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Headed To Hangzhou: Morozov Primed For Sprints, Pieroni Takes On 200

Russian Vlad Morozov put on a sprint clinic over the course of the FINA World Cup. Will he have enough gas left to defend his lane against the likes of British powerhouse Ben Proud and Americans Caeleb Dressel and Michael Andrew?

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Penn Secures Verbal Commitment from TNAQ’s Jack Hamilton

TNAQ’s Jack Hamilton has verbally committed to the application process at Penn.

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U.S. SC Worlds Team Will Have Nearly Double The Lead Time of Pan Pacs

USA Swimming’s Short Course World Championships team will have nearly twice as much time to adjust to Hangzhou, China as the 2018 Pan Pacs team had in Tokyo. The Short Course Worlds team will leave the United States seven days before the start of competition.

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Texas Invite Day 2 Prelims: Beata Nelson Drops 1:53.0 200 IM

Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson impressed with a 1:53.0 in the 200 IM on the first morning of the 2018 Texas Hall of Fame Invite.

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Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Maggie MacNeil, Michigan

Freshman Maggie MacNeil has had one of the finest – and busiest – months of November in NCAA history.

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Weitzeil Hits 50 Free ‘A’ Cut At Day 1 Prelims Of Georgia Invite

Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil blasted the #1 time in the country in the women’s 50 free at day 1 prelims of the Georgia Fall Invite.

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Breaststroker David Abrahams Verbally Commits to Harvard

Radnor Aquatic Club and Haverford High School’s David Abrahams has committed to the application process at Harvard.

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Mikaela Fullerton Commits to In-state Queens University of Charlotte

Mikaela Fullerton from New Wave Swim Team and Apex High School, in Apex, NC has verbally committed to Queens University of Charlotte NC for 2019-2020.

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2018 SC World Previews: Fastest Men In History Collide In Back Events

Matt Grevers, Xu Jiayu and Ryan Murphy are just a few of the incredibly talented backstrokers who will be competing in Hangzhou.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Jeff Poppell, Florida

After scoring just 11 points at NCAAs in 2018 (and zero the year before), the Florida Gator women are projected to score nearly 200 this year in our current Swimulator rankings, good for 8th nationwide.

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Commonwealth Games Medalist Clareburt Honored With Māori Award

Surprise Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Lewis Clareburt earned another accolade, adding to his impressive breakout year.

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2 Top Seeds Scratch Thursday’s Prelims at US Winter Nationals

Chris Wieser, above, was the top seed in the men’s 400 free, and scratched out of Thursday’s prelims pre-session after missing the 800 free on Wednesday as well.

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Ana Marcela Cunha Named Finalist for Brazil Athlete of the Year

Cunha is one of 3 women named finalists by the Brazilian Olympic Committee for Brazil’s Athlete of the Year.

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USA Deaf Swimming Seeking Athletes, Coaches for 2019 Worlds

USA Deaf Swimming is seeking Deaf athletes interested in representing Team USA at the 2019 World Deaf Swimming Championships in…

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Katie Ledecky Explains Negative Split 8:14 800 Free (Video)

Katie Ledecky led the first heat of the women’s 800 free wire-to-wire to win by almost 14 seconds in 8:14.40, negative-splitting the race 4:07.27/4:07.13

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