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Guilherme Guido Lowers South American Record to 48.95 in 100 Backstroke

Brazilian Guilherme Guido, representing the London Roar, blasted a 48.95 in the men’s 100 backstroke on Friday during match 3 of the 2021 ISL season.

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2021 ISL Match 3, Day 2 Start Lists: Roar’s Toussaint Will Take on 50 FR Skins

50 back World record-holder Kira Toussaint will swim the 50 free skins for the London Roar on day two, who are ranked 2nd ahead of Iron by 32.5 points.

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ISL 3: Risultati Live Match 3 Day 2: Sfida Per Il Secondo Posto London,Iron, NY

secondo giorno di gare del match numero 3 nella edizione 2021 di International Swimming League nella piscina Felice Scandone di Napoli

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Air Force Swimming & Diving Announces 2021-22 Season Schedules

The men’s and women’s teams will jointly host the Rocky Mountain Invitational October 22-23, with Wyoming, LSU and Denver set to compete.

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Adam Barrett is Back, and He’s Swimming for Energy Standard

Adam Barrett, the SCM 100 fly British record-holder, is making a comeback swimming for Energy Standard this season.

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Groves Calls Swimming AUS President Perkins ‘Irresponsible’

Read the latest updates on the ongoing saga involving swimmer Maddie Groves and her allegations of a problematic culture within Swimming Australia.

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Senior Staff Members Abruptly Fired By FINA, Asked To Leave Without Explanation

The four former staff members were reportedly fired for being too close to former Executive Director Cornel Marculescu, who resigned in March.

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Olympian Natalie Hinds Will Join Cali Condors

Natalie Hinds (above) and Olivia Smoliga will help shore up a Cali Condors women’s sprint group that was one of their few weaknesses in a dominang opening week.

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Alex Walsh Delves Into Defining Moments From Olympics Trials, Tokyo Games

Walsh talks about her experience at Olympic Trials and Olympic Games, noting that at both meets before semi-finals she was in a less-than-ideal headspace.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 1/3 Think Aiden Hayes Will Be Highest Impact Freshman Sprinter

Just over one-third of readers picked top-ranked recruit Aiden Hayes to have the highest-impact freshman season among male freestyle sprinters.

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FINA President Al-Musallam Under Investigation For Corruption In FIFA Case

Husain Al-Musallam has been identified as one of two Kuwaiti officials targeted by the U.S. DOJ for his suspected involvement in a FIFA corruption scandal.

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Swim of the Week: Aurelie Rivard Crushes S10 400 Free World Record By 5 Seconds

The 25-year-old Rivard clocked a time of 4:24.08, more than five seconds clear of her previous world record of 4:29.27 set in 2018.

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Auburn’s Abbey Webb Transfers to North Carolina State

Abbey Webb, who swam at Auburn in the 2019-20 season, has transferred to North Carolina State University for the next three years.

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Former UNC Coach Christy Garth Joins Club Kick Start Swimming

Former UNC Coach Christy Garth joins Club Kick Start’s coaching team to lead the age group swimmers and to also help Coach Battaglini with the Elite Seniors.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 9/3/2021

Among the standouts was 16-year-old Mitchell Ledford, who ripped a 22.50 50 butterfly to rank in the top-10 for 16 & unders in the 2020-21 season.

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