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Oldest, Youngest, Zodiacs, and the U.S. Men Get Younger at the 2025 World Championships

Santo Condorelli is making his international debut for Team USA this summer as the oldest member of the World Championship swimming team.

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Where Do the Members of the U.S. 2025 World Championships Pool Swimming Team Actually Train?

Texas has taken some heat for training the world’s best swimmers, but that hasn’t precluded them from contributing to the American effort at the same time.

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2025 U.S. Nationals: Day Five Finals Live Recap

We have a bumper final session as the 2025 U.S. National Championships come to a close, with a trio of swim-offs to kick off tonight’s proceedings

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2025 U.S. Nationals: Day Five Finals Preview

Jonny Kulow will look to cement his qualification with a top-two spot in the 50 free, but it’s the women’s 50 free that is most stacked tonight

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Four Storylines To Keep An Eye On From Day One Prelims At 2025 U.S. Nationals

The first session of U.S. Nationals featured plenty of standout swims, but SwimSwam is highlighting four more storylines that are worth a deeper look.

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Caeleb Dressel, Nic Fink Among US Medalists Absent From 2025 US Nationals Psych Sheets

None of the four pictured above (Dressel, Fink, Ryan Murphy, and Hunter Armstrong) will compete at 2025 US Nationals next week.

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2025 U.S. World Trials Previews: Gretchen Walsh In Control Of The Women’s 50 Butterfly

Gretchen Walsh is in full control of the women’s 50 butterfly after becoming the second woman to crack 25 seconds with her American record in Ft. Lauderdale.

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2025 U.S. World Trials Previews: Another Walsh/Huske Showdown On Tap In Women’s 100 Free

Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske battled to a pair of 52.9s in the 100 free at the Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale, setting the stage for a showdown in Indy.

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Gretchen Walsh Joins the Sub-53 Club, becomes 5th Fastest American of All Time

The fastest American Women in the 100 yards and short course meters, Gretchen Walsh entered rarified territory tonight, as she dipped under 53 for the first time in long course.

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Sacramento: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Luca Urlando is one of the highlight’s of tonight’s events, coming in as the third seed in the 200 butterfly after a very strong NcAA season in the event

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Visualizing Gretchen’s Greatness

Gretchen Walsh was simply operating on a different level than the rest of her competitors in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly during her college career.

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2025 NCAA Women’s Championships: Day 4 Relay Analysis – Sub-46 Splits from Walsh and Huske

Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske produced the #2 and #11 rolling splits of all time on Saturday night, both breaking 46 seconds.

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How Much Faster are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part VI: Pac-12 Women

We might see the former Pac-12 teams approach their new conference championships slightly differently this year, but they’ll still finish near the top.

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Reviewing SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024

Tomoyuki Matsushita (left) was unranked last year but won silver in the 400 IM in Paris, while Leon Marchand (center) backed up is #1 ranking with four golds.

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2024 Swammy Awards: U.S. Coach Of The Year – Todd DeSorbo

DeSorbo played a important roles this year as the head coach of both the U.S. Olympic women’s team and the NCAA champion University of Virginia women.

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