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Katie Ledecky Makes Gator Debut as Florida Men, Women Sweep Georgia

Neither Bobby Finke nor Kieran Smith swam at Friday’s meet, but another Gator Olympian, volunteer assistant Katie Ledecky, swam the men’s 500 frees in their absence.

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Is Nic Fink Actually Eligible to Swim the 100 IM at Short Course Worlds?

USA Swimming included Nic Fink (foreground) on its World Short Course Championships roster in the 100 IM, but so far, it doesn’t appear he is eligible to swim the event.

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Watch Kyle Chalmers Historic 44.84 100 Free World Record

Watch how Australian Kyle Chalmers nearly caught the Kazan pool on fire en route to logging a new World Record in the 100 freestyle.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 75% Pick Gretchen Walsh As Most Impressive Female Freshman

Walsh has had a scorching start to her first NCAA season at Virginia, setting lifetime bests and leading the nation across different events.

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17-Yr-Old David Popovici Puts Up 46.77 Romanian Record In SCM 100 Free

Making his 2021 FINA World Cup debut, Olympic finalist David Popovici of Romania hit a new SCM 100 free lifetime best and national record tonight.

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2021 FINA World Cup – Kazan: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Kyle Chalmers comes into Day 2 finals aiming to erase the 13-year-old world record of 44.94 in the men’s 100 freestyle, having clocked 45.03 last week.

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Kyle Chalmers Record Del Mondo 100 Stile Vasca Corta 44.84

Kyle Chalmers ha stabilito il nuovo Record del Mondo nei 100 stile libero durante la seconda giornata della tappa di Kazan Della World Cup

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Swimming Canada Announces Mary C. Lyne As New President

Lyne, who joined the board in 2018, had been serving as vice-president since June, when then-President Cheryl Gibson stepped down to join the FINA Bureau.

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Kyle Chalmers Delivers With Monster 44.84 100 Free World Record

Kyle Chalmers was ready, aimed and fired a new World Record of 44.84 in the SCM 100 freestyle, overtaking a mark that’s been on the books well over a decade.

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Daiya Seto Pumps Out 1:50.66 200 IM World Cup Series Record

Japan’s Daiya Seto continued his IM dominance here in Kazan, ripping a new World Cup Record to take the 200m title on day 2.

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Swim of the Week: Will Gallant Hits Early-Season 14:53.9 1650 Free

Gallant’s time appears as though it might be the fastest we’ve ever seen in the 1650 freestyle prior to the beginning of November.

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Viktoria Gunes Hits New Turkish 400 IM National Record

Turkish swimmer Viktoria Gunes broke through with a new national record in the women’s 400m IM tonight in Kazan, Russia.

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Coleman Stewart Critical Of USA Swimming Selection Following SC Worlds Snub

Stewart accused USA Swimming of having a “long history of only caring for their top-tier long course swimmers.”

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Chalmers Eyes 100 Free WR Among Field With Kolesnikov, Popovici

After his 50m free race yesterday, Kyle Chalmers said he is eyeing the World Record in the 100m free, with the event taking place today.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 10/29/2021

Our latest Weekly Wonders swimmers include Manita Sathianchokwisan, who set a new Bolles School record in the girls’ 50 freestyle in 22.63.

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