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An Sehyeon Takes 8th Consecutive Korean National Title In 100 Fly

An Sehyeon raced to a solid 57.96 100m fly in Korea tonight to claim her 8th consecutive National Festival title in the event.

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Breaststroking Ace Kanako Watanabe Returns To Rio Coach

Gold medalist in the women’s 200m breaststroke at the 2018 Asian Games, Kanako Watanabe of Japan, plans on changing coaches after she graduates from Waseda University in March 2019.

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Wang Jianjiahe Wins Again at Chinese Nationals, This Time in 400 Free

Wang Jianjiahe added a 400 free win to earlier victories in the 100 and 200 freestyle, while the Asian Record holder Li Bingjie finished just 8th.

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Maryland 3A/2A/1A Champ Jake Stafford Verbals to Lehigh

Monocacy Aquatic Club’s Jake Stafford made a verbal commitment to Lehigh University’s class of 2023.

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Pleasanton Freestyler Tyler Lu Verbally Commits to Brown

Tyler Lu of Pleasanton Seahawks has verbally committed to swim at Brown University in 2019-20.

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Pine Crest’s Molly See Gives Verbal Commitment to Bucknell

Bucknell University of the Patriot League has received a verbal commitment from Pine Crest butterflier Molly See.

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NCAP Sprinter Keyla Brown Sends Verbal Commitment to ECU

Keyla Brown of Nation’s Capital Swim Club and St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C. has verbally committed to East Carolina University for the fall of 2019.

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Rapidly-Improving Michael Baldini Commits to Georgetown

West Hartford Aquatic Team’s Michael Baldini has verbally committed to swim for Georgetown beginning next fall.

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Amid Criticism, USA Gymnastics Interim CEO Steps Down After Five Days

USA Gymnastics CEO Mary Bono stepped down today amid heavy criticism from athletes, just five days after she was named CEO of the gymnastics federation.

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Beyond the Lane Lines: Gould Is Golden, Atkinson Honored

Read about what’s happening with swim stars Freya Anderson of Great Britain, Alia Atkinson of Jamaica and more in the latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.

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Ning Zetao’s Comeback Is Short-Lived As He Withdraws From Nats

Ning Zetao has withdrawn from his comeback meet, the 2018 Chinese National Championships.

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Sun Yang May Be Breaking Up With The 1500 Free Again

Sun Yang has been on-again/off-again with the 1500m free, with the grueling distance event now on the chopping block once more.

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2018 CIF Southern D2 Double Champ Emily Trieu Verbals to Princeton

Trieu is a huge get for Princeton, as her 100 back PR ranks 2nd on the Tigers’ all-time program list.

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The Power Of A Swim Woman

“BEING A WOMAN IS SO FASCINATING. IT’S AN ADVENTURE THAT TAKES SUCH COURAGE, A CHALLENGE THAT NEVER ENDS. ‘ “

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SwimSwam Pulse: 55% Pick Santos’ WR As Most Impressive

More than half of voters selected Nicholas Santos’ 50 fly as the most impressive world record of the Budapest World Cup stop.

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