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Schoenmaker Sole Addition To South African Olympic Roster On Day 3 Of Nationals

Schoenmaker’s 2:20.17 200 breaststroke was the only swim of the night to get under the South African Olympic selection criteria.

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Matt Fallon Adds Another Win At YMCA Spring Festival With 3:46 400 IM

Fallon collected his second gold medal of the meet, following his win in the 200 IM on night 1 of the meet with a 5-second PB of 1:45.67.

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2021 Pro Swim Series – Mission Viejo: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Preliminary heats for Saturday morning’s finals session in Mission Viejo will take place tonight, mirroring the format that will be used in Tokyo.

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Brazilian Federation Designates PSS Mission Viejo as Selection Meet for Fratus

Bruno Fratus has been given permission by the Brazilian Federation to use the 2021 Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo as his Olympic Selection Meet.

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Mission Viejo Pro Swim Series – Session 3 Finals Photo Vault

For the first time in what feels like ages, SwimSwam is back on deck and our photographer Jack Spitser was able to capture images in the California sun.

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Thomas Heilman Breaks 13-14 NAG with 1:36.25 in the 200 Free

Thomas Heilman of Cavalier Aquatics set a new 13-14 National Age Group record with a 1:36.25 in the 200 yard freestyle today in York.

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Katie Ledecky on 200 Free US Open Record: “I like to be 1:54 in-season”

Ledecky blazed to a 1:54.40, taking down her own 2016 PSS record of 1:54.43 from five years ago and tying Allison Schmitt’s US Open record

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Schoenmaker Throws Down 2:20.17 200 Breast To Become 7th Fastest Of All Time

With the swim, Schoenmaker also became the fastest woman in the world this year as well as South Africa’s newest qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Receives In-State Verbal from Autumn Seebach

Backstroke specialist Autumn Seebach will swim for the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse beginning in the 2021-2022 season.

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Ticketmaster Shares More Information About US Olympic Trials Refunds

Tickets for the US Olympic Swimming Trials will all be refunded with a new round of sales. Prior ticketholders will have priority.

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2021 Pro Swim Series – Mission Viejo: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

The first full session of finals starts this morning in Mission Viejo, with Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky and Lilly King among the top competitors. 

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Caeleb Dressel Entered in 200 Freestyle at 2021 US Olympic Trials

After winning the 200 freestyle at the Pro Swim Series meet, Caeleb Dressel confirmed that he is signed up to swim the race at the 2021 Olympic Trials.

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Katie Ledecky Ties 200 FR U.S. Open Record With New PSS Record of 1:54.40

Kicking off the first AM finals session of the 2021 Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo was Katie Ledecky’s 200 FR win, marking a new PSS/U.S. Open record.

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Manuel And Comerford Scratch 50 Free At Mission Viejo Day 2 Prelims

Top-seeded Simone Manuel won’t race this weekend as she deals with a non-COVID illness. She’s planning to return at the next Pro Swim Series stop in May.

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After PB of 1:00.6 in 100 Breast, Denise Phelan (2022) Verbals to Kentucky

Denise Phelan of Team Suffolk will take her breaststroke talents to Kentucky beginning in the 2022-23 school year.

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