season in LSU’s Chase for an SEC Relay Title

Bishop, a big Bill Belichick and New England Patriots fan, preached belief and “doing your job” all year long, and the LSU women did just that on both relays

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2023 Women’s MAC Fan Guide: Akron In the Hunt For 9th Title in 10 Years

After reclaiming the MAC title in 2022, the Akron women are set to be dominant yet again as they aim for their 9th title in 10 years.

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Sean Colson Leads Grinnell College Men to 7th Midwest Conference Team Title in a Row

Grinnell also picked up individual honors as freshman Sean Colson was named Swimmer of the Year and freshman Rommin Adl claimed Newcomer of the Year.

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There Must Be Something In (And Out Of) The Water At SPIRE Academy

SPIRE aims to get the most out of their athletes through a steady mix of performance, personal and mental training.

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Mio Narita Posts Personal Best In 200 IM To Close Out Konami Open

16-year-old Mio Narita of Japan continues to impress, putting up a lifetime best in the 200m IM to close out the 2023 Konami Open.

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Derek Maas, Chloe Stepanek Named 2023 SEC Swim & Dive Scholar-Athletes of the Year

Texas A&M’s Stepanek had a 4.0 GPA in biomedical sciences, while Alabama’s Maas earned his undergrad degree in biology while pursuing his MBA (4.0 in both).

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33-Year-Old Ryosuke Irie Races First 200 Back In Nearly A Year – 1:56.81

At 33 years of age, four-time Olympian Ryosuke Irie raced his first 200m backstroke in nearly a year, clocking a time of 1:56.81.

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Rapsys Closes Lithuanian Winter Championships As Top Swimmer Of The Meet

27-year-old Olympian Danas Rapsys got his 2023 racing year underway at the Lithuanian Winter Championships over the weekend.

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