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British Father Neil Gilson Shatters 38-Year-Old Lake Geneva Crossing Record

Completing the swim to fundraise for the PANS PANDA UK charity, Gilson took 33 minutes off the previous crossing record.

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Additional Records Go Down On Final Day Of 2024 Queensland SC Championships

Catch up on the final day’s action at the 2024 Queensland Short Course Championships featuring 27-year-old Grayson Bell’s new state record.

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Reports: Glasgow To Host 2026 Commonwealth Games After Victoria Withdrew As Host

Glasgow is looking to host a “cost-effective” Commonwealth Games in the summer of 2026. Glasgow hosted the 2014 Games.

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Summer McIntosh Named Closing Ceremony Flag Bearer For Canada

McIntosh became the first Canadian swimmer to ever win three individual gold medals at the same Olympics. The closing ceremony is set for tonight.

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Aspden, Smith, Abrahams, and Austin Named US Swimming Captains For Paralympics

21 women and 12 men will swim at the Paralympics for the US beginning later this month. All four captains have previous Paralympic experience.

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Ranking The 2024 Women’s Recruiting Classes: #1-4

Leah Hayes is the #4 ranked recruit in the class and Virginia brings in a large class of 8 ranked recruits (plus Claire Curzan).

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Post-Olympic Swimming Results vs. Seed Analysis

Apostolos Christou eclipsed 16 swimmers who were seeded higher than him in the 200 backstroke to win a silver medal. Who else improved their initial rankings?

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New Iowa State Head Swim Coach Matt Leach Gets a Big Raise Over His Predecessor

New Iowa State head swim coach Matt Leach becomes one of the highest-paid coaches of a women’s-only program in the country.

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Pan Zhanle: “Ho Dimostrato Quanto Valgo E Posso Ancora Migliorare”

Parlando delle sue performance a Parigi, il cinese primatista mondiale Pan Zhanle ha dichiarato che ha dimostrato il suo valore e può ancora migliorare

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After Paris, Who Holds the Most American Records in Swimming?

Caeleb Dressel still holds the most American Records across the LCM, SCY, and SCM pools, but Kate Douglass and Gretchen Walsh are close behind.

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Drexel Gains 2023 European Junior Qualifier Poland’s Bartosz Loter for Fall of 2024

Poland’s Bartosz Loter is set to join Drexel University this fall and continue the tradition of Polish Breaststrokes, following in the footsteps of Kacper Karnik.

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Iowa Swimming 2024 Long Course Championships: Sheldon Lamb Ties Dressel at #11 in 11-12 50 Fr

Hitting the wall in 25.60, Sheldon Lamb of DSMY Marlins, won the 11-12 50 free in a mark that ties Caeleb Dressel in the NAG rankings at #11.

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Snoop Dogg Reportedly Making $500,000 Per Day with NBC at the Olympic Games

American rapper Snoop Dogg is reportedly taking home a big payday at the Paris Olympics, making $500,000 per day working for NBC.

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Paris 2024: Spain Claims First Olympic Gold in Women’s Water Polo With Win Over Australia

Spain defeated Australia 11-9 to claim the country’s first Olympic gold medal in women’s water polo after finishing with the silver medal in Tokyo.

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Shannon Sharpe Awards Bobby Finke $50,000 Bonus After 1500 Freestyle World Record

Finke was the highest man with $145,000 from the USOPC and USA Swimming earnings but earned another $50,000 from Shannon Sharpe for breaking the World Record.

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