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2014 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 17-18

Andrew Seliskar and Katie Ledecky, both of Nation’s Capital Swim Club, are our 2014 Swammy Award winners for the 17-18 age group.

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Bartholomew, Franklin, and Kalisz grab ‘A’ cuts on Day Two Prelims of the Georgia Invite

Virginia’s Courtney Bartholomew owned the 100 back in prelims, with an A cut of 50.76 to top a star-studded field.

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Missouri sweeps SEC Swimmer of the Week awards for November 11

The Missouri Tigers swept the Swimmer of the Week honors in both genders for the SEC on November 11th with a pair of sophomores. Michael Chadwick won for the men, while Katharine Ross took home the ladies award.

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NC State men upset Georgia and records fall as Wolfpack splits with Bulldogs

Simonas Bilis (pictured) won three times, and his teammate Christian McCurdy broke a pool record to beat Georgia star Chase Kalisz in the 200 fly.

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Georgia Women And Men Take Down UNC In Dual Meet, Chase Kalisz Comes Home With Three Wins

Chase Kalisz won his signature event, the 400 IM, to give him his third win of the evening. His time of 3:50.38 was an extremely solid in-season swim.

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College Previews: #5 Georgia Brings On Freshman Talent To Match Already Stellar Roster

If Georgia can get all the swimmers with potential to score points to score points, this season will be better than last year.

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Nation’s Capital punctuates big summer with long course 2013-2014 Virtual Club Championship

Nation’s Capital Swim Club was dominant at all age levels, powering away to the overall Virtual Club Championship title for the long course 2013-2014 season.

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Race Video: Tyler Clary Shows His Strength in the Men’s 400 m IM

 Tyler Clary says he has never been sharper and he is right: he crushed the entire race, more importantly, his second…

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2014 U.S. Nationals Preview: Men’s 400 IM Has Kalisz Following in Phelps’ NBAC Footsteps

Chase Kalisz’s development in the last year has left him looking a lot like Michael Phelps, with a breaststroke. He’s got a ways to go in the 400 IM to get to Phelps’ level, but his time this summer could be something special.

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Updated FINA Junior World Records After 2014 European Junior Championships

Katie Ledecky has rewritten many Junior World Records since the benchmarks were set earlier this year.

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Ranking the 2014 Men’s Recruiting Classes: #5-8

USA Swimming National Team swimmer Curtis Ogren highlights Stanford’s 5th-best-in-the-country class.

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Reece Whitley Breaks 13-14 National Age Group Record at Bolles Summer Invitational

Reece Whitley of the Penn Charter Aquatic Club, who is spending the summer mixing up his training a bit at…

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See Michael Phelps’ first 200 IM since the London Olympics – Race Video

“Conor Dwyer, Michael Phelps, and Chase Kalisz all came off the wall dead even at the 150 meter mark…”

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Kevin Cordes Post Race Interview – 200 Breast Winner – 2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix

Cordes stayed ahead at the 100, posting a time of 1:03.76. He held on through the final 50 meters to stay in front of Chase Kalisz and BJ Johnson. Cordes final time was 2:11.82.

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2014 NCSA Junior Nationals: Day 3 Full Recap

2014 NCSA Junior Nationals Day Three Results: Here  Championship Central: Here  Day three of NCSA Junior National action saw just…

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