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SwimSwam Pulse: Urlando, Hobson Have Best Shot At Individual Gold For U.S. Men (Minus Finke)

The 200 fly at the World Championships feels more wide open than it has in past years, opening the door for Luca Urlando to vie for the gold medal.

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2025 U.S. World Trials Previews: Finke Leads Men’s 800 Free Ahead Of An Open Race For Second

With Luke Whitlock not attending U.S. Nationals, the race for second in the men’s 800 freestyle behind Bobby Finke is wide open once again.

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Olympian Luke Whitlock Announces Commitment To Indiana As He Returns To The NCAA

After spending one semester at Florida before returning to his club team, Olympian Luke Whitlock has announced he will join Indiana beginning in fall 2025.

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2025 U.S. World Championship Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Keep up with all of SwimSwam’s previews and picks with our official preview index for the 2025 U.S. National Championships.

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Sun Yang Continues Comeback With Entry Into Upcoming Chinese Nationals

Sun is scheduled to race the men’s 100, 200, 400 and 800 freestyle at the Chinese National Championships with World Championship selection on the line.

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A Closer Look At Katie Ledecky’s Longevity

Ledecky’s 800 free world record continues to amaze, as she became the fifth-oldest woman to break a WR and the second-oldest to do so in a distance event.

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Watch Sven Schwarz’s European Record-Setting 800 Free (7:38.12) From The German Championships

The race video of Sven Schwarz’s European record-setting 800 freestyle has been made available, and can be viewed below.

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Bobby Finke on Ledecky’s Mindset: “Everything she does is just like ‘why not'”

While his training partner, Katie Ledecky, was having one of the best meets in her storied career, Bobby Finke quietly had one of the best in his

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Katie Ledecky Is Timeless, But Her World Record Further Mythologizes Her Past

Ledecky’s world record in the 800 free proves that age is seemingly just a number for her, but it also makes the Rio 2016 swim she beat out more memorable.

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What Did We Learn From Leon Marchand’s Return To Competition?

Marchand has a few areas of improvement to work on if he hopes to return to his Paris form at the World Championships this summer in Singapore.

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I Tedeschi Dominano La Classifica Mondiale Dei 1500 Stile Libero-Recap Day 4

La Germania si consacra come protagonista assoluta delle distanze lunghe, con un gruppo di atleti in grado di dominare il panorama internazionale

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Kate Douglass Prima Al Mondo Nei 200 Rana: Recap Finali Day 4 Pro Series Fort Lauderdale

Si concludono con un gran finale le pro series di Fort Lauderdale dove vengono realizzati ben due record del mondo nei 100 farfalla e negli 800 stile.

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s session will kick off with the fastest heat of the women’s 800 free, which will feature Katie Ledecky.

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Claire Weinstein Miglior Tempo Al Mondo Nei 200 Stile: Finali Day 3 Pro Series Fort Lauderdale

Terza sessione di finali alle pro series di Fort Lauderdale colma di sfide.,Claire Weinstein conquista il primo tempo stagionale al mondo nei 200 stile

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

The third finals session of the 2025 Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale features the 200 freestyle, 50 breaststroke, 50 butterfly, 200 backstroke, and 400 IM.

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