Non College

Gretchen Walsh Takes Down Weitzeil’s National HS Record with 46.9 100 Free

After an explosive day 1 performance, Harpeth Hall’s Gretchen Walsh took down another National High School Record on Saturday.

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Tom Shields Swims 51.7 in 100 Fly at Cal-UCSD Long Course Session

Tom Shields had another big swim on Saturday after swimming a lifetime best in the 200 yard fly on Friday in San Diego, California.

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Mary Cate Pruitt Breaks 26-Year Old Lindsey Benko Pool Record in Indiana

Mary Cate Pruitt, a Notre Dame commit, broke a Pool Record on Saturday that was previously held by an Olympic gold medalist.

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USA Diving CEO Out after Only 4 Months

Bassett began as the CEO of USA Diving in October and departs less than 6 months before the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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Hosszu Takes Grueling 1500 Free/400 IM Double Gold In Nice

The Iron Lady raced in every event this morning and went on to take double gold in the evening session of the FFN Golden Tour in Nice.

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Kathleen Baker Keeps It Going With World’s 4th Fastest 200 Back Time Of Season

Look out world, American Kathleen Baker is back to form, firing off one of the fastest 200m back times of the Olympian’s carrer.

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G. Walsh Breaks Weitzeil’s National High School Record with 21.5 50 Free

Walsh popped a new lifetime best in the 50 free, winning in 21.59. That came shortly after a 21.20 anchor split on the Harpeth Hall 200 medley relay.

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Utah 3A States Comes Down to the Wire; Union Boys Top Judge Memorial by 1 Point

Judge Memorial rallied to win the final relay, but they came up just short of a team title as Union High placed second to hold them off by a single point.

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One Year After Leukemia Diagnosis, Rikako Ikee Is Back In The Gym

Japanese sprint star Rikako Ikee was diagnosed with leukemia a year ago today and she marks the occasion by returning to the gym.

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Alex Walsh Splits 26.5 Breast, Gretchen Walsh Splits 21.2 Free at 2020 TISCA

The Walsh sisters got off to a fast start. In the 200 medley relay, Alex popped a 26.57 breast split, while Gretchen anchored in 21.20.

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Singapore Adds To Coronavirus Cancellations; Implements Temperature Checks

The list of sporting events being impacted due the coronavirus is growing, as the Singapore Swimming Association announced the cancellation of events.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #65

SwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily…

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European Junior C’ships Medalist Belonogoff Moves From GBR To RUS

Breaststroker Tatiana Belonogoff raced for Great Britain for years, but will now be making a move to represent the nation of Russia.

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Kirara Cup Day 2: 17-Yr-Old Nagisa Ikemoto Is JPN’s 5th Fastest 200 Freestyler

Lately, everyone in Japan has been stepping up their swimming game, with the latest being 17-year-old Nagisa Ikemoto in the women’s 200m freestyle.

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Sarah Köhler and Florian Wellbrock cracked German Olympic Qualifying Standards

Sarah Köhler is the 1st female swimmer who dipped under the German Olympic qualifying standard, taking advantage of special rules for top-4 Worlds finishers.

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