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The Year That Was: Elite Swimmers’ Favorite Memories of 2015

American Connor Jaeger’s 1500 silver medal in Kazan was mentioned more than once as a favorite swimming memory of 2015.

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Colgate Gains Commitment from Jason Godelman for Class of 2020

Godelman, who is finishing up his senior year at Crespi Carmelite High School, committed to Colgate University over several competitive D1 offers.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 80% Favor Hoffer’s 100 Free As Top NAG Record Swim

Our latest poll asked SwimSwam readers to pick out their favorite of the slew of National Age Group (NAG) records that fell on the weekend of Winter Junior Nationals and the NCAP Invite.

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Mitch Larkin Offers Advice for Age Groupers Swimmers (Video)

World Champion Mitch Larkin shares a few pieces of advice for age group swimmers…

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15 top swimming photos from 2015 – above the surface

There was a lot of excitement in and around pools in 2015.  We’ve been scouring the archives at SwimSwam to…

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TYR Avictor: Omaha Nights Edition

The Summer Nights under the Omaha Lights is where all of the magic happens. The biggest meet in the United…

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2015 Swammy Awards: Katie Ledecky, Female Swimmer of the Year

Katie Ledecky continues to shock the world year by year, and 2015 was no different.

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2015 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 17-18

Katie Ledecky and Andrew Seliskar led the way for 17-18s in 2015.

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2015 Swammy Awards: Adam Peaty, Male Swimmer of the Year

Adam Peaty broke a major swimming barrier this year in April at the British Championships in London, where he shattered the 100m breaststroke world record by over half a second, becoming the first man ever under 58 seconds in 57.92.

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2015 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year

As our 2015 Swammy Awards come to a close, it’s time to count down the top 10 swims of the year leading to our overall Swammy for “Race of the Year.”

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A Letter to my Closest Teammate

Swim Friends Definition: 2 aquatic athletes bound by the mutual experience of pain, and the mutual respect for the others perseverance through long swim practices, often in highly chlorinated pools, on nights when their other friends were out at parties.

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Kevin Cordes Discusses His Approach to Long Course Training and Racing (Video)

American Kevin Cordes had a breakout season in 2015 winning a silver in the 200 breaststroke and a bronze in…

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2015 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 15-16

Courtney Harnish and Michael Andrew earned top honors for 15-16s in 2015.

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2015 Swammy Awards – Female Breakout SOTY – Bronte Campbell

Often mentioned in the press after her big sister Cate, Bronte Campbell stole the headlines in 2015…

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2015 Swammy Awards: Mitch Larkin, Male Breakout Swimmer Of The Year

Mitch Larkin claims his second Swammy Award of 2015 near the conclusion of an unstoppable year for the Australian.

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