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Ikee Keeping To Relays Only; Sato Adding 100 Breast For Olympics

20-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee will be sticking to the relays at next months’ Olympic Games in her home nation.

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8-Time Ohio Senior Coach of the Year Steve Nye Dies

Steve Nye, the Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio head coach for the past four decades, died on Saturday from pancreatic cancer. Nye joined the team in 1979.

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FINA Plans to Reach 2000 Out-of-Competition Doping Tests Before Tokyo Olympics

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) aims to do more than 2000 out-of-competition tests from January 1, 2021, to the start of the Tokyo Olympics.

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High-Level International Meets For July 2021

It’s here. The month of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, postponed from last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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ISHOF Honoree Chad Hundeby Dies Suddenly at the Age of 50

Chad Hundeby was elected to the International Swimming Hall of Fame after breaking open water world records and winning gold at the 1991 World Championships.

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SC High School State Champion Kirsti McEnroe (’22) Verbally Commits to Stanford

5-time South Carolina high school state champion Kirsti McEnroe has announced her intention to swim at Stanford beginning in 2022-23.

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Trials Mixed Zone: Phoebe Bacon “The whole age thing… I think it should be thrown out”

Bacon ended up being the only other swimmer in the field to finish sub-33, snagging 2nd in 2:06.46 and qualify for the Olympic team in the 200 back

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Best Images Of 58th Sette Colli Trophy (Photo Vault)

The 58th Settecolli Trophy ended last week end in Rome. We have collected the most beautiful images of the Italian and European swimmers

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Mecklenburg Swim Association Hires Former UNC Coach Quinn, LSU Coach Geyer

The Mecklenburg Swim Association in Charlotte has beefed up its senior coaching staff with two big hires announced this week.

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Mack Horton Makes Another COVID-19 Lockdown Mad Dash

Another day, another coronavirus-related lockdown dash out of dodge for Australian Olympic freestyle champion Mack Horton.

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Tokyo 2020 Chief Says Spectators May Still Be Banned from Olympics

The remarks came after a small delegation from Uganda yielded two positive Coronavirus tests, one of which was for the highly-contagious Delta variant.

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Santo Condorelli Appears To Have Qualified For Italian Olympic Team

The ‘most international, international swimmer’ that is Santo Condorelli looks to be headed to the Olympic Games in Tokyo next month.

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Swimmers Belmonte, Torres to Serve as Flagbearers for Their Countries in Tokyo

Both Mireia Belmonte and Karren Torrez will carry their country’s flags during the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Bella Sims Becomes Lowest Seed Since At Least 2000 to Make Olympic Team

Making the team after entering the meet seeded 39th, Sims is one of this years youngest Olympians that will represent the United States in Tokyo.

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Princeton Secures Verbal from Brazilian NAG Record-holder Lucas Tudoras (2022)

Brazilian national age group record-holder and polyglot Lucas Tudoras has verbally committed to the Princeton men’s swimming and diving class of 2026.

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