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Brooke Forde Downs Leah Stevens’ State Record at Kentucky HS States

Sacred Heart Academy’s Brooke Forde smashed a pair of State Records during finals at the 2017 Kentucky Girls High School State Championships.

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Held Splits 18.1 as NC State Sets New ACC Record in 200 Medley Relay

The biggest difference maker came on the backstroke leg, as freshman Coleman Stewart blazed his way to a 20.97 to give them the early lead.

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Kibler Downs 100 Free State Record in Finals of Indiana HS States

Kibler first set the record with a gold-winning 43.20 in the individual race. Then, he led off the 400 free relay in 43.02 to lower the mark even further.

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National Age Group Record Holder Drew Kibler Commits to Texas

Carmel Swim Club’s Drew Kibler, a multi-NAG Record holder, has given his verbal commitment to swim for the University of Texas. Kibler will begin his NCAA swimming career in the fall of 2018.

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Kentucky’s Painter, Penn State’s Sowinski Qualify for NCAAs at OSU Last Chance Meet

With all major conferences now finished, Painter is ranked 25th in the nation in the 400 IM, which is a big step up from her previous 57th place standing. She dropped a full 4 seconds from her season best heading into the meet.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Braden Holloway, NC State

Competitor Coach of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based coach who has risen above…

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Hardcore Swimmer of the Month: Lilly King, Indiana

Hardcore Swimmer of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based swimmer or water polo player who…

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FIU Panthers Win Third Consecutive C-USA Title

The FIU Panthers earned their first ever NCAA Relay A Cut, one of many impressive honors, on their way to their third consecutive Conference USA title.

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2017 Arena PSS Indy – British Invasion Mix Of Veterans & New Faces

Even though 100m breaststroke world record holder Adam Peaty is competing in Indianapolis, he’s listed as swimming one event you wouldn’t expect.

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17-Year-Old Robert Finke Posts 14:37 Mile at FL Senior Champs

Finke’s most impressive swim was the 1650 free, which he won by nearly a minute in a blistering 14:37.61.

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2017 NAIA National Championship Fan Guide: Women’s Meet

The women of SCAD will fight to defend their title from last year in this week’s NAIA National Championship meet.

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Denis Cotterell Calls Out Sun Yang Haters That Live In ‘Glass Houses’

“It’s nice when you’re in glass houses,” storied Aussie coach Denis Cotterell says of the cloud that continues to cover Chinese gold medalist Sun Yang’s head since his 2014 doping suspension.

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Britain’s Roberto Pavoni Announces Retirement from Swimming

Roberto Pavoni becomes the second Brit in as many days to announce a retirement from competitive swimming. Pavoni, at 25…

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2017 ACC Men’s Champs Fan Guide: Wolfpack Going for Three Straight

The Wolfpack men are on the prowl for their third-straight ACC championship, and it doesn’t seem likely that anyone will be nipping too closely at their tails.

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China Clinches Gold In All Individual Events At Grand Prix

Diving powerhouse China emerged victorious out of all the individual springboard and platform events this weekend in Rostock, Germany, where…

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