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Olivier, De Memme Win Thrilling Races In First Leg of LEN Open Water Cup

France’s Marc-Antoine Olivier and Italy’s Martina De Memme won in a pair of exciting finishes at Lake Ohrid (MKD).

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Israeli Olympian Denis Loktev Verbally Commits to Louisville Cardinals

Denis Loktev, the Israeli Record holder in the men’s 200 meter freestyle, will join the Louisville Cardinals for the spring 2020 semester.

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Helena Gasson Heads Up Field At NZL SC Swimming C’ships

National record holder Helena Gasson is among the entrants set to compete at the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships.

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8x Relay All-American Gabi Fa’amausili Using 5th Year Eligibility at Georgia

Fa’amausili will be continuing onto a 5th season with the Georgia Bulldogs, alongside fellow Georgia women’s swim & dive 5th year Danielle Della Torre.

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Luiz Borges Clocks 21.19 SCM 50 Free, Now Brazil’s #4 All-Time Performer

The 21.19 marked a huge personal best for Borges, and adds to Brazil’s storied history of male sprinters.

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Minas Takes Jose Finkel Team Trophy As Brazil’s Abu Dhabi Squad Is Revealed

This December in Abu Dhabi, 41-year-old Nicholas Santos will get a chance to defend his World Championships (SCM) title in the men’s 50m butterfly.

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Guilherme Costa Clocks 800 Free South American Rec To Wind Down Jose Finkel

Ending the Jose Finkel Trophy on a high note, Guilherme Costa produced the fastest 800 freestyle time of his career to notch a new continental record.

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Quincy University Will Add Men’s and Women’s Swimming Teams in Fall 2022

Quincy University, a small private school located in Quincy, Illinois, has announced that they will re-add women’s swimming and introduce a men’s team too.

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2020 Olympic Medalist Bruno Fratus Unpacks His Sprint Swimming History

Olympic medalist Bruno Fratus has dropped a 21 second 50m free performance over 90-times in his career. He alone owns that astounding metric…

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2021 NCSA Summer Champs Day 5 Recap: OLY Wins Combined and Women’s Team Titles

NOVA of Virginia 17-year-old Zoe Dixon capped her individual racing off phenomenally, storming to victory in the women’s 200 IM with a 2:12.62.

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All-American Alvin Jiang Returning to Longhorns for 5th Year of Eligibility

Alvin Jiang is the Texas men’s first swimmer in what was the Class of 2021 to announce that he’s returning for a fifth year.

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2-Time Canadian Olympian Taylor Ruck Returning to Stanford for 2021-2022 Season

4-time Canadian Olympic medalist Taylor Ruck has confirmed to SwimSwam that she will be returning to Stanford this fall.

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Cali Condors Announce Addition of Bobby Brewer to their Coaching Staff

Brewer will be joining fellow assistant coaches Sean Schimmel and Brian Schrader alongside head coach Jeff Julian.

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Coley Stickels & Kathie Wickstrand Join Tokyo Frog Kings Coaching Staff

The Tokyo Frog Kings has built out its coaching staff, including Coley Stickels, for International Swimming League season 3, which begins on August 26th.

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SASCOC Does An About-Face On Tokyo Medal Reward For Schoenmaker

Since our original report, the SASCOC has taken to the media to assure athletes and fans that the organization indeed plans on issuing monetary rewards.

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