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"My life has been no downs, just ups…knock on wood. So far, it's been all right."

NCSA Summer Champs, Day 1: 14-Year-Old Brayden Capen Hits Olympic Trials Cut in 200 Back

Lakeside 15-year-old Charlotte Crush catapulted from No. 60 to 16th in the U.S. girls’ 15-16 NAG rankings with her huge new lifetime best in the 200 back.

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Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov Drops 51.82 100 Back For #2 Performance of All-Time

Kolesnikov’s swim is four-tenths of a second faster than what Ryan Murphy clocked to win gold at the World Championships in Fukuoka.

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Anteprime Mondiali Nuoto: I 200 Metri Dorso Maschili

Prepariamoci a vivere sette giorni di nuoto di altissimo livello ai Campionati del Mondo 2023 conoscendo i protagonisti e le sfide

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Looking at the Most and Least Likely World Records to Be Broken in Fukuoka

Call me crazy, but I think Kaylee McKeown (or Regan Smith) is most likely to break a world record in the women’s 100 backstroke.

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Anteprime Mondiali: Murphy A Caccia Della Rivincita Su Ceccon Nei 100 Dorso

Prepariamoci a vivere sette giorni di nuoto di altissimo livello ai Campionati del Mondo di nuoto 2023 conoscendo i protagonisti

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2023 World Champs Previews: Ceccon Reconvenes With American Foes In Men’s 100 Back

Thomas Ceccon will face a tall task as he fends off the U.S. duo of Ryan Murphy and Hunter Armstrong in his pursuit of a title defense in the 100 back.

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Explaining the Unicorn World Records from the 2000 and 2004 NCAA Championships

In order to alleviate confusion, here are the details on how World Records were broken at two separate NCAA Championship meets.

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Ryosuke Irie Torna Ai 200 Dorso Dopo 1 Anno E Nuota Il 4° Tempo Al Mondo

A 33 anni, il 4 volte olimpico Ryosuke Irie ha disputato il suo primo 200m dorso dopo un anno e realizza il quarto tempo al mondo

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Watch: Ledecky Blasts a 15:44 1500 Free at U.S. Open (Day 4 Race Videos)

A 30-second lead was not enough for Katie Ledecky; she hit the wall first in the 1500 free at U.S. Open by 34 seconds (15:44.13)

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Andrew, Kalisz & Lazor Highlight U.S. Roster For 2022 Duel In The Pool

Michael Andrew will be one of 27 swimmers representing the U.S. at the 2022 Duel In The Pool in Sydney, Australia.

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Campionati Europei Juniores 2022 – Risultati Live Finali Day 3

Terzo pomeriggio di finali a Bucarest, Romania dove si assegnano le medaglie e l’accesso alle finali ai Campionati Europei Juniores di nuoto. 

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Campionati Europei Juniores Day 3 – Risultati Live e Recap Batterie

Proseguono le gare ai Campionati Europei Juniores di nuoto, presso il nuovo Otopeni Olympic Swimming Complex a Bucarest, in Romania.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Believe Women’s 200 Fly World Record Will Stand Longest

China’s Liu Zige set the seemingly unreachable world record of 2:01.81 in the women’s 200 butterfly back in 2009.

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Has American Age Group Swimming Power Shifted East?

TAC Titans’ star Claire Curzan is one of a slew of USA Swimming stars that developed on the eastern seaboard and should make noise in Budapest next month.

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2022 U.S. Trials Previews: Andrew, Casas Take Aim At Dressel In 100 Fly

Caeleb Dressel is the favorite in the men’s 100 fly, though he has been beaten twice this year in the race: once by Michael Andrew and once by Shaine Casas.

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