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1,115 Swimmers Have Qualified for the 2020 US Olympic Trials (FULL LIST)

Hali Flickinger continues to lead all qualifiers with 9 Olympic Trials standards out of a possible 14. Those 1,115 swimmers have a combined 2,299 cuts.

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Bolles Distance Freestyler Rafael Ponce de León Verbally Commits to Tennessee

Rafael Ponce de León, a Peruvian native who attends The Bolles School, has verbally committed to swim for the University of Tennessee in the fall of 2020.

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Fish Out of Water: The SwimSwam Podcast, Episode 3 – Elvis Burrows

When Elvis Burrows is on the air, the mic is always hot.

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15 Years Ago Today, Michael Phelps Won His First Olympic Gold Medal

On this day 15 years ago, a 19-year-old Michael Phelps won his first-ever Olympic event, the 400 IM at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

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Tokyo 2020: Building The Olympic Village For The Future

Fifty-six years later, Tokyo’s second time hosting the Summer Games is also stimulating activity in fields such as improving infrastructure, developing…

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Evan Sholudko Named Women’s and Men’s Head Swimming Coach at Eastern Illinois

Evan Sholudko was set to lead the Assumption College men into its first varsity season in 2019-2020; instead, he’ll coach the men and women at D1 EIU.

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Updated Video Of Tokyo Aquatics Center Construction

Watch more footage of the Olympic Aquatics Centre’s construction unfolding in Tokyo, Japan, site of the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Olympic Silver Medalist O’Connor Heads To Loughborough

Olympic silver medalist Siobhan-Marie O’Connor of Great Britain has announced she is changing training homes beginning this September.

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Wisconsin State Champion Freestyler Dee Dee Walker Commits to Illinois State

Dee Dee Walker, the 2018 Wisconsin Division II state 200 free champion, has committed to swim at Illinois State beginning in the fall of 2020.

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YMCA Solves Bad Air Problem With BioOx Air Cleaning System

“I’ve had three different coaches come to me and ask me how I changed my pool (air),” said Teddy Newman, Hagerstown, Maryland YMCA Facility Director.

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Why We Shouldn’t Call Our Athletes “Cheaters” When They Get DQ’ed

This is not an argument of moral superiority, rather it’s an argument of intellectual superiority. The word “cheater” is boring.

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When The Turn Matters: The Gwangju Men’s 1500 Free Style Podium Analysis

When The Turn Matter: The Gwangju Men’s 1500 Free Style Podium Analysis shows that this details made a lot of difference and decide the winner

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USA Women’s Water Polo Leads the Way in Goals En Route to Pan Am Games Gold

The United States women secured their fifth straight Pan American Games title with help from the top goal-scoring effort, both team-wise and individually.

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Cody Miller Posts First Vlog Since Pan American Games Silver Medal, DQ

The video gives rare access to the ups-and-downs that come with being an elite athlete, including some behind-the-block footage.

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Coaches: Get a FREE Month Inside the World’s First Swimming Technique Community

Get a FREE month inside “The School of Fish” if you subscribe to any level of Commit Swimming annual plan by September, 15th 2019.

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