We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse. From Oscars fashion to conference meet #feels, scroll to see what made the cut!
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BIG get.
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BREAKING: Academy Award-Winner Rami Malek to Star in “Coaching Cardinal: The Greg Meehan Story” #Oscars pic.twitter.com/NEhEoZciu8
— Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) February 25, 2019
But hopefully with 100 percent less lip-syncing… #hottake
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Lady Gaga left the #Oscars for a costume change. Notice the different straps of her new dress. pic.twitter.com/Ai64bw6oev
— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) February 25, 2019
Plot twist: it was actually one of the new Speedo Fastskins.
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Because either way you have to swim three 500s in one day. Which is like running the mile three separate times in a day. But it gets worse …
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) February 20, 2019
But he did it. And he out-touched Hank Siefert of Kentucky by .01, coming from behind on the last arm stroke. It was ridiculous. Kudos to Hank on a gritty race. But Clayton is now 2-0, almost certainly the winningest 500 swim-off competitor of all-time. Proud of him.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) February 20, 2019
Just brutal.
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In honor of @_king_lil going a 55 in the 100 breaststroke, I swam a straight 100 breast. Without stopping. It may or may not have been legal
— Kristy Kowal (@KristyKowal) February 23, 2019
Equal feats.
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https://twitter.com/L_E_Neidigh/status/1097659607269457920
Isn’t coaching just GREAT?
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https://twitter.com/kfortegon/status/1098359810502938625
Just when you thought this meme had died for good…
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A Gatorade soaked @IURayLooze #iusd pic.twitter.com/u6zFfDaPix
— Matt Cohen (@Matt_Cohen_) February 24, 2019
The benefit of doing this at a swim meet versus on a football field is that he’ll get to jump in the pool anyway (also, IU has the best suits in the NCAA).
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Great advice.👌#Salukis pic.twitter.com/WNuOmBd2UZ
— Saluki Swim and Dive (@SIU_SwimDive) February 21, 2019
Hope that sign is reversible.
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https://twitter.com/krstnbrad/status/1099516213678485506
What a photo.
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Get you a coach that will do it for the insta @SwimCoachMarsh pic.twitter.com/5udw2O67X1
— kathleen baker (@KathleenBaker2) February 20, 2019
True dedication to his swimmers’ happiness.
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