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SwimSwam Pulse: 81% Would Rather Have Olympic Gold Over World Record

A vast majority of SwimSwam voters said they’d rather have an Olympic gold medal than a world record in the most-voted SwimSwam poll in history.

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USA Swimming Plans to Set New 2021 Olympic Trials Standards for New Swims

While existing qualifiers will still be eligible to race at the rescheduled 2021 Olympic Trials, new qualifiers will have to meet tougher standards.

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Daiya Seto: “I’m Still Picking Up The Pieces” After Olympic Postponement

“I have not been able to say anything about next year until now because I just could not come to grips with everything,” says Japan’s Daiya Seto.

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PIAA Cancels All Winter & Spring Sports for Remainder of 2019-20 Season

The meet was initially scheduled for March 13-14 at Bucknell University, but was suspended the day before and remained as such for more than three weeks.

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Show Your Friends and Colleagues Your Swim Love with SwimSwam Zoom Backgrounds

We’ve created some free backgrounds to use on Zoom and show your friends and family how much you love swimming, even when you can’t do it.

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Swimming Dryland Workouts #20: 429 Reps For 429 Days Until Olympic Trials

Follow this punishing dryland workout that emphasizes the core, with the main set’s 429 reps matching the number of days until the U.S. Olympic Trials.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Event Schedule To Remain Unchanged

The rescheduled U.S. Olympic Trials will follow the same schedule as originally announced, exactly mirroring the Olympic lineup, including the two new events.

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USA Swimming Will Refund, or Roll Forward, 2020 Olympic Trials Tickets to 2021

One of the most frequently asked questions that we have received about the U.S. Olympic Trials is what will happen to tickets upon the reschedule.

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See 2341 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2741 Swim Jobs.

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High School Junior Jack Engler Gives Commitment to Colorado School of Mines

Breaststroker Jack Engler has committed to swim for Colorado School of Mines upon his graduation in spring 2021. He will join the school’s class of 2024.

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Ben Howell Commits to DIII Hamilton College

Middlesix Aquatics’ Ben Howell has committed to swim for DIII Hamilton College beginning fall 2020. He will be joining the Continentals’ class of 2024.

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USA Swimming Announces Dates for 2021 Olympic Trials

The 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials will be held a week earlier in the Olympic cycle than the 2020 trials were originally scheduled for.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Kathleen Baker on Not Bottling your Emotions

Now stuck at home, she has been leaning heavily on her national teammates for support and kinship by checking in with them.

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Text Messaging Campaign from Olympic Swimmers Gives Positive Vibes

Just text SWIMSPIRATION to 48423 and you’ll get the option to hear from seven different Olympic swimmers and gold medal-winners.

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Juliana Villa Rodriguez Transfers to Lindsey Wilson College

Backstroke swimmer Juliana Villa Rodriguez has committed to swim for Lindsey Wilson College. She will begin swimming for the team in fall 2020.

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