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Heilman Swims Two 11-12 Top-10 Times on Final Day of NCSA AG Champs

Amidst the record-breaking frenzy at NCSA AG Champs, 12-year-old Thomas Heilman swam two top-10 times on the all-time 11-12 rankings.

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The FISH Win Men’s and Women’s Team Titles at 2019 Buffalo Sectionals

The FISH topped both the men’s and women’s team standings at the conclusion of the 2019 Speedo Sectionals at Buffalo, rightfully earning the title of combined team champions.

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Judy Brown Breaks Masters 55-59 200m Back WR on 55th Birthday

Brown, who underwent extensive treatment for breast cancer in 2015, broke a record previous held by Karlyn Pipes.

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SwimmersBest Drill of the Month: 3-2-1 Reset

SwimSwam thanks SwimmersBest for sponsoring “Drill of the Month.”  This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea…

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Hosszu, Sjostrom, & TFH Headed To Helsinki

Aussie Thomas Fraser-Holmes is one of over 502 athletes set to descend upon Mäkelänrinne in Finland to contest the 2019 edition of the Helsinki Swim Meet.

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USA Women Edge Australia 14-12 for FINA Intercontinental Gold

After cruising through five matches at the FINA Intercontinental Tournament with relative ease, the USA Women’s National Team found themselves in a battle with longtime rival Australia in the title bout, claiming gold in a 14-12 shootout victory.

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Greene Earns Swimmer Of The Meet Honors To End Irish Open

The 2019 Irish Open Swimming Championships wrapped up tonight in Dublin, with 5 Irish Records, 2 Irish Junior Records and 7 Championship Records biting the dust by the time all was said and done.

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Endurance Specialist Rebecca Tobias Stays In State With Austin College

Tobias is primed to make an immediate impact in the SCAC in the distance events.

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How Important Was Winning the 400 Free Relay For Texas? (Video)

Texas made a bold relay call, swapping out freshman Drew Kibler (who has generally been good on relays this week) for John Shebat

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Kate Douglass Rips 21.67 50 Free in Ithaca, Moves to #3 in 17-18 Ranks

Only Simone Manuel and Abbey Weitzeil have been faster than Douglass in the 17-18 age group.

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KC Blazers’ Liv Davison Joins Tulane’s Class of 2023

Breaststroker Davison commits to Coach Lean Stancil and the Tulane Green Wave for 2019.

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Netherlands Claims Women’s Water Polo Europa Cup Gold Medal

The Netherlands claimed another title after their European triumph in Barcelona last summer. This weekend the Dutch won the Europa Cup final in Turin (ITA), by beating Russia for the gold medal.

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Dave Durden: “On a scale of 1 to 10, we were an 11” (Video)

Cal scored 560, the 9th most points any men’s team has ever scored at NCAA’s and the most by any team at this meet since 2007

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French Swimmers Dominate Opening Leg of Open Water Cup

World champions Marc-Antoine Olivier and European bronze medalist Lara Grangeon claimed the respective titles of the opening leg of the 2019 LEN Open Water Cup in Eilat.

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