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Thyn Van Lier Switches from Basketball to Swimming; 1 Year Later He Commits to FAU

After taking up swimming again a year and a half ago, Thyn Van Lier commits to FAU with a 100 breast time that would score top-8 at CCSA Championships.

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Rikako Ikee Wins 50 Fly By More Than One Second At Tokyo New Year’s Meet

22-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee of Japan was back in the water tonight competing on day one of the 2023 Tokyo New Year’s Meet.

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Simone Manuel Torna A Gareggiare Alle Pro Swim Series-Gli Iscritti

Tra gli iscritti alla tappa di Knoxville delle Pro swim Series figurano Simone Manuel, Penny Oleksiak ed il tunisino Ahmed Hafnaoui.

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I Campionati Europei Juniores Si Svolgeranno A Belgrado A Luglio

La 49sima edizione del meeting giovanile di nuoto europeo si svolgerà a Belgrado nella prima settimana del mese di Luglio 2023

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Sarasota’s Aidan Siers Announces Commitment to Auburn’s of Class 2028

Aidan Siers has announced his verbal commitment to join Auburn’s class of 2028, adding depth for a team that’s been on a recent upswing under Ryan Wochomurka.

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Oliver Pilkinton Commits to Harvard, Setting Up Family Rivalry with Sisters at Yale

Ensworth Aquatics sprinter Oliver Pilkinton, whose sisters both swim/swam for Yale, has opted to spend his collegiate career at rival Harvard.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier JT Schmid Makes Verbal Pledge to UNC Chapel Hill

Back/fly/IM specialist JT Schmid has announced his intention to swim for the Tar Heels beginning in the 2024-25 school year.

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2022-2023 NISCA All-America Time Standards Released

Kaii Winkler has been among the top performers thus far in the 2022-23 high school swimming season.

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NCAA All-American Iszac Henig Competing On Yale Men’s Team For His Senior Season

Hening, a transgender man, spent his first three collegiate seasons swimming for the Yale women’s team and A-finaled at 2022 Women’s NCAAs.

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2023 “BOTR” Ava Whitaker Flips Verbal Commitment from SMU to Indiana

Ava Whitaker from Ambush Swim Team in Nacogdoches, Texas, has decommitted from SMU and signed an NLI with Indiana for 2023.

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Michigan Gets Commitment from “Jack of All Trades” Colin Geer (2023)

Colin Geer has at least Winter Junior National times in every stroke except backstroke. He will be joining the Michigan Wolverines in fall of 2023.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 65% Select Popovici’s 100 Free As Top World Record of 2022

David Popovici broke a 13-year-old super-suited world record in the men’s 100 freestyle at the European Championships.

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Simone Manuel, Penny Oleksiak Set to Return at Pro Swim Series in Knoxville

Simone Manuel will make her return to elite swimming next week, according to psych sheets for the Pro Swim Series stop in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

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The Man Who Ended Phelps’ 200 Fly Streak in 2012 Will Race at the Knoxville Pro Swim

Chinese swimmer Wu Peng, who in 2012 became the first man to beat Michael Phelps in the 200 fly in almost a decade, is entered to race in Knoxville.

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5th International Ice Swimming World Championships Set For Jan. 12-15 In Samoëns, FRA

The 5th edition of the IISA World Championships will run from Jan. 12-15 in Samoëns, France, with close to 500 swimmers from 42 countries expected to compete.

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