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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2021: Men’s #20 – #11

As we crack the top 20, we’re starting to profile some of swimming’s best and most versatile talents – like freestyler, IMer, and relay hero Duncan Scott.

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Belmont Pool Replacement Project Seeks Approval At Commission Hearing Feb. 11

The project advisory committee is asking members of the swimming community to send correspondence encouraging the commission to approve the plan.

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Amidst National Lockdowns, Manchester Int’l Meet On Schedule

The Manchester International Swim Meet slated for February 12th-14th has been given the green light, despite national lockdowns.

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Leigh Ann Caldwell, Swammer & NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent

Caldwell shares insight into Braden Holloway’s current NC State success and dives into what it took for her to make it as a network news correspondent.

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Pac-12 Coaches Set Dates for 2021 Swimming & Diving Championships

The Cal men will defend their Pac-12 swimming & diving championship beginning the day after the women’s meet ends in Houston.

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Alfred State Nabs Jazz Widney, with 3 Times Already Faster than School Records

Jazz Widney will be a major game-changer for the Alfred State College Pioneers when he begins in the fall of 2021.

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Paralympic Champ Jessica Long To Star in Toyota Super Bowl Ad

13-time Paralympic swimming gold medalist Jessica Long is the star of Toyota’s new television ad, set to air during Super Bowl LV this weekend.

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Robin Jacobs, Three-Time NC Age Group Coach of the Year, Has Died

On Sunday, January 24th Robin Jacobs died at the age of 65 after coaching at TYDE Swim Team in North Carolina for 36 years. She had retired last May.

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Canadian Backstroker Hana Edwards Joins ASU Class of 2025

Edwards competed at the 2019 Canadian Worlds Trials, where she finished top-20 in the 50 back, 100 back and 200 back.

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Free/Fly Specialist Lucy Jahn Commits to Little Rock for 2021-22

Blue Dolfin free/fly specialist Lucy Jahn has signed an NLI to swim for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock beginning in the 2021-22 school year.

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Kristen Stege Describes the Upside of Switching From Sprinting to Distance

Stege takes us through her last year of swimming and why she has actually warmed up to distance swimming after adamantly opposing it as an age group swimmer

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NCAA Asks U.S. Supreme Court For “Ample Latitude” To Govern College Sports

The NCAA disputes a ruling made by the U.S. Court of Appeals from the Ninth Circuit that it believes blurs the line between college and pro sports.

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Waka Kobori Becomes Japan’s 4th Fastest 400 Freestyler Ever

20-year-old Asian Games multi-medalist Waka Kobori of Japan made some waves in the women’s 400m free tonight at the 2021 Japan Open.

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See 2548 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 2948 Swim Jobs.

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From 41st Seed To Trials Finalist: The Stories of the Low Seeds

It’s uncommon for those seeded deep in the Trials entries to make the Olympics, let alone an A-final. That rule, however, doesn’t come without exceptions.

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