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Virginia vs. Florida 2022 — Dual Meet Live Recap

Follow along as SwimSwam live recaps Saturday’s dual meet matchup between the #1/9-ranked Virginia and the #11/3-ranked Florida teams.

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College Swimming Previews: Hoos On Top? (The #1 Virginia Women)

The Cavaliers are the massive favorites to three-peat as NCAA champions in 2023, bringing back the majority of their top scorers from last season.

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2022 U.S. National Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky highlights night two of the U.S. Nationals as the top seed in the women’s 200 freestyle. She is followed closely by 2nd seed Erin Gemmell.

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2022 U.S. National Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview

Katie Ledecky is the top seed in the women’s 200 freestyle tonight after swimming a 1:56.75 in prelims. 7 women got under the 2:00 mrk this morning.

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2022 U.S. National Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The second day of the 2022 U.S. Nationals is here, and with it we have the 200 free, 200 breast, and 200 back.

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Top 5 Storylines of the 2022 US National Championships – Women’s Edition

With only a few days until the 2022 US National Championship meet in Irvine, it’s time to take a look at all of the biggest storylines to follow along with.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Emma Weyant Enters Transfer Portal

At NCAAs this year, Weyant scored 32 points and qualified for two different A-finals to help Virginia win their second-consecutive national title.

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Cavalier Aquatics’ Thomas Heilman Wins Four Events on Day 2 of VA Senior Champs

15 year-old Thomas Heilman was part of a total of four victories on the second day of the Virginia Long Course Senior Champs.

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Matt King Hits 100 Free Lifetime Best of 48.87 to Kick Off Virginia Senior Champs

UVA teammates Matt King and Gretchen Walsh and 15 year-old Thomas Heilman all had big swims in the 100 free to go along with plenty of other fast swimming.

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2022 U.S Trials: Finke Scratches 400 Free on Day 4

With a Worlds berth already in the 1500 free and the 800 still to come, Bobby Finke has scratched the 400 free on Day 4 in Greensboro.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Day 2 Swims You May Have Missed or Overlooked

In this post, we’ll be looking over some of the great swims from day 2 of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials that may have been overlooked.

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2022 U.S. Trials Previews: Indiana Pro Duo Highlights Women’s 200 Breast

Lilly King and Annie Lazor both stood on the Olympic podium last summer and are favored to be the U.S. representatives in the 200 breast in Budapest.

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Gretchen Walsh’s 24.70 50 Free Highlights Day Two of UVA LCM Time Trial

Gretchen Walsh went a 24.70 in the 50 free and a 1:01.89 in the 100 back on day two of a UVA LCM time trial meet to prepare for international trials.

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WATCH: UVA Long Course Time Trial Race Videos

Watch the race videos from yesterday’s UVA LCM time trial, including Kate Douglass’ 2:24.02 200 breast, unofficially 5th fastest in the world.

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Kate Douglass Swims 2:24.02 200 Breast, 54.58 100 Free at UVA LCM Time Trials

Douglass, who is the short course yards American record holder in the 200 breast, swam a long course time that unofficially ranks her fifth in the world.

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