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SwimSwam’s Awards For The 2023 World Junior Championships

American Maximus Williamson was an absolute force at the World Junior Championships winning six gold and seven total medals.

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Leah Hayes Breaks Another World Junior Championship Record With 2:10.24 200 IM

Leah Hayes dominated the girls’ 200 IM on Thursday with a winning time of 2:10.24, establishing a new World Junior Championship meet record in the process.

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2023 Westmont Pro Swim Series – Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Regan Smith might have her eyes on another Pro Swim Series record in Westmont on Saturday night, this time in the women’s 200 back.

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17-Year-Old Seneca Oddo Breaks 45 Seconds in 100 Free to Cap Christiansburg Sectionals

Kentucky Aquatics standout Seneca Oddo dipped under 45 seconds for the first time on Sunday, shaving a few tenths off his previous-best 45.02 from last week.

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Ana Hazlehurst Erases Anita Nall’s 31-year-old LSC Record

Ana Hazlehurst set a new 15-16 Maryland LSC record in the 100 yard breast at the Maryland LSC Senior Championships in St. Mary’s County, MD.

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Alex Shackell Hits All-Time #2 15-16 50 Freestyle, #6 200 IM In Back-to-Back Swims

Shackell swam a 1:54.54 to win the 200 IM and followed that up with a 21.73 victory in the 50 freestyle, climbing the age group rankings in both.

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Americans Win Two Medals in Women’s 100 Back for First Time Since 2008 Olympics

Regan Smith won Gold in the women’s 100 back tonight in Budapest, swimming a 58.22, while fellow American Claire Curzan grabbed Bronze in 58.67.

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College Swimming Previews: #4 Cal Women Fighting To Stay Near The Top

Izzy Ivey (pictured) will be leaned on heavily by the Bears once again as they battle to return to the top-three of the NCAA.

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2021 W. NCAA Picks: White’s Time To Shine In 200 Back

Alabama junior Rhyan White owns a best time nearly two seconds faster than anyone in the field of the 200 back at the upcoming Women’s NCAA Championships.

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The Meet Of Tears: U.S. Olympic Trials

At every Trials, there’s a small subset of about 25 swimmers who carry a heavy burden: they miss qualifying for the Olympics by a single spot.

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Alex Walsh Shatters 17-18 LCM 200 IM NAG with 2:09.01

The biggest difference between Walsh tonight and her performance at this past Summer’s Pan American Games is that she came home much faster tonight.

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Claire Curzan Swims 1:00.44 100 Back; 8th Fastest All-Time 15-16 Girls

Curzan finished 2nd overall in the heats with her time of 1:00.44, cracking 1:01 for the first time in her career.

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2019 W. NCAAs: Beata Nelson Wins CSCAA Swimmer of the Year

Beata Nelson was named CSCAA’s Swimmer of the Year after winning 3 events and setting 2 American records.

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Regan Smith, 17, Sets 200 Back American Record at Cary Sectionals

After scaring the 100 back American record Saturday, Smith had even more in store for the 200 Sunday.

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Beata Nelson Shatters Big Ten Record with 1:48.47 200 Back

Kathleen Baker holds the NCAA and American records at 1:47.30.

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