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Pallister Punches Australian Record In 800 Freestyle

Lani Pallister produced a new Aussie national record in the SCM 800 free, lowering her own mark logged in September of this year.

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Splits Update: Kaylee McKeown Breaks SCM 200 Back World Record

20-year-old Kaylee McKeown made her presence known in a big way right off the bat with a World Record in the women’s 200m backstroke.

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CCSA Moves 2021 Swimming & Diving Championship from Tennessee to Liberty

The Incarnate Word men are the 3-time defending CCSA championships in swimming & diving. They’ll chase a 4-peat next spring at Liberty.

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Miami Hurricanes Hit the Northeast Again with Pledge from PA’s Kaitlyn Bitting

Bitting is the 2nd swimmer in Miami’s class of 2021 from Pennsylvania, with 5 of 6 in the group coming from the Northeastern US.

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Gormsen, Weinstein Light Up NY Distance Swimming, Howley Climbs All-Time List

Last weekend, Claire Weinstein and Cavan Gorsmen lit up the distance swimming scene, while Tess Howley climbed the all-time list in the 15-16 200 butterfly.

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Yendell, Thornton, Williams Among Swim England Nat Junior Squad

Derventio Excel’s Sophie Yendell is among the 71 young stars named to Swim England’s National Junior Squad for the 2020/21 season.

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Dolfin Swim of the Week: Shaine Casas Goes 1:38.9 in 200 IM

Shaine Casas is one of three men who have ever broken 1:39 in the 200-yard IM. He’s also one of just three men to break 1:40 multiple times.

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Mireia Belmonte Entered In Open Castalia Olympic-Qualifier

The Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN) has announced the first domestic Olympic-qualifying opportunity for a select group of national-level swimmers.

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Merete Riisager Appointed Danish Swimming Director

The Danish Swimming Union has announced that Merete Riisager will be taking over as director, filling a role that has been vacant since February 2020.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 47% Like ISL’s Experimental 800 Free Format

Almost half of voters considered the experimental 800 free a “great addition” to the ISL’s event lineup, with 31% worrying about the complexity of scoring.

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2-Time Brazilian Olympian Graciele Herrmann Returns to Pool to Rep Paraguay

After a 2-year retirement, the Brazilian and South American Record holder Graciele Herrmann is back in training to represent Paraguay at the 2024 Games.

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Spike In COVID-19 Cases In Atlantic Canada Yields Cancellation Of AUS Season

The Atlantic University Sports (AUS) conference of Canada has announced the cancellation of the remainder of their 2020 / 2021 sporting season.

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SSPC: Maggie Macneil on Converting Short Course Success to a LCM World Title

Macneil walks through managing nerves, observing her role models, and how she converted her short course success into the 50m pool.

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See 2511 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 2911 Swim Jobs.

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Read Olympian Katie Hoff’s Prologue to her New Book “Blueprint”

“Blueprint” is a candid account of the extraordinary life and athletic journey of one of America’s greatest athletes and a champion in every way…

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