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GHSA 1-5A State Champion Idris Muhammad Gives Verbal Nod to Purdue

Idris Muhammad, the 2020 Georgia 1A-5A state champion in the 100 back, has made a verbal commitment to Purdue University for 2021-22.

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Alayna Carlson from MOR Announces Pledges Verbal Commitment to LSU

Alayna Carlson from Marlins of Raleigh will swim for Louisiana State University beginning in the 2021-22 school year.

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Georgia Nabs Indiana High School State Runner-Up Keegan Streett for Fall 2021

Streett is a strong freestyler, though he especially excels in mid-distance, toting a nice 1:37.0 in the 200. 

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Venezuelan National Team-er Julianna Penner Verbals to Hawaii for 2021

With Team Venezuela, Penner has raced at the 2019 World Junior Championships and the 2019 Central American and Caribbean (CCCAN) Championships.

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University of Wyoming Names 2020 – 2021 Team Captains

Mitchell Hovis, Miller Browne, Katelyn Blattner, and Hannah McLean-Leonard were selected as team captains for the Cowboys and Cowgirls’ 2020 – 2021 season.

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Watch Sun Jiajun Become China’s 3rd Fastest 100 Breast Swimmer Ever

Watch 2018 Youth Olympic Games gold medalist Sun Jiajun hit a lifetime best in the men’s 100m breast at this week’s Chinese national team test meet.

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Race Video: Yang Junxuan’s 1:55.53 200 Free Victory At Chinese Test Meet

The speedy outings at this week’s Chinese test mete may just be a preview of what’s to come from the likes of Yang Junxuan.

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Watch Zhang Yufei’s 56.47 100 Fly Lifetime Best

Check out what a 56.47 100m fly looks like, courtesy of 22-year-old Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei. She crushed that PB competing in time trials.

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NCAA Tweaks Fall Sports Rules, Including Men’s Water Polo, Due to COVID-19

The NCAA has issued rules waivers in several fall sports in order to allow teams more flexibility in enacting safety protocols among the coronavirus pandemic.

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Avery McFaddin (2021) Makes Verbal Commitment to Pitt Panthers

Versatile Avery McFaddin will join the University of Pittsburgh women’s swimming and diving team in the fall of 2021.

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Charlottesville YMCA Aquatics Club, Cavalier Aquatics Will Merge

University of Virginia head coach Todd DeSorbo, who leads Cavalier Aquatics, will join the YMCA as a High Performance Director.

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The Olympics That Would Have Been: Campbell, U.S. Relays Finish Strong On Day 8

Cate Campbell and the American medley relays were among the highlights on the final day of swimming at the parallel universe 2020 Olympic Games.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Ben Gingher Talks Being on a Swim Team That Gets Cut… Twice

Having to transfer schools because the swim team got cut is emotional and difficult; Ben Gingher is doing it for the second time in his NCAA career.

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Santiago Grassi vuelve a nadar después del coronavirus

El argentino clasificado a los próximos Juegos Olímpicos ya está recuperado y, tras 16 días fuera del agua, retomó sus entrenamientos en Auburn, EEUU.

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Bolles School Swimmers Post Nation-Leading Times at First Meet Since Shutdown

Several swimmers from the Bolles School Sharks in Florida posted nation leading times and personal bests during the team’s first meet since the coronavirus.

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