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SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Pick Ledecky To Beat Dressel In 800 Freestyle Clash

Well over half of SwimSwam readers think Katie Ledecky would beat Caeleb Dressel if the two were ever to lock horns in an 800 freestyle race.

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500 Free Mis-Count Costs Swimmers a Shot at Conference Titles in 500 Free

The top 2 swimmers in the 500 free at the Mid-South Championships on Thursday both stopped swimming when an official rang the bell 50 yards too early.

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Bowe Becker Swims First Races Since August in Minnesota Tri Meet

After almost 6 months out of racing, Bowe Becker swam a pair of exhibition events at last weekend’s Minnesota-Northwestern-Purdue tri meet.

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Texas v SMU Women’s Meet Cancelled Due To Weather, Men’s Meet To Go Ahead

The Texas and SMU women and men were both slated to compete today, but the women’s meet has been canceled due to weather.

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Cal Men Set For Split Weekend In Southern California

The Golden Bears open Friday at USC and UC San Diego at 2 p.m., then return for the Triton Invitational at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

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USA Swimming Cancels Des Moines Pro Swim Series Meet

This is the second stop of the USA Swimming Pro Swim Series to be canceled this season after January’s stop in Knoxville was also called off.

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Michael Brinegar Gunning for 1,650 NCAA Title, Predicts ‘Around 14:10’ to Win

Brinegar looks ahead to the Big 10 and NCAA championships, where he’s shooting to be in the hunt for a title (and American record) in the 1,650.

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arena Swim of the Week: Jasmine Nocentini Fires Off 21.92 50 Free

Nocentini dropped nearly four-tenths from her best time to move into the top 10 in the nation in the women’s 50 freestyle.

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Arena Lancia La Nuova Muta Powerskin Storm

La nuova muta Powerskin Storm di arena è realizzata per riuscire a cavalcare le onde in acque libere. Le caratteristiche

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Cate Campbell Reaffirms Paris 2024 Commitment, Will Train In Europe

Australian sprint star Cate Campbell has reaffirmed her commitment to pursue a spot on the roster for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.

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Who Lit the Olympic Flame at the #Beijing2022 Olympic Games?

The choice of Uyghur Muslim Dinigeer Yilamujiang as one of two who lit the Olympic flame on Friday in Beijing has raised eyebrows amid accusations of Chinese genocide.

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Update: Katinka Hosszu Sick With Food Poisoning At FFN Golden Tour – Nice

Hungary’s swimming star Katinka Hosszu was entered in 3 events for FFN Golden Tour – Nice but already opted not to swim 1 of them.

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NCAA To Review USA Swimming Transgender Policy At End of February

The NCAA’s Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports will meet at the end of the month to review USA Swimming’s new policy.

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North Carolina, South Korea Are Finalists To Host 2027 World University Games

The finalists for hosting the 2027 World University were confirmed Thursday morning to be North Carolina, USA, and Chungcheong, South Korea.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 2/4/2022

This week’s age group standouts included the performances of 11-year-old Mikayla Tan, who had some exceptional swims in the girls’ 200 and 400 IM.

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