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2022 NCAA Division II Women’s Championships – Day 3 Ups/Downs

Queens and Drury lead with 9 and 7 qualifiers, respectively, for Friday night’s finals session.

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1980 Olympic Gold Medalist Oleksandr Sydorenko Dies from COVID-19

Ukraine-born Alexander Sidorenko won the 1980 Olympic gold medal in the 400 IM. He died in February at 61 years old due to COVID-19.

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2022 W. NCAA Picks: Battle of the Accolades in the 100 Backstroke

Regan Smith owns the American and U.S. Open record in this event. Can she add an NCAA title in the 100 backstroke to her already impressive resume?

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SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Predict 3-4 U.S. Open Records Will Fall At NCAA Meets

Maggie MacNeil was the only swimmer, man or woman, to set an all-time record at last season’s NCAA Championship meets.

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Venue Snippets From 2022 Budapest World Championships

Take stock of some of the unique information surrounding the venues to be used for the 2022 FINA Aquatic World Championships

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Auburn Adds Breaststroker Britton Spann to Freshman Class of 2023

Dynamo Swim Club’s Britton Spann, a current high school junior, will complete a trio of strong breaststrokers in Auburn’s class of 2027 verbal commitments.

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The 2022 Men’s NCAA Championship Pick ‘Em Contest Is Here!

Will Nicolas Albiero repeat as NCAA champ in the men’s 200 fly? Guess right and you could win some prizes courtesy of GMX7 in the SwimSwam Pick ’em Contest.

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After Rule Keeps Him Out of NCAAs, Remi Fabiani Wins 50 Free at NIC Champs

An NCAA rule about teams moving from Division II to Division I kept Remi Fabiani out of this year’s NCAA Championships, but he’s making the most of his NIC bid.

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USA Swimming Grows Community Impact Grant Program

USA Swimming has renewed grants for 11 of the inaugural programs from 2021 and will support an additional nine clubs to underserved communities.

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arena Swim of the Week: Summer McIntosh’s Mind-Boggling 4:29.12 400 IM

Giving the 15-year-old Canadian’s monumental performance some historical perspective as she launches into #3 on the all-time performers’ list.

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2022 NCAA Division II Women’s Championships – Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

NSU’s Savanna Best is top seed in the 100 breast, whose prelims will take place Friday morning along with the 500 free, 100 back, and 200 fly.

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2022 NCAA Division II Men’s Championships – Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Day Three prelims session will consist of heats of the men’s 500 free, 100 back, 100 breast, and 200 fly, where Jack Lustig of McKendree is the #2 seed.

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Japanese Worlds Team Headed To Mare Nostrum

Key swimmers on the Japanese national team are headed to the 2022 Mare Nostrum tour in May, marking the first time in three years they’ll have participated.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/11/2022

This edition of Weekly Wonders includes some standout swims from 16-year-old Colin Zhang, who now sits 22nd all-time in the boys’ 15-16 200 breaststroke.

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Miami Hurricanes Sign Coach Andy Kershaw To Three-Year Contract Extension

Kershaw, who is in his ninth year at the helm of the Hurricanes swimming program, has guided Miami through a steady ascension since arriving in 2013.

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