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Breakout Swimmers Of The 2021 ISL Season

Ingrid Wilm was a true breakout star for the LA Current in Season 3, going from undrafted to free agent to the 11th-highest scorer in the league.

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UK Sport Commits Additional 14 Million To Paris 2024 Preparations

UK Sport has committed an additional £11.2m (~14 million USD) funding allocation to help support preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Virginia-Commit Aimee Canny Hits New South African Record In 200 Freestyle

While competing at the 2021 Swim England National Winter Championships, South Africa’s Aimee Canny put up a new national record in the women’s 200m freestyle.

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Ted Erikson, the First Person to Swim Across Lake Michigan, Dies at 93

Ted Erikson, who once swam in Great White shark-infested waters while his spotter fired rifle rounds at approaching sharks, dead at 93.

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St. Norbert’s Matt Trotter Breaks MWC Record at Carthage Classic

Junior Matt Trotter of St. Norbert College broke the Midwest Conference record in the 100 fly with a 49.69 at the Carthage College invite.

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Daiya Seto’s Roadshow Arrives In Flagstaff With Coley Stickels

Japanese World champion Daiya Seto continues his roadshow of training across the United States with his latest pit stop taking place in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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Blaire Bachman Discusses Virginia Fall Training, Being a Head Coach at 24

Bachman takes us through her thoughts on the hoos’ performances at the 2021 Tennessee invite as well as how training has been for the national champions

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RUSADA Appoints Veronika Loginova as New Director General with WADA Approval

The Russian Anti-Doping Association (RUSADA) has appointed a new director general, a year after dismissing the prior permanent director.

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U.S. Expected To Announce Diplomatic Boycott From 2022 Beijing Olympic Games

A diplomatic boycott would mean no U.S. government officials would attend the Games, but U.S. Olympic athletes would still be allowed to compete.

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Penn Freshman Matt Fallon Posts Blistering 1:49.71 200 Breast at Zippy Invite

The freshman made waves in the prelims session, swimming a blistering personal best of 1:50.53 in the men’s 200 breast to establish new meet and pool record.

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Chris Brearton Takes Over as Chair of the Board of Directors of USA Swimming

Former University of Georgia NCAA swimmer and current MGM Chief Operating Officer steps into role after serving two years as Vice-Chair/Chair Elect.

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Grand Canyon Men, Redhawk Women Claim Victories At Miami (OH) Invite

The Grand Canyon men’s swimming and diving team won the three-day Miami Invitational while the Redhawk women came out on top as well.

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Retired Julia Hassler Reflects on Pros And Cons of Representing a Small Country

In an interview with SwimSwam, Lichtenstein’s Julia Hassler shares insights about swimming for a small country.

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Loyola University Maryland Sweeps H2ounds Invitational With 19 Wins On Saturday

Loyola won 19 of 28 events during the two sessions on Saturday, with the men scoring 1,244 points overall and the women putting up 1127.5 to top Marist.

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