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At Least 8 Wave I Qualifiers, Including Navy 1-2, Won’t Swim at Wave II Meet

Garrett McGovern and Luke Johnson, above, were one of the best stories of the Wave I meet when they went 1-2 in the 800 free. Neither will race at Wave II.

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Six Aussies Earn Olympic Roster Spots Through Day 1 Of Trials

Emma McKeon already has Olympic medals from Rio but she just nabbed a spot on the Aussie roster to try to add more in Tokyo.

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Tomoe Hvas Hits 1:59.44 200 IM At Bergen Swim Festival To Crack FINA A

Tomoe Hvas looks to have added his name to the 2021 Norwegian Olympic roster with his 1:59.44 gold-medal-winning 200 IM.

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Jonas Deichmann Begins 120-Marathon Run Across Mexico

German extreme athlete Jonas Deichmann is 8.5 months into his 40,000km triathlon around the world. He arrived in Tijuana on Thursday to start the fourth leg.

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Two-Sport Athlete Joleigh Crye Opts to Swim in College; Verbals to Cincinnati

Joleigh Crye has chosen swimming over softball and will suit up for Cincinnati in 2022-23 with A final-ready times in the 100 breast and 100 fly.

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Blue Tide Aquatics Freestyler Megan Lopez Verbally Commits to In-State UIW

Megan Lopez from Kingwood, Texas has announced her plans to remain in-state to swim at Incarnate Word beginning in 2022-23.

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Elijah Winnington Moves to #9 All-Time With 3:42.65 400 Free At Aussie Trials

Elijah Winnington leads a resurgence of Australian strength in the 400 free, setting a world-leading time and moving to #9 all-time with his win at Trials.

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Mia Cote Transferring to ECU with AAC A Final-worthy Times in 100/200 Fly

After 3 years at St. Bonaventure, Mia Cote is transferring to ECU with times that would have scored at 2021 AACs in the A finals of the 100 fly and 200 fly.

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SWIMTHEISLAND San Teodoro: Jeff Cook, Hagar Cohen Kalif Win Combined Swim

SWIMTHEISLAND Sardinia – San Teodoro is an open water swimming event organized by TriO Events.

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‘Animal’ Winnington Shuts Gold Medalist Horton Out Of 400 Free For Tokyo

Mack Horton was relegated to 3rd place in the men’s 400m free at Aussie trials, meaning the man will not be defending his gold medal from Rio in this event.

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Duos of Parratto & Schnell, Hixon & Capobianco Punch Their Tickets to Tokyo

Michael Hixon and Andrew Capobianco earned the Men’s 3-Meter Synchro spot, while Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell nabbed the Women’s 10-Meter slot.

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Mount Kelly Swimming’s Lucinda Andrews Commits to Wingate for 2021-22

British sprint free and backstroke specialist Lucinda Andrews has committed to swim for Wingate University beginning next fall in the class of 2025.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Sinks 3 Israel Records, Hits Another Olympic “A” Cut

17-year old Anastasia Gorbenko now has 5 Olympic “A” standards and 4 Olympic “B” standards after crushing the Israel Record in the 200 breast on Friday.

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Watch: Lilly King Says She Fears That There Will Be ‘Cheats’ In Tokyo

2016 Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Lilly King discussed her anti-doping stance in a pre-Trials press conference in Omaha.

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Tokyo 2020 Round-Up: Tokyo Begins Road Closures Ahead of Olympic Games

Tokyo begins shutting down roads around Olympic venues, while committees discuss potential ban of alcohol within Olympic Village.

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