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Sophomore Bell Drops 1:58.1 200 IM At Colorado Girls’ 5A State Championships

Bell, a sophomore, was the champion in both the 200 IM and 100 free. She now has back-to-back state titles in the 200 IM.

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2020 Women’s Ivy League Champs Guide: Freshmen Look to Propel Princeton to #1

The freshman class will be huge for the Tigers, as Ellie Marquardt, Christina Bradley, and Nikki Venema have already risen to the top of the league.

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Louisville Invite: Freshman Sibirtsev Drops 14:56 Mile, a Best by 14 Seconds

Sibirtsev’s 14:56.07 is fast enough to have placed 8th at 2019 ACCs and within striking range of the 14:55.89 that’s projected to qualify for NCAAs.

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2020 America East Day 4: UNH Women Win Title; Metzler Breaks Another Record

Metzler put up a lifetime best 1:57.17 to clear the records by half a second and was subsequently named the women’s America East 2020 Most Outstanding Swimmer

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SwimSwam Voters Picks: Week 1 of Major 2020 NCAA Conference Championships

We compile predictions for week 1 of conference swimming action: voter picks from our polls, Swimulator projections, and our official SwimSwam picks.

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Brent Hayden’s Comeback Race Set For This Weekend In Calgary

After nearly 8 years removed from racing, Canadian record holder Brent Hayden is ready to rock at this weekend’s Western Trans Mountain Festival.

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US Athletes Show Good Form At FINA Diving Grand Prix Stop In Madrid

The US team secured six out of the eight gold medals at stake at the opening leg of the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Madrid.

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Dressel Swims 22.0 50 Free, Lifetime Best 400 Free at Florida OT Qualifier

Dressel won the 400 free B final, dropping 7 seconds from his lifetime best set back in 2012 when he was still in high school.

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Ohio State’s Luft Has a Breakthrough in 100 Free on Day 3 of OSU Winter Invite

Ohio State’s Becca Luft took a sweep of the sprints. In the 100 free, she took down her lifetime best for the first time since 2014.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 77% Pick NC State Men To Win ACC Title

It’s a blowout in our men’s ACC Champions poll: 77.3% of voters picked the NC State Wolfpack to win a sixth consecutive conference title.

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Records Fall as Lubbock Girls Go from 7th in 2019 to 2020 Texas 5A Champions

The Lubbock girls made a huge improvement from 2019, as they placed 7th last season. In a tight team battle, they won the 2020 Texas 5A State Championships.

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Barthel Breaks 11-Year-Old State Record; Punahou Sweeps Hawaii States

Punahou swept the 2020 Hawaii State Championships, extending their streak. This was the 7th-straight for the boys and the 5th-straight for the girls.

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Sohn Breaks 5A Record with 1:37.0 200 Free at 2020 Texas State Championships

Aledo’s Elijah Sohn, a Texas A&M commit, successfully defended his title in 1:37.02, clipping a tenth from the former record set in 2017.

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Training Blocks: A Week With Todd Desorbo & Kate Douglass At Virginia

We connected with University of Virginia head coach Todd Desorbo, who provided workouts from UVA’s training plan with star freshman Kate Douglass.

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Lillie Nordmann Breaks Texas 6A Record with 1:43.7 200 Free; Watch Race Videos

Check out the highlights and race videos from the girls’ events at the 2020 Texas High School 6A State Championships in Austin.

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