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Leah Smith On Falling Flat on Her Face and Then Getting Back Up

After missing the 2020 Olympic Team last year, Leah Smith has convincingly made her way back onto 2022 world champs team

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USA Swimming Coach Jim Puleo Passes Away

Jim Puleo, who coached internationally and at the age group, collegiate and Olympic levels, passed away two weeks ago Friday.

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Rikako Ikee Swims Her Fastest 100 Freestyle Since Beating Leukemia

Tonight in Tokyo, 21-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee put up her best 100m freestyle time since returning to racing in late 2020.

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Kieran Smith: “It’s good to know that I can still be on top of the 200 Free”

Kieran Smith won the men’s 200 free from lane 6, putting up the fastest time in the world so far this season in 1:45.25.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: US Trials Day 4 Instant Reactions

We breakdown all the exciting results from night three of the 2022 US World Championships Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Drew Kibler on Men’s 4×200: “I think there’s a redemption story in the making”

Drew Kibler remained in the second position throughout the entire race, coming with .07 of Smith. His 1:45.32 is the #2 time in the world thus far.

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Shaine Casas Absent From 200 IM Heats At U.S. Trials

Casas opted not to race the event due to a scheduling conflict with the 200 backstroke at the World Championships.

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Olympic Bronze Medalist Kate Douglass No-Shows 200 IM At U.S. Trials

Douglass won Olympic bronze in the women’s 200 IM last year but has opted out of the event at World Trials in Greensboro.

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2022 U.S. Trials: SwimSwam Pick’em Contest Day 4 Update

This post contains the updated scores for the SwimSwam Pick’ems contest on and through day 4 of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Day 4 Swims You Might Have Missed or Overlooked

In prelims, Metroplex Aquatics 18-year-old Zhier Fan posted a massive personal best of 1:00.64 in the men’s 100 breast, qualifying him for the ‘A’ final.

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2022 U.S Trials: Day 5 Prelims Preview

Kate Douglass will take on the tough 200 IM and 50 free double in the short last prelims session of U.S World Trials in Greensboro.

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Dal Primo Maggio In Piscina Si Potrà Accedere Senza Green Pass

A partire dal 1° Maggio 2022 si potrà accedere agli impianti natatori senza esibire il Green Pass. Tutte le novità e le norme che decadono

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VOGO and Myrtha Pools Sign a Partnership To Deploy a Connected Pool Solution

The aim of this collaboration is to equip Myrtha pools with a turnkey video recording and broadcasting solution.

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Regan Smith Focusing on Rebuilding Herself as a New Swimmer

Smith came to the wall in a blazing 57.76, winning by half a body length and taking down the U.S. Open Record, which she had set in 2021 with 57.92.

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So Who Gets to Swim the Stroke 50s At Worlds?

If USA Swimming’s Olympic selection criteria isn’t Byzantine enough, the stroke 50s add a whole other layer of complexity to Worlds qualification.

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