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2018 Pan Pacs Previews: Dressel-Chalmers Showdown In Men’s Sprints

Young sprint stars Caeleb Dressel and Kyle Chalmers should meet for the first time since the 2016 Olympics in what could be a clash of sprint free titans.

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Maggie Wanezek Breaks Keaton Blovad’s 11-12 Backstroke NAG Record

Swimming at the Wisconsin LC 12 & Under State Championships last weekend, the 12-year old Wanezek broke a national record in the 50 back.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 50% Most Excited For Dressel vs Proud in Tokyo

About half of poll respondents said they were most excited for the men’s 50 free at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and event that – for now – looks like a brewing showdown between Caeleb Dressel and Ben Proud.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Eleventh-Hour Eastin Overcomes Mono

Eastin has shown an admirable ability to overcome adversity throughout her career, and last week’s patient, calm, confident endurance of a bad twist of fate has only made Eastin more popular with fans – and more respected by the sport as a whole.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Durden, California Aquatics

California Aquatics brought 23 men to the U.S. National Championships. And coach Dave Durden helped 18 of them earn finals swims and 13 Cal swimmers make some sort of major international travel team for Team USA.

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Team Greenville Wins South Carolina Long Course State Title for the First Time Since 2004

In their first summer under Head Coach Karl Kozicki, they dominated the South Carolina Long Course State Championships.

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Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Michael Andrew, Race Pace Club

Andrew finished the meet with 4 wins, a bronze medal and a fourth place finish to go with 7 personal bests. But there may have been a 5th win in Andrew’s week that might just mean the most of all.

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2018 Euros Previews: World Champions Peaty, Chupkov Headline Men’s BR

Adam Peaty will look to defend his 50 and 100 breast crowns at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow.

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2013 World Junior Champion Maria Baklakova Severely Injured in Crash

Maria Baklakova, a 5-time European Junior Champion, 2013 World Junior Champion, and 2012 Russian Olympian, has been severely injured in an auto crash.

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England’s Butler Continues Derby Breaststroke Tradition W/ Age Records

17-year-old Greg Butler impressed in Sheffield, taking down 2 English age records at the recent British Summer Championships.

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Bruno Fratus In Italy In August As Age Group Swim Camp Coach

FAST LANE SWIM CAMP Alghero, August 27 / September 2 Info and registration  Bruno Fratus,  29 from Brazil, swam many events…

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8 Swammers On How The Sport is Still With Them

We asked eight swammers how swimming is still with them, even years after retirement.

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Olympic Medalist Timmers Hospitalized For Meningitis; Out Of Euros

Belgium’s Pieter Timmers, the 100m freestyle silver medalist at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, is currently hospitalized and will be unable to travel and race in Glasgow.

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Bruno Fratus In Italia Allo Swim Camp Fast Lane Con Cristina Chiuso

Alghero, 27 Agosto/ 02 Settembre Info e iscrizioni Bruno Fratus, brasiliano, ventinovenne anni, è stato impegnato in molti eventi quest’estate. Dalle…

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4 Things to Watch For at the 2018 Speedo Junior Nationals

Dare Rose turned 15 this year, and he’s already climbed the 15-16 historical rankings considerably.

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