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Liam Custer Drops 7 Seconds, Swims 4:22 in 500 Free on Saturday Morning

Liam Custer’s star is rising this weekend in Sarasota Florida, with 4 best times in 4 yards swims at this weekend’s intrasquad so far.

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Matthew Gearing Joins Little Rock Swimming and Diving Staff

Gearing joins Little Rock swimming and diving after spending the last year with the Indiana Hoosiers.

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The Olympics That Would Have Been: Seto Leads Strong Start For Japan On Day 1

In a parallel universe where COVID-19 hasn’t drastically changed the world around us, the opening day of the Tokyo Olympic swimming program is underway.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Jason Pullano on How to Gamify Swimming

In this podcast, Jason turns a swim workout into a game of Super Mario Kart. He has an entire spreadsheet for how it works

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Nelson Diebel and the Power of High Expectations

Overcoming a troubled youth, Nelson Diebel stunned the swimming world winning gold in the 100m breaststroke at the Barcelona Olympics.

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Récords austríacos y victorias locales de Hosszu y Milak en Budapest

A un año de convertirse en recordman mundial de los 200 mariposa, Kristof Milak triunfa en los 100 del Torneo 4 Naciones de Budapest.

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2019 Alabama HS State Medalist Leighton Rainer Commits to Drury University

Breaststroke specialist Leighton Rainer has decided to continue her athletic and academic careers at Drury University beginning in the fall of 2020.

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NAG Record-holder, #9 Tyler Lu, Verbally Commits to Northwestern

Tyler Lu would already be a B-finalist in multiple events at the conference level for the Wildcats.

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Liam Custer Swims 2 More Lifetime Bests in Long Course Finals in Sarasota

After a pair of best times, including a nation-leading 400 yard IM, in prelims, Liam Custer swam two long course best times in finals.

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Serbia’s Vuk Celic, Holder of Olympic “A” Cut, Commits to UNLV

Vuk Celic’s best 1500 time converted to SCY would have qualified 4th for the 1650 free at 2020 NCAA Division I Championships.

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President Mark Emmert Says NCAA Would Prefer Federal NIL Legislation

At a Senate hearing this week, Emmert said he believes it’s “innapropriate” for the association to determine athlete compensation laws nationally.

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Regan Smith Swims :52/1:54 in Unsuited Butterfly Time Trials on Friday

World Record holder Regan Smith time trialed swims in the 100 and 200 yard butterflies on Friday morning in Minneapolis.

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58% of USA Swimming Sanctioned Times Are Lifetime Bests So Far in July

With about 8,500 splashes in the USA Swimming database, approximately 58% of times have come out as new personal bests so far.

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Texas Releases COVID-19 Guidelines for 2020-2021 Academic and Athletic Year

We examine the Texas University Interscholastic League guidelines for mitigating the risk of spreading COVID-19 during the 2020-21 academic & athletic year.

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4x KS High School 6A State Champ Kevin Glenn Verbally Commits to Florida State

Four-time Kansas 6A state champion and 100 back record-holder Kevin Glenn has announced his intention to swim for Florida State in the class of 2025.

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