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Cal World Championship Qualifier Lea Polonsky Enters Transfer Portal

Polonsky is a two-time individual All-American in the 200 IM and 400 IM, and will be representing Israel at the upcoming World Championships.

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Hungarian National Coach: Milak Will Eventually Catch Dressel In The 100 Fly

Kristof Milak has eyes on several events at this week’s World Championships, one of which is the men’s 100m fly where he’ll battle Caeleb Dressel once again.

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Matt Sates Comes Down With Illness At Worlds Staging Camp

South African young gun Matt Sates has been under the weather the past days but says his illness will not impact his Budapest performances.

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FINA to Host Extraordinary Congress Meeting on June 19, 2022

On the agenda for the meeting is the election for the Aquatics Integrity Unit as well as the signing of the International Testing Agency agreement.

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Top Five Storylines of the 2022 World Championships – Men’s Edition

Caeleb Dressel has his eyes on eight medals and a repeat of four World titles next week in Budapest.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Melanie Margalis Joins Georgia Tech Swimming Coaching Staff

The Georgia Tech coaching staff in total have 61 CSCAA All-America awards and three Olympic gold medals from their time as athletes.

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Introducing SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft

Check out SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft where we each drafted a team of 8 swimmers that we think will score big in Budapest.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Dressel Headlines Loaded Field In Men’s 50 Fly

The men’s 50 fly features three current world record holders in the event (one LC, two SC) along with the last three long course world champions.

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Seven-Time Olympic Medalist Penny Oleksiak Withdraws From 2022 Commonwealth Games

“I have decided this is the best option long-term to prepare for the 2023 season and into Paris 2024,” Oleksiak said.

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South Africa’s Pieter Coetze Out Of World Championships With COVID

South Africa’s World Championships roster has taken a hit, as backstroking ace PIeter Coetze has dropped out of the meet due to COVID-19.

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Recruiting Season for Class of 2024 Kicks Off Wednesday

Wednesday, June 15 marks the opening day of recruiting for the high school class of 2024 – all communications between students and coaches are now permitted.

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“Best of Rest” Tom Caps Commits to In-state Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Caps will bring MPSF A-final times in the 100/200 breast when he joins the Rainbow Warriors in the fall of 2022.

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How Fast Have The Post-Olympic World Championships Typically Been?

History tells us that while there are some outliers, the World Championships generally tend to be slower than the Olympics were one year prior.

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West Virginia Swimming Royalty Caroline Riggs Makes Verbal Commitment to Yale

Caroline Riggs, the daughter of veteran swim coaches Vic and Renee Riggs, has verbally committed to the Yale University class of 2027.

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Tom Hudson Announces Retirement After 21 Wyoming High School State Championships

NISCA Hall of Famer Tom Hudson announces his retirement after serving as head coach at Laramie High School for the last 32 years.

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