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2021 Swammy Awards: NCAA Male Swimmer of the Year – Shaine Casas

With fast times all season, plus three individual NCAA titles, Shaine Casas wins his second-straight Swammy for NCAA Male Swimmer of the Year.

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Watch: Dean Farris Pushes a 28.7 75 Free with Fins in Practice

If Farris would have kept going and swum another 25, there’s a very real chance he could have swum under 40 seconds for a 100 free

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2021 Swammy Awards: South American Male Swimmer of the Year, Bruno Fratus

Fratus hasn’t slowed down with age. In fact, he won his first Olympic medal at the age of 32, earning Bronze in the 50 free in Tokyo.

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Tom Shields Reveals Pneumonia Diagnosis Following SC World Championships

2-time US Olympic gold medalist Tom Shields has revealed that he has been diagnosed with pneumonia for the second time following the SC World Championships. 

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2021 Swammy Awards: NCAA Men’s Coach of the Year – Eddie Reese

Under Reese’s guidance, the Texas Longhorns swam fast all year and rolled to their 15th NCAA championship during Reese’s tenure

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Multiple Early-January NCAA Swim Meets Canceled Due To COVID-19 Concerns

Florida State, Penn State, Auburn, and Georgia Tech are among those schools whose meets have been canceled this week due to the virus.

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2021 Swammy Awards: European Male Swimmer Of The Year, Evgeny Rylov

Evgeny Rylov was Europe’s most dominant man at the Tokyo Olympics, winning a gold medal in both the 100 and 200 backstrokes.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Knoxville Cancelled, Sakci World Record, & Project Immortal

We discuss USA Swimming canceling the Pro Swim in Knoxville, Emre Sakci’s 50 Breast world record, and Adam Peaty’s ‘Project Immortal’.

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2021 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 15-16

Claire Curzan of TAC Titans and Daniel Diehl from Cumberland YMCA Sea Otters have won the 2021 Swammy awards for the 15-16 age category.

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Amherst College Picks Up Verbal from Winter Juniors Qualifier Finn Nadel

Iowa High School State finalist Finn Nadel has announced his decision to swim and study at Amherst College beginning in the fall of 2022.

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Versatile Swimmer and Futures Qualifier Josie Hood Verbals to Iowa

Josie Hood, a junior from Nebraska, has verbally committed to swim at the University of Iowa. She has Futures cuts in a variety of events.

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Breaststroker and Futures Qualifier Kylie Loving Commits to UNF

Kylie Loving will be staying in-state, committing to the University of North Florida. She is a Futures qualifier in the 100 breast.

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USA Swimming Confirms Cancellation of Pro Swim Series Event In Knoxville

The event, scheduled for January 12-15 in Knoxville, Tenn., has been canceled due to COVID-19.

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Stroke Analysis: Sakci vs. Van der Burgh 50 Breast World Record

Last week, Emre Sakci broke Cameron van der Burgh’s supersuited 50 breast World Record in a 24.95. How do their strokes compare?

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Swimmers With The Most Consecutive Years In The World’s Top 10

The multi-talented Sarah Sjostrom has closed out the year ranked inside the world’s top 10 in the women’s 50 and 100 butterfly 13 straight times.

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