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YMCA of the USA Cancels 2021 Short Course and Long Course Nationals

Y-USA has announced the cancelation of both the 2021 Short Course and Long Course National Championships as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

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Versatile Kaitlyn Sullivan (2021) Gives Verbal Pledge to Delaware

757 Swim’s Kaitlyn Sullivan has verbally committed to the Delaware women’s swimming and diving class of 2025.

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Sjostom’s Back Problems Return, But ISL Final Doesn’t Seem To Be In Doubt

Swedish television broadcaster SVT reports that Sarah Sjostrom is once again dealing with back problems, but doesn’t expect to miss this week’s ISL final.

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ISL 2020: Team MVP Update For All Ten Teams After Semifinals

We’re down to 4 teams alive in the ISL postseason – we look at the locked-in MVPs for all six eliminated teams and the frontrunners for the finalist teams.

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Drew Kibler Breaks Down US Open, Fast October SCY Swims (Video)

Drew Kibler was all about getting LCM information in San Antonio last weekend while he also commented on his massive 4:08 500 free from October

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ISL 2020: MVP & Rookie of the Year Watch Heading Into Final

Caeleb Dressel has a 71.5-point lead in MVP scoring with just one match to go. He’s won meet MVP in 6 of his 8 ISL meets.

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Glendale Wins Second Straight Missouri Class 1 Swim and Dive Championships

Glendale won the MSHSAA Swimming and Diving State Championship, breaking a state record in the 200 free relay in the process.

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Kosuke Hagino Entered In 5 Events For 2020 Japan Swim

Daiya Seto may be absent from December’s Japan Swim but Kosuke Hagino will take on a tough schedule to fill the void left by his Olympic teammate.

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Ames Continues Dominance at Iowa Girls HS State Championship Meet

Ames continued their dominance at the state meet, winning for the ninth time in eleven years despite a strong showing from Iowa City West.

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GMX7 Changes Competitive Swim as Olympians Flock To The X1-PRO

A revolutionary new device manufactured by GMX7 is allowing competitive swimmers across the world to add resistance to their swim training.

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Korea’s Cho Sungjae Gets Real With 2:08.5 LCM 200 Breast Record

There are some shakeups happening in Korean swimming, with Cho Sungjae entering new territory in the men’s 200m breaststroke.

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Insights: YNats Cancellation Tied to Org’s Broader Financial Struggles

YMCAs around the country are struggling financially, and the national organization is focused there, rather than hosting national events, for 2021.

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ISL Stars of the Semifinals: Dressel, Toussaint, Peaty, Scott & More

Adam Peaty set a world record in the 100 breast and came up with a massive 54.8 relay split swimming breaststroke on London’s medley.

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Texas A&M Adds In-State Sprinter Hadley Beeson to Launch 2026 Recruiting

Beeson has won the 200 free TAPPS (Texas private high school championships) title in 2019 and 2020, while she won the 500 free in 2019 as a freshman, too.

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International Swimming League Power Rankings: Final Edition

The ISL final is upon us, and it’s time for SwimSwam’s last round of International Swimming League Power Rankings heading into the championship meet.

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