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USA Swimming Names Chris Plumb as Head Coach for 2024 World Short Course Championships

Chris Plumb (second from the right) had three current or former swimmers on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team this summer in Paris.

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USA Swimming Forms 9-Member Task Force to Find New National Team Director

Six-time Olympic medalist Matt Grevers is part of a swim-side heavy committee to choose USA Swimming’s new National Team Director.

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Alex Shackell Decommits from Cal, Will Defer College Enrollment for a Year

Alex Shackell, a two-time Olympic medalist in Paris, has announced that she will defer her college enrollment for a year.

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Eddie Reese Wins 2024 USA Swimming Award; Chris Plumb Named Developmental Coach of the Year

USA Swimming gave its administrative awards at a luncheon during its Annual Business Meeting in Denver this weekend, including its USA Swimming Award.

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Who Could Take Over as the Next USA Swimming National Team Director?

Kredich has one of the best coaching situations in the country at Tennessee. But with all of his kids out of college, might a new adventure call?

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After Year At Carmel, Olympic Trials Finalist Kayla Han Returns To La Mirada Armada

Han had a breakthrough 4th-place finish in the women’s 400 free at the U.S. Olympic Trials, but was well off her best in the 800 and 1500 free.

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Carmel, Indiana Temporarily Renames Streets After Its Olympic Swimmers

(L-R) Alex Shackell, Mayor Sue Finkam, coach Chris Plumb, and Aaron Shackell pose with their dedicated street signs in Carmel, Indiana.

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DeSorbo Breaks Down U.S. Olympic Staff Selection, Three Years in the Making

“It’s a little bit more about managing than it is coaching at this point,” Todd DeSorbo said. “At this level, a lot of these athletes coach themselves.”

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Chris Plumb

Plumb put Carmel swimmers Alex Shackell (pictured) and Aaron Shackell on the U.S. Olympic team, earning him a spot on the American coaching staff in Paris.

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USA Swimming Reveals 2024 Olympic Games Assistant Coaches

Team USA’s coaching staff includes a mixture of former Olympic head coaches, other veterans, and first-time Olympic coaches.

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Setting the Field: Who Will the U.S. Choose as Assistant Coaches for the Paris 2024 Olympics?

Ray Looze is an obvious choice for the Paris 2024 Olympic coaching staff for the US swim team. Who else is in the running?

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Aaron Shackell On Making Olympics In Front Of Home Crowd: ‘It’s Everything To Me’

Not only did Aaron Shackell qualify for Paris in front of 20,689 people, but he also did it just 30 minutes away from his hometown.

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Carmel Boys Win 10th-Consecutive IN IHSAA State Title, Only Boys Team to Ten-Peat

The Carmel boys won the 2024 Indiana IHSAA Swimming & Diving State team title, their 10th-consecutive title. No other boys team has accomplished this feat.

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SwimSwam’s Official 2023 Swammy Awards Index

Leon Marchand’s world record in the men’s 400 IM was one of the top moments of the year as we look back on an incredible 2023 in our annual Swammy Awards.

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National Age Group Record Holder Kayla Han Now Training At Carmel

The multi-time U.S. Junior National champion has joined the stacked group of swimmers at Carmel High School and Carmel Swim Club in Indiana.

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