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Dolfin Swim of the Week: Manoff Hits Career-Best 100 Free As VT Upsets Ohio St.

College dual meets are notoriously tricky to weigh. Still, when an unranked team beats the #5 team in the nation at a neutral site, people take notice.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 72% Favor Cali Condors To Win American ISL Derby

An overwhelming majority – almost three-quarters – of voters picked the Cali Condors to win the American derby in the International Swimming League.

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Allison Schmitt Receives $12000 Grant Through Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation

4-time Olympic gold medalist Allison Schmitt has become the 11th athlete to receive a grant through the Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation.

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Breaking Down Sun Yang’s Case, Part 3: What Went Down with the Blood Vials?

SwimSwam is spending time parsing out Sun Yang’s case ahead of his Nov. 15 public trial date.

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Tickets Now On Sale for International Swimming League Grand Final in Las Vegas

Single-day tickets range from $45-100 — with discounts available for group purchases — for the first ISL finale in Las Vegas.

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Kameneva, Kostin, Andrusenko Set Russian Records On Day 4 of SC Nationals

It’s been a record spree in Kazan, and three more national records fell on the fourth day of Russia’s Short Course Championships.

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3 Total Italian Records Broken on Day 1 of Nico Sapio Trophy

Francesca Fangio (above) became the 3rd Italian woman to break a National breaststroke record in less than a week when she took down the 200 meter mark.

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Nickelsen Takes Down Danish Junior Record In SCM 50 Fly

Teenager Rasmus Nickelsen proved his promise tonight in the men’s 50m fly, reaping gold in a new Danish Junior Record of 23.23.

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Turkish Teen Böcekler Sets 1500 Free SCM National Record

Teenager Beril Böcekler rocked a new 1500 freestyle (SCM) Turkish national record while competing in Denmark tonight at their Open Championships.

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Single Day Tickets for 2020 US Olympic Swimming Trials Go on Sale

The original plan was for single-day tickets to go on sale in February, but an unprecedented early demand pushed that up by 3 months.

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Greensboro: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Hali Flickinger is scheduled to swim all 3 women’s events on the meet lineup Thursday: the 200 free, 200 back, and 400 IM.

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Chad Le Clos Earns 145th World Cup Gold With 200 Fly Win In Doha

Chad Le Clos busted out his 145th FINA World Cup Series gold medal tonight in Doha, Qatar, getting his hand on the wall first in the men’s 200m fly.

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Toussaint Matches 100 Back Dutch Record, Romanchuk Rocks World Cup 1500 Mark

On an ISL break, Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine busted out a new World Cup Record en route to gold in the men’s 1500m free tonight in Doha.

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Hagino & Sakai Soldier On To Japanese Amateur Championships

The 2nd annual Japanese Amateur Championships are set for this weekend, with Kosuke Hagino & Masato Sakai representing two men staying the course.

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14-Year Old Benedetta Pilato Breaks Italian Record in 50 Breaststroke

14-year old Benedetta Pilato has unified the long course and short course Italian Records in the women’s 50 meter breaststroke.

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