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Freestyler Molly Pedersen Announces Verbal Commitment to Penn State

Fishers, Indiana freestyler Molly Pedersen will swim for Penn State University beginning in the 2021-22 school year.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Dartmouth Swim on ‘The Zoom Call That Said it All’

when Dartmouth swimmers did get an audience with the school president via Zoom, the results were not what they were hoping for, to say the least.

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Anton McKee Hacks Nearly 5 Seconds Off 200 Breast Within One Month

Ramping back up after coronavirus lockdown, 26-year-old Anton McKee is hitting his groove by dropping almost 5 seconds off his 2breast time from last month.

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Bobby Finke Swims His First Race Since Record-Setting Mile in February

Finke swam 3 races, including a 15:12 in the 1500 free, as part of a dual meet in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday.

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Milak, Hosszu & Cseh (In Breaststroke) Head To ‘4 Nations Meet’

Hungary’s Kristof Milak is set to take on his world-record-setting event of the 200m fly at the upcoming ‘4 Nations’ meet in his home country.

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Claire Curzan Swims Lifetime Bests in 100 Fly (50.03) and 100 Back (51.01)

Claire Curzan swam faster than another one of her own National Age Group Records on Saturday, though there’s still not clarity on whether it will count.

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Virginia Tech Picks Up TX Distance Specialist Maddy Grafmiller for Fall 2021

At the 2020 Speedo Sectionals – College Station, Grafmiller hit lifetime bests in the 800 free (9:01.09) and 1500 free (17:18.02).

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Hide Your Goggles From The Kitty Thief

Read up on swimming stories around the web in this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring a goggle-happy cat, a canceled open water swim and more.

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Arizona State Adds SMAC Breaststroker Chris Harig to Class of 2025

Representing Issaquah High School at the 2020 Washington 4A Championships, Harig touched fourth in the 200 IM and sixth in the 100 breast.

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Despite OLY Postponement, Ippei Watanabe Stakes Claim On 200 Breast WR

“The goal of aiming for a gold medal by breaking the world record will remain unchanged,” says Japanese national record holder Ippei Watanabe.

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La ecuatoriana Samantha Arévalo se entrena en Francia tras superar el Covid-19

Arévalo, dos veces olímpica y subcampeona del mundo de aguas abiertas en 2017, se infectó por Coronavirus en marzo tras un campo de entrenamiento en Turquía.

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Xu Guoyi, Coach Of Ye Shiwen & Xu Jiayu, Dies Of Brain Cancer

One of China’s most celebrated swimming coaches died today, as Xu Guoyi, coach of Ye Shiwen and Xu Jiayu, succumbed to brain cancer at 50 years of age.

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Tokio 2020 confirma las nuevas fechas de la natación para 2021

El COI ratificó el nuevo calendario completo de los Juegos Olímpicos en 2021. La natación tendrá 8 jornadas con series por la tarde y finales por la mañana.

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Tennessee Announces Addition of Four Male Divers To 2020 Recruiting Class

The four signees bring the class to a total of 18 new swimmers and divers.

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David Gapinski Verbally Commits to Georgia Tech for 2021-22

Free/fly specialist David Gapinski from Loggerhead Aquatics in St. Johns, Florida will swim for the Yellow Jackets in 2021-22.

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