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Hali Flickinger Scratches 100 Back on Saturday, Still Has Back-to-Back

Hali Flickinger’s 8 races this week in Greensboro have all been on back-to-backs.

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Versatile Sam Lucas Verbally Commits to Utah for 2020-21

Lakeside Aquatic Club’s Sam Lucas has verbally committed to the Utes for the 2020-21 season and beyond.

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Jug falls in Croatian Derby, Olympiacos Edges Out Szolnok At Champions League

Jadran Split bounced back from a three-goal deficit to beat arch-rival and favourite Jug in the Croatian derby.

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UCLA Scores Verbal Commitment from CIF-SS D3 Champion Maya Wilson

California freestyler Maya Wilson has announced her verbal commitment to UCLA for the fall of 2020.

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Zane Grothe was NOT Sad He Missed the IU “Flip at 49” 200 Free (Video)

Swimmers are by nature something of a masochistic bunch, and apparently the promise of watching other swimmers suffer was too good to pass up

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Hali Flickinger Explains Move to Train with Bob Bowman at ASU (Video)

World Champs silver medalist Hali Flickinger breaks down why she has moved her training base from Georgia to Arizona State.

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Simone Manuel on 53.4 100: “My times were… better than I expected” (Video)

Simone Manuel is on a tare in Greensboro, first winning the 100 free in a blistering 53.4, and tonight dropping a 1:57 200 free behind teammate Katie Ledecky

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As Promised, Apple and Pieroni Split Sub-50s in Exhibition 200 Free (LCM)

In addition to the main action at today’s college tri-meet , Indiana alumni Zach Apple and Blake Pieroni exhibitioned a 200 free with a unique twist.

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Texas Men and Women Beat IU and Louisville in LCM Action at Day 1 of Tri-Meet

Kelly Pash and Maxime Rooney each doubled for Texas, as both the Longhorn men and women defeated Indiana and Louisville in LCM action in Bloomington.

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Greensboro: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky headlines both the 200 free and 400 IM while Carson Foster and Luca Urlando will chase down Zane Grothe and Ryan Lochte in the men’s 200 free.

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Andrew Wilson Scratches B Final of 400 IM on Day 3 in Greensboro

Andrew Wilson caught some SwimSwam readers by surprise with a 4:35 in the 400 IM on Friday morning. He’ll scratch the final of that event.

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Ryan Lochte Breaks Down 2Fly/1Free Double (Video)

Ryan Lochte, in his first swim at the 2019 Pro Swim Series stop in Greensboro, North Carolina on Thursday swam a 2:01.73 in the 200 meter fly

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IOC President Pledges $10 Million To Four-Part Anti-Doping Action Plan

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has announced a $10 million action plan against doping, broken into four parts.

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Dolfin Swim of the Week: Manoff Hits Career-Best 100 Free As VT Upsets Ohio St.

College dual meets are notoriously tricky to weigh. Still, when an unranked team beats the #5 team in the nation at a neutral site, people take notice.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 72% Favor Cali Condors To Win American ISL Derby

An overwhelming majority – almost three-quarters – of voters picked the Cali Condors to win the American derby in the International Swimming League.

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