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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 5/15/2019

Check out our Weekly Wonders from May 9-12, 2019.

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Katarzyna Wilk Continues Historic Meet With 100 Free Polish Record

After a stunning performance on night 1 of the 2019 Polish National Swimming Championships where she became the first Polish woman ever under 25 seconds in the 50m freestyle, Katarzyna Wilk was back at it on night 2.

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Majchrzak Nails 1:47.3 200 Free While Wilk Collects 2nd Polish Record

Kacper Majchrzak clocked his fastest 200m free time in a year to take the gold medal tonight at Polish Nationals.

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All U.S. National Championships Meets & Info For The Remainder of 2019

After yesterday’s news that the former Winter Nationals will be re-branded as “U.S. Open,” we’re taking a look at the remaining schedule of national championship-level meets for the remainder of 2019.

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With 2 Weeks Left, America Hones in on 2nd Qualifiers for Worlds Stroke 50s

In the most-contested 50 stroke slot still up for grabs, Michael Andrew holds a narrow lead over Matt Grevers with 2 weeks to go in the qualifying period.

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Omaha Taxpayers To Kick $750,000 Into 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Hosting

The city of Omaha has pledged $750,000 in taxpayer money to host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, according to a report.

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Trofeo Settecolli: Essere Volontario Per Vivere Il Nuoto In Prima Persona

INTERNAZIONALI D’ITALIA – 56° TROFEO SETTECOLLI Piscine Del Foro Italico – Roma (ITA) 21-23 Giugno 2019 Vasca Lunga 50 metri…

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Five Swimmers Poised for FINA Champions Series Event Sweeps in Indy

Sarah Sjöström is undefeated in four individual events on the FINA Champions circuit, and she’s won over $100K thus far in the series.

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Mark Szaranek Joins Elite Group At University of Stirling Through 2020

On the heels of having been announced as one of the members of Great Britain’s 2019 World University Games squad, Mark Szaranek has joined the University of Stirling talent hotbed.

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Fan Goes All-In On Michael Phelps Tribute Tattoo

One dedicated Michael Phelps fan went all-in on his MP tribute tattoo.

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Texas A&M’s Bratton Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

A standout in pool and the classroom, Texas A&M swimmer Lisa Bratton, a 15-time All-American and a 2018 World Champion, has been awarded a $10,000 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

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4 Reasons Why Cities Should Support Swim Teams

In my years as a swim mom and Masters swimmer, we’ve gone to city hall more than once to express the importance of keeping the pool open or to gain support for our team. Education and promotion of swimming throughout the community to non-swimmers and city staff can only help make our sport stronger.

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¿Quiénes son los 3 argentinos que irán al Mundial de Gwangju 2019?

Por primera vez en más de una década, la natación argentina presentará una delegación muy reducida en Gwangju 2019, debido al poco tiempo de recuperación para los Juegos Panamericanos. Enterate quiénes son los 3 convocados aquí.

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WM 2019: Zobel ergänzt Team, Einzelstarts für Zellmann, Diener

Der DSV (Deutsche Schwimmverband) hat einige Ergänzungen zum deutschen Team vorgenommen. Marius Zobel wurde noch für die 4 x 200…

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“I worry about disappointing my parents.”

Swimming your best means stress and pressure. Often, swimmers also worry about disappointing their swim parents. Here’s how to balance out the swimmer-swim parent relationship so that you can do what everyone wants–to swim fast.

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