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Chalmers & McKeon Relinquish Individual 200 Free Olympic Spots

The Australian Olympic swimming team is changing up its individual event lineup fewer than 20 days away from the main event in Tokyo.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: The Olympic Race That Took Place In The Seine River

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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Daiya Seto Takes Altitude Break To Notch 1:58.42 200 IM Time Trial

Heavy IM medal contender Daiya Seto of Japan raced today in Nagano but will return to the mountain for more altitude training.

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Tom Shields Openly Discusses Ups & Downs of The Olympic Quad, Suicide Attempt

Shields had many ups and downs since 2016, including the 2020 ISL season as well as a suicide attempt in late 2018, all of which Tom talks about in detail.

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On-Fire Thom de Boer Overtakes PVDH Dutch Record In SCM 100 Free

Dutch freestyle ace Thom de Boer is on a roll, taking down a Pieter van den Hoogenband Dutch record in the SCM 100 freestyle.

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5 Racers To Watch At 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships

16-year-old David Popovici is among our racers to watch at the European Junior Championships kicking off tomorrow in Rome, Italy.

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Challenge Your Thinking – Case: Breaststroke Arms

For breaststroke performance, optimizing the power output of the arms will help the swimmer minimize energy consumption and drag during the race.

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Five Nations Earn Gold At FINA Diving Grand Prix In Bolzano (ITA)

The competition marked the first physically attended event of the season after a virtual leg organized by Canada in the end of May.

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See 2822 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 3222 Swim Jobs.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Nailbiter Set In Women’s Medley Relay

Whether you look at season-bests or best splits over the past three years, things come down to tenths between the U.S. and Australia in this relay.

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YMCA Short Course National Championships Will Return to Greensboro in 2022

The 2020 and 2021 YMCA National Championships were canceled because of the pandemic, but competition will resume in the spring of 2021.

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Swim of the Week: Sarah Sjostrom’s 25.42 50 Meter Fly at Sette Colli

Olympic champion and world record holder Sarah Sjostrom came within .10 of her best 2019 in-season 50 fly time less than 5 months after breaking her elbow.

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SEC Finalist Nik Eberly to Transfer from Auburn to Michigan

The University of Michigan has received a commitment from Nik Eberly for the 2021-2022 season. He is transferring from Auburn University.

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Univ. of Toronto’s Linda Kiefer is Added to Canada’s Olympic Coaching Staff

University of Toronto assistant head coach Linda Kiefer is the lone female coach on a staff of 8 who will lead Canada’s swimmers to Tokyo.

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Japan Takes Down 200 Free Relay Records For Both Men & Women

Leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee celebrated her 21st birthday in style with a 200m free relay Japanese national record over the weekend.

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