Alex Shackell

World Aquatics Unveils North American Tour: World Cup Stops for 2025

The first stop of the 2025 World Cup Series will be at Alex Shackell’s home pool, the newly renovated natatorium in Carmel Indiana.

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Alex Shackell Will Have a “Hybrid Schedule” at Indiana, Continue Training in Carmel

Olympic medalist Alex Shackell will have a “hybrid schedule” at Indiana, with her focus remaining on international competition.

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Rawak Out as CEO, McIntosh to Texas, & Conference Review | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

We discuss Chrissi Rawak Resigining as USA Swimming CEO, Summer McIntosh training with Bob Bowman in Austin, and this weekend’s conference championships.

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Olympic Medalist Alex Shackell Commits to Indiana University

Two-time Olympic medalist Alex Shackell has committed to swim at Indiana University after previously decommitting from Cal.

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Indiana High School State- Girls Finals: Live Recap

Alex Shackell is going after four-straight titles in the girl’s 100 butterfly at the Indiana State Finals today, after swimming 50.73 in the prelims.

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Alex Shackell Swims 50.73 in 100 Fly Prelims at Indiana State Championship Meet

Alex Shackell, an Olympic gold and silver medalist in Paris, is swimming just one individual event and three relays at this weekend’s state championship meet.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2025: Women’s #50-41

Rising British star Freya Colbert will be in tough defending her 400 IM world title next year, but regardless is a medal threat as she continues to improve.

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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. Club Coach of the Year – Chris Plumb (Carmel)

Plumb coached burgeoning star Alex Shackell to an individual berth on the U.S. Olympic team, two Olympic relay medals and a pair of SC world titles in 2024.

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2024 Swammy Awards: High School Teams Of The Year — Carmel (IN) Girls & Bolles (FL) Boys

The Carmel girls and Bolles School boys were both dominant at their respective HS championships, as Carmel won its 38th straight title and Bolles its 37th.

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2024 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year 17-18

Katie Grimes and Thomas Heilman take home the Swammy for 17-18 Age-Group Swimmer of the Year in an absolutely stacked category.

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arena Swim of the Week: Ellie Clarke Drops 200 IM Best Time At Carmel Winter Invite

Racing at the Carmel Winter Invite on Dec. 27, Clarke dropped big in the 200 IM, getting down to 2:01.04 to rank 9th this season among 15-year-old girls.

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SwimSwam’s Top 10 Most-Liked Instagram Posts of 2024

With the Olympic year in full force, posts about World Records, Olympic qualifiers, and Dirty Doubles dominated the SwimSwam Instagram account in 2024.

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Swammy Awards 2024: Nuotatrice Rivelazione Dell’Anno – Gretchen Walsh

Gretchen Walsh ha finalmente vissuto il suo tanto atteso anno di svolta nel 2024, guadagnandosi il Swammy Award come Nuotatrice Rivelazione dell’Anno

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2024 Swammy Awards: Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year – Gretchen Walsh

After struggling to hit her best times and perform on the big stage for several years, American Gretchen Walsh finally had her long awaited breakout in 2024.

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