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Quiz: Can You Name The Top 20 Swimmers of All-Time In the 50-Yard Free?

Before the year 2005 no one had ever broken 19 seconds in a 50-yard freestyle. Now, we’ve got 20 swimmers under 18.82. Can you name them all?

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Tennessee Aiming For In-Person State Meet April 23-24

The Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (TISCA) revealed new details about the state’s plan for a high school swim season in a newsletter.

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2020 Olympic Organizers, Government Meet On Coronavirus Countermeasures

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is set to meet with the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic organizing committees next week.

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1 Event (50 Fly), 2 European Swimmers, 3 Best Times

Switzerland’s Manuel Leuthard closed in on Noe Ponti’s (above) 50m fly National Record while 17-year-old Pawel Uryniuk dominated the 50m fly in Poland.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Bruce Marchionda & TAC Titans

The TAC Titans found plenty of speed in August, including huge lifetime-best swims by ranked recruits Claire Curzan, Charlotte Hook, and Lance Norris.

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Former Boise State Coach Christine Mabile Hired at Whitworth University

Christine Mabile spent the last 2 seasons at Boise State University before that school cut their swimming & diving program in early July.

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Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Ziyad Saleem, Schroeder YMCA

Ziyad Saleem hit personal bests in the 100-meter, 200-meter, 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke this month, rocketing up the senior recruit rankings.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Addressing Stereotypes, Opportunities in Minority Communities

Diversity in Aquatics increases the knowledge and awareness of water safety and drowning prevention in historically underrepresented communities

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Ohio High School State Finalist Reese Lugbill Commits to Notre Dame

After her twin sister Ashley announced her commitment to SMU on Tuesday, Reece Lugbill announced that she’ll head to Notre Dame next fall.

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NC State Pauses All Athletics, Clears Out Dorms After COVID-19 Clusters

NC State has paused all athletic activities after a spike in COVID-19 cases, and the school is asking students to move out of on-campus housing.

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Towson Swimmer Reagan Martin Suffers Spinal Cord Injury In Diving Accident

Martin has remained in the ICU since the accident on July 12. A GoFundMe page has been set up in order to help Reagan begin physical therapy in Atlanta.

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SwimSwam Podcast: BJ Bedford Shares Thoughts on the Weight of Gold

We often see role models as perfect people and forget that they have flaws, physical and emotional baggage, and families that aren’t perfect, just like us

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Siena College Hires Hamilton College’s Brogan Barr As Head Swim Coach

In the MAAC, Siena College has filled its head coaching vacancy, hiring Brogan Barr from Division III’s Hamilton College.

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Miami University Snags Israeli National Teamer Yonatan Rosin for 2021-22

Yonatan Rosin would have placed top-8 in the 500/1650 freestyles at 2020 MAC Championships. He will join the RedHawks in fall 2021.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Virtual Dead-Heat Between Ledecky, Paltrinieri WR Predictions

It was the narrowest of margins, with just 3 votes separating predictions of either Katie Ledecky or Gregorio Paltrinieri 1500 free world records next summer.

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