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Jeanette Ottesen Leaves ISL Bubble To Be With Husband & Daughter

New York Breaker Jeanette Ottesen has left the ISL bubble to be with her husband and daughter, who were originally supposed to live in the bubble with her.

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NCAA Division II Approves Eligibility Extension for Winter Sport Athletes

Division II of the NCAA passed similar legislation to Division I, granting winter season student-athletes an extra season of eligibility.

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Olympic Trials Qualifier Ainsley Jones (2022) Sends Verbal to Auburn

Ainsley Jones of Dynamo Swim Club, who has a 2020 Olympic Trials cut in the 200 breast, has verbally committed to Auburn for 2022-23.

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Swim CEO Series: NULO CEO Michael Landa On How Swimming Impacted His Success

Landa: “I discovered an outlet for winning and feeling relevant. It felt good. And not only that, but I found an extended family in the swimming community.”

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20 Dartmouth Sports Sign Solidarity Letter, Protest Team Cuts

20 Dartmouth sports teams signed a letter in solidarity with the 5 teams cut in July, calling for their restatement and transparency from administration.

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ISL Broadcast on CBS Draws Estimated 381,000 Viewers

The ISL broadcast on CBS on Saturday drew over 300,000 estimated viewers, though compared to other network sports didn’t fare well in a key demographic.

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International Swimming League Power Rankings: Week 1 Edition

One week in and we’ve already got a shift in our #1-ranked team in the International Swimming League, based on high-impact jackpot rules.

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Olympic Champion Caeleb Dressel Joins SPIRE Institute & Academy as Ambassador

SPIRE Ambassadors play a key role in the development of the Academy’s student athletes, occasionally working one-on-one with SPIRE’s athletes…

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NCAA Petitions Supreme Court To Review Amateurism Case

The NCAA has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review an antitrust case that allows schools to better compensate student-athletes.

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ISL Posts Select Match 1, Day 1 Race Videos on YouTube

Watch Tom Shields of the LA Current open the 2020 ISL season with a bang, beating superstars Chad le Clos and Caeleb Dressel in the men’s 100 fly.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Zach Apple on Going as Fast as Possible at Every ISL Match

Apple explained that he decided to try and go as fast as possible at every ISL competition, as well as to try and get faster as the season went on.

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Toronto Titans & Tokyo Frog Kings Arrive In Budapest (Photos)

Here come the Toronto Titans and Tokyo Frog Kings into the ISL mix, as both squads are arriving and getting acclimated in Budapest.

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ISL Stars of Week 1: King, Murphy, Mack, Wood & More

We track stars of the week and rising stars of the week – the names you know and ones you might not who had a major impact in the ISL’s week 1.

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Indiana Women Pick Up Canadian Sprinter Chiok Sze Yeo for Fall 2022

In the summer of 2019, Yeo also raced at the Ontario Summer Provincial Championships, taking titles in the 50 free (26.66) and 100 fly (1:01.82).

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Peruvian Freestyler Sam Bello Verbals to Indiana for 2021

Bello is one of Peru’s top freestylers; her 400 free is only tenths from the national record, and her 800 free is only two seconds off the national mark.

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