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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Backstroke

Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov and Romania’s Robert Glinta will go head-to-head in the men’s 50 and 100 backstroke at SC Worlds, just like they did at Euros.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Breaststroke Events

Belarusian 27-year-old Ilya Shymanovich is a top 2 seed in all 3 men’s breast events.

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2021 SC World’s Picks & Previews: Women’s 50, 100, and 200 Butterfly

With a slew of Olympic finalists, the women’s butterfly events are set to be some of the most anticipated of the 2021 SC World Championships.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: Dec. 15-19, 2021

There are a few dual meets this week, including a C-USA matchup between FIU and Marshall.

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Katie Ledecky on Move to Gainesville and Training at the University of Florida

SwimSwam caught up with Katie Ledecky to talk about her recent move to Gainesville to train with Coach Anthony Nesty at the University of Florida.

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Erica Sullivan Talks Freshman Year at Texas and Life in Austin (Video)

SwimSwam caught up with Erica Sullivan on the red carpet at 2021 Golden Goggles and talked about her freshman year so far at the University of Texas.

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2018 NCAA Champion Diver Brooke Schultz Transfers to South Carolina

Brooke Schultz completed her academic work at Arkansas this week, and she will now transfer to South Carolina for graduate school.

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Cornell Athletics Practice, Competition Interrupted by Omicron Variant

A rapid increase in new cases of COVID-19, combined with evidence of the Omicron variant on campus, has ground in-person activities at Cornell to a halt.

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Canadian Record Holder Ingrid Wilm Breaks Hand

World-ranked backstroker Ingrid Wilm of Canada revealed she suffered a palm injury, with questions stirring about her recovery plan.

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2021 Golden Goggles: US Olympic Swimmers talk Awards They’re Most Excited For

On the red carpet, we asked swimmers which awards they were excited for. Mostly, athletes were excited to see which awards their teammates would take home.

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2021 Golden Goggles: US Olympic Swimmers on their Red Carpet Fashion

On the red carpet, the swimmers had the opportunity to show off their own unique styles in a manner that goes beyond swimsuit, cap, and goggles.

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Guilherme Costa Of Brazil Latest Abu Dhabi Withdrawal

We just learned that Brazilian freetyler Guilherme Costa is the latest big name to pull out of these Short Course World Championships.

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17-Yr-Old Pieter Coetze Is Sole Day One Start List Absence

Start lists for day one of the 2021 Short Course World Championships have been published and we noted one particular absence.

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2021 SC World’s Picks & Previews: Women’s Distance Freestyle

After a breakout performance at Short Course Euros, Russia’s Anastasiia Kirpichnikova is the heavy favorite to win gold in the women’s 800 free.

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USA Swimming Board of Directors Elects Its Officers

The USA Swimming Board of Directors elected Kathy Fish to the position of Vice Chair while re-electing Kenneth Chung as Vice Chair Fiscal Oversight,

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