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2021 Belarus Open Day One: Shymanovich Qualifies for Tokyo with 58.77 BR

Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with his 100 breast World No. 6 swim of 58.77, clearing the automatic cut of 59.93.

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Drury Adds RAC AquaHawgs’ Aisling Allen for 2021-22

Aisling Allen will bring scoring times in distance free, 200 fly, and IM to the GLVC when she suits up for Drury next fall.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 75% Predict Dressel To Make U.S. Olympic 4×200 Free Relay

More than three-quarters of voters predicted that Dressel would make the Olympic 4×200 free relay, with 16.8% more picking Dressel to make the 200 free.

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The IOC Athletes’ Commission Releases Recommendations on Rule 50

The IOC AC has issued recommendations on Rule 50, which covers how athletes are allowed to express themselves during the Olympic Games.

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Futures Qualifier Ryan McNutt (2022) Makes Verbal Commitment to Penn State

Ryan McNutt will swim for Penn State beginning in fall 2022. He is a rapidly-improving freestyler with Futures cuts in the 50/100/200 free and 100 fly.

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Faster Than Dressel, 16-Yr-Old Popovici Nails 49.09 100 Free Personal Best

Romanian 16-year-old David Popovici put on a freestyle show in Ukraine over the weekend, raining personal bests in the process.

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Former Cal Head Coach Nort Thornton Dies At 87

Thornton guided the Bears to the 1979 and 1980 NCAA team championships and built the program into a consistent national contender.

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At Long Last, U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials Coming Fast

We’re now less than 50 days away from the first race of the U.S. Olympic Trials, and it’s time for everyone to start getting excited.

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Danielle Hill Reclaims 100 Free Irish Record, McGeever Breaks 400 Free Mark

Two more national records fell tonight in Dublin at the Irish Olympic Trials, though no new Tokyo qualifiers came out of the session.

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GHSA 7A State Champion Cooper Cook (2022) Verbally Commits to Georgia

200 free/200 back specialist Cooper Cook has made a verbal commitment to the in-state Georgia Bulldogs for the 2022-23 school year.

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16-Yr-Old Tuncel Lowers Own Turkish 800 Free Record – 8:26.06

Teenager Merve Tuncel tore it up in her native Turkey tonight, registering a new 800m free national record en route to gold.

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Andre Souza Leads Brazilian Trials 100 FR Prelims at PR 48.0, Six Men Break 49

Marcelo Chierighini, meanwhile, snuck into the final tonight at sixth with a 48.95, over a second off of his lifetime best 47.68 from 2019.

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Latest Tests Show That Jeff Julian Is Cancer Free

Jeff Julian, head coach of Rose Bowl Aquatics, has announced that latest tests have shown no evidence of the disease in his body.

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High-Level International Meets For May 2021

Let’s dive on into another hectic month of Olympic-qualifying action, with May also including the European Championships.

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Hulkko Wants to Be 1:07.0 In Helsinki Finals Following Recent 100 BR Finnish NR

Ida Hulkko broke the 100 BR Finnish record at 1:06.90 in Stockholm, yet settled for a 1:08.70 AM effort in Helsinki, placing second behind Jenna Laukkanen.

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