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Katie Grimes Breaks 15-16 NAG Record With 3:57.02 400 IM, 4th-Fastest Performance Ever

16 year-old Katie Grimes rewrote the record books tonight in Austin with a 3:57.02, the 4th-fastest 400 yard IM performance in history.

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16 Year-Old Maximus Williamson Swims 3:39 400 IM to Erase Phelps’ Last Yards NAG Record

Maximus Williamson lopped two seconds off of Michael Phelps’ last yards NAG record, clocking a 3:39.83 tonight in Austin.

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15-Year Old Thomas Heilman Swims 44.67 100 Fly: Faster than 15-16 and 17-18 NAG Records

Thomas Heilman continued rewriting the record books tonight, clocking a 44.67 that cleared the existing 15-16 NAG record by nearly a second.

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Richards & Anderson Log Wins On Night 1 Of 2022 Scottish SC Championships

On the heels of his British record last week, Olympic medalist Matt Richards takes the men’s 100m freestyle victory to kick off Scottish Championships.

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2022 Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Alex Shackell blazed a 50.97 in the girls’ 100 fly prelims this morning, but she’ll have to hold off Charlotte Crush and Summer McIntosh in tonight’s final. 

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2022 Short Course Worlds Picks and Previews: Women’s Backstroke

After earning silver in the 50/100/200 backstroke at 2021 SC Worlds, Kylie Masse is back chasing gold in each distance in Melbourne.

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On-Fire Irishman Daniel Wiffen Clocks 400 IM National Record

Irish freestyle ace broke new ground with a national record in the 400m IM as Daniel Wiffen snagged bronze tonight in Scotland.

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Laura Val Gets 6 More Masters World Records; Olympian Gabrielle Rose Too!

Laura Val has broken almost 450 Masters World Records in her hall-of-fame career. She added six more to that total last weekend in Long Beach.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 42.6% Say Men’s 200 IM (SCY) Has Taken Biggest Leap In Last Decade

After 1:40 was broken for the first time in the 200 IM in 2015, the 2022 NCAA Championships saw a swimmer produce that time out of the ‘B’ final.

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2022 Winter Juniors – East: Daniel Diehl Scratches 200 Free ‘A’ Final On Day 3

Diehl will shift his focus to the ‘A’ final of the 100 back, where he qualified fourth overall in a new best time of 46.40.

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2022 Winter Juniors – West: Three Swimmers Scratch Bonus Finals On Friday Night

Coronado’s Samuel Quarles has dropped the ‘C’ final of the boys’ 100 fly on Day 3 in Austin, keying in on the ‘B’ final in the 200 free.

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Sean Green Becomes the Youngest Swimmer in Decades to Swim a Sub-15 Minute Mile

While USA Swimming doesn’t keep all-time single-age records, Sean Green is the youngest swimmer to break 15 minutes in the mile since at least 1987.

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Alex Shackell Continues Surge, Hits 50.97 100 Fly To Move To #2 In 15-16 Age Group

Shackell’s time makes her just the second swimmer in the girls’ 15-16 age group under 51 seconds.

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2022 Winter Juniors – West: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Today is the third day of racing at the 2022 Winter Junior Championships. Today’s events include the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 back, and 100 breast.

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2022 Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Day three of the 2022 East Winter Junior Championships will feature the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back this morning.

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