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arena Swim of the Week: Addison Madden Sets Manitoba Provincial Record In 13-14 50 Back

Madden claimed a piece of Manitoba swimming history at the Edmonton Open (LCM), becoming the province’s first 13-14 girl to break 30 seconds in the 50 back.

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Oliver Dawson, Shima Taghavi Set Canadian NAG Records At 2025 Ontario Junior International

Dawson set new 15-17 NAG records in the 50 breast (26.43), 100 breast (57.64) and 200 breast (2:05.77), moving him into #2 in Canadian history in all three.

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Cal Adds Major Talent to 2026 Class with #2 Diver and Two-Time MN State Champ Madeline Kohel

Cal added a major 2026 talent in Madeline Kohel, the nation’s No. 2 diving recruit and a two-time Minnesota state champion with Junior Nationals success.

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World Junior Champion Rylee Erisman Sends Verbal To Cal, Reclassifies To Class of 2026

Erisman, ranked #2 in the girls’ high school class of 2027, will graduate high school earlier than expected and join the Bears this coming fall.

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Cal Lands Egyptian Olympic Diver Malak Tawfik for 2026

Cal secures 2024 Olympian Malak Tawfik, an Egyptian platform specialist who is poised to help boost the Golden Bears’ ACC scoring.

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30.9/1:09.3 LCM Breaststroker Egle Salu Announces Commitment To Cal For Fall 2026

Estonian breaststroker Egle Salu, who owns times of 30.97 and 1:09.39, has committed to swim and study at Cal beginning in the 2026-27 school year.

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World Champs Qualifier Kassy Yeung Verbals to Cal for the Fall of 2026

World Champs qualifier Kassy Yeung, a Hong Kong butterfly specialist, has verbally committed to join the Cal Golden Bears in the fall of 2026.

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Korean Olympian Kim Seo-Yeong Doubles Up On Day 1 of Canadian SC Championships

Kim, a 31-year-old who has been training at the University of Toronto in 2025, was victorious in the women’s 200 free and 100 IM on Thursday.

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2026 “Best of the Rest” Sprinter Isabel Wolk Verbally Commits to Cal

Rising senior Isabel Wolk from North Carolina Aquatic Club has verbally committed to Cal for 2026-27.

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2025 Canadian Swimming Trials: Top Seed in M. 200 Free Alex Axon Out (Day 6 Prelims Scratches)

The last day of the Canadian Trials saw numerous scratches with Alex Axon the top seed in the 200 free headlining them, also pulling out of the 800 free tonight.

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2025 Canadian Swimming Trials: #1 Seed Finlay Knox Out Of 100 Breast (Day 3 Finals Scratches)

Knox will focus on the 200 IM tonight, where he stands a far better chance of Worlds qualification and was a Paris Olympic Finalist.

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Canadian Junior National Teamer Halle West to Join Sister Mia at Cal in 2026

Canadian National Age Group record-holder Halle West will join her older sister Mia West at Cal in the fall of 2026.

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California State Champ and #4 Recruit Ava De Anda Verbals to Cal for 2026-27

Ava DeAnda from Riverside Aquatics Association would already qualify for NCAAs in the 100 free. She will be a Golden Bear in 2026-27.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Welcome to the day 2 finals session of the 2024 Junior Pan Pacs in Canberra, Australia.

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Five Storylines To Watch At The 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials – Women’s Edition

Summer McIntosh’s spot on the Olympic team isn’t in question, but whether or not we’ll see a similar record-breaking performance like last year’s Trials is.

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