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Confident and Focused, Simone Manuel Is Zeroing In On the World Championships

“I’ve been faster in-season in my events than I was last year and training’s been going really well, so I’m pretty confident with how I’ll swim at Worlds.”

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2019 Mission Viejo Swim Meet of Champions: Night 2 Photo Vault

Caeleb Dressel shocked many this morning with big-time swim in the 100 Free, dipping under the 48-second barrier, and adding to that with a 47.90 finals time.

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Watch Caeleb Dressel Swim 47.9 100 Free (Race Video)

To follow up his morning swim of 47.9, Dressel won the 100 free tonight with another 47.9 100m free, marking the 3rd time he’s dipped under 48 this season

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John Shebat Swims Season Best 52.9 100 Fly at Texas Senior Circuit

Shebat has a best time of 52.42 from US Nationals last Summer.

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Clemson to Reopen McHugh Pool After Short Closure for Repairs This Summer

Feasibility tests will still be conducted in the near future to try to identify and deal with any problems, but there are no plans for permanent closure. 

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Australia Stuns Hungary in Shootout; Croatia, Spain, Serbia Also Make WP Semis

Australia was the surprise of the quarterfinals, ousting Hungary in a penalty shootout victory, while Croatia, Spain and Serbia followed with dominant wins.

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Caeleb Dressel Swims 47.9 in Prelims at Mission Viejo Swim Meet of Champions

With World Championships roughly a month away, Dressel has now been under 48 twice this season, after not breaking that mark at all last summer.

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Katinka Hosszu Expected Stellar In-season Times in Spring… Next Year (Video)

the iron lady seems to be thriving under her new coach in her home country of Hungary, as she has already thrown down some massive in-season times

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Dutch Brzoskowski Rocks Lifetime Best 1:46.62 200 Free To Punch Gwangju Ticket

Maarten Brzoskowski made the most of his last-chance qualification opportunity in Amersfoort, hitting a new 200m free PB to punch his ticket to Gwangju.

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Simona Quadarella Becomes 3rd Fastest 1500 Swimmer Since Rio

Simona Quadarella blasted a new lifetime best 1500m freestyle tonight at the Sette Colli, writing the 19-year-old’s name into the all-time history books.

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Watch: Zhada Fields Get 50 Free Olympic Trials QT (While Swimming the 100 Free)

Through prelims, semifinals, and finals, Fields remained over the Trials cut, so she swam the first 50 meters of the 100 free as though it were a normal 50.

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Coroner’s Report: Swimmer Kenneth To’s Passing Ruled Sudden Cardiac Death

Immensely-popular Hong Kong swimmer Kenneth To died from “Sudden Cardiac Arrest,” according to an Alachua County coroner’s report.

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Chad le Clos on New Generation of Butterfliers: “For me it’s a big challenge”

At the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, SwimSwam caught up with Olympic Champ Chad le Clos, and spoke with him about his thoughts on the new crop of butterfliers

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2019 Sette Colli Trophy Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Catch all the action on day 1 of the Setti Colli Trophy, with Adam Peaty, Kira Toussaint, Michael Andrew, Gabriele Detti, Pernille Blume and more.

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Lidon Munoz Breaks Own Spanish Record in 50 Free at Sette Colli Day 1

Spanish sprint star Lidon Munoz broke the 50 free national record for the second time in a week as she earned bronze tonight in Rome.

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