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Arizona Adds European Juniors Finalist Ralph Daleiden for 2022

Daleiden will be a part of a freshman class at the University of Arizona this fall that is loaded with sprint freestyle talent.

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Hoosiers Set To Host Spring Opener Against Louisville

The spring portion of Indiana’s season is set to begin Friday when the Hoosiers host Louisville for a dual meet inside Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.

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Jiarui Xue Swims Lifetime Bests at Mid-States All-Star Championships

Multiple midwest LSC’s faced off at the IUPUI Natatorium last weekend at the Mid-States All-Star Champs. The meet also had an appearance by Lilly King.

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Elizabeth Pennington Commits to Rowan with Team Record Times

Pennington will arrive on campus with a time in the 200 back that is already faster than the program record in the event.

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Olympic Champion Pernille Blume Returns To Training After Post-Tokyo Hiatus

Following her Olympic bronze-winning swim in Tokyo, Blume took some time out of the pool and competed on a Danish dancing show.

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Kevin Weldon To Step Down As Head Coach of Dayton Raiders, Remain With Club

Weldon will step down at the end of the season after 33 years as head coach, staying on in a lesser role with the Raiders doing more “targeted” coaching.

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Dutch Dozen Now Training In Flagstaff Through Early February

Arno Kamminga, Stan Pijnenburg, Kira Toussaint and Marrit Steenbergen are just a few of the Dutch swimmers now stationed in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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Distance Swimmer Frank Runge Commits to Division II McKendree

Runge will make the trip north from Florida to Illinois as he has committed to McKendree University as a member of the class of 2026.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Women’s #40-31

Annie Lazor has evolved into one of the best 200 breaststrokers on the planet in recent years, winning bronze in the event at the Tokyo Olympics.

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NAG Record-Holder Ilya Kharun Swam 60×100 @ 1:02 With Sandpipers (Podcast)

Ilya takes us through his evolution in the pool and with the sandpipers, shedding light on his monumental drop from 1:56 to 1:42 in the 200 fly

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Olympic, Paralympic Swimmers Join Crowd Calling For Access to COVID Vaccine

Olympic and Paralympic swimmers including Federica Pellegrini (above) join crowd calling for “free and equitable access” to COVID vaccine.

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Texas Man Becomes First Charged Under New U.S. Anti-Doping Law

The man was charged for providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics, including Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare.

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Revisiting The ISL Scoring System: An Analysis of Jackpot Points (Part 4)

In the final segment of the four-part series, we ponder whether the jackpot system should remain, or should the ISL remove it altogether?

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arena Renews Contract with Olympic and World Champion Kristóf Milák

The 21-year-old Hungarian’s new contract runs through 2024 and includes the Summer Olympics in Paris.

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Tennessee Hosting LCM Invite Following Cancellation of Knoxville PSS

Tennessee’s Allan Jones Aquatic Center will play host to the Tennessee Long Course Invite, a replacement for the cancelled Knoxville PSS.

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