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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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Two Years Out from Trials: How Do Indianapolis and Omaha Stack Up?

Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium will be the biggest venue yet for the 2024 US Olympic Trials. How does the rest of the city stack up against Omaha?

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Loyola Marymount Adds Phoenix Swim Club’s Grace Hull for 2022-23

Fly/IM specialist Grace Hull from Phoenix Swim Club in Arizona has committed to swim at Loyola Marymount in the class of 2026.

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SwimSwam Podcast Hits 1,000,000 All-Time Audio Downloads

Audio is only one way fans listen to the podcast. Across Instagram and Youtube our reach is just over 17 million and it’s climbing fast.

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Texas High School Water Polo Player Charged With Assault

A Dallas-area high school water polo player is facing an assault charge after allegedly attacking an opponent during a match in April.

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Cleveland State Swimming Earns 2022 Horizon League Raise Your Sights Award

The Raise Your Sights Award is presented annually by the Horizon League to the top academic male and female teams from each league institution.

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