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Marrit Steenbergen Unleashes 51.86 100 Free To Displace Anna Moesch As #2 Performer All-Time

Marrit Steenbergen rips otherworldly 51.86 100 freestyle to usurp newly minted American record holder Anna Moesch as #2 performer of all time.

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Summer McIntosh Signs With Olympic Sports Agency Giant Octagon

Octagon, which also represents Michael Phelps, ranked fourth among sports agencies in 2025 with $463 million in maximum commissions.

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Where Gretchen Walsh’s 54.33 Ranks Among the Greatest World Records in Swimming History

Walsh’s new mark of 54.33 makes her more than 2% faster than the next-fastest swimmer in history, Sarah Sjostrom, making this the most dominant current WR.

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La Storia In Gioco: Summer McIntosh E La Caccia A Cinque Record Mondiali

Negli ultimi anni, Summer McIntosh ha costruito un percorso agonistico che la colloca già oggi in una dimensione storica, ma potrebbe andare oltre

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History on the Line: Summer McIntosh and the Chase for Five World Records

McIntosh is on the precipice of history, already owning three individual long course world records and with a realistic chance of five (or six).

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2025 Swammy Awards: Female Swimmer of the Year – Summer McIntosh

Summer McIntosh won five individual World medals and set three World Records this year as she cements her status as the dominant force in women’s swimming

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25 Years Since Sydney: Thorpedo, Miraculous Misty, and a High School Sophomore Named Michael

It has been a quarter century since the Sydney 2000 Olympics, where Ian Thorpe dominated on home soil, Misty Hyman shocked the world, and the dawn of the GOAT

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Katie Ledecky Entra Nell’Albo Delle Nuotatrici Più Adulte A Record Mondiale

Katie Ledecky entra tra le più longeve a record mondiale: a 28 anni sigla l’800 stile libero e sfida i confini dell’età nel nuoto.

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2025 World Championships: Seven Takeaways From The Women’s 4×100 Free Relay

Australia and the U.S. were the clear frontrunners, but the Netherland’s Marrit Steenbergen was the swimmer with the most important split in the field

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Contextualizing Leon Marchand’s 1:52.69 200 IM (Or Trying To)

Leon Marchand does not really do normal, and he showed that once again in the 200 IM semi-finals. Here’s to (hopefully) helping you wrap your head around it

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Swimming Canada Names 28 To 2025 World Championship Team

Kylie Masse will represent Canada at the World Aquatics Championships for the fifth time, aiming to keep her streak of winning at least one medal alive.

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A Record-Breaking Journey Of Record Breaking: A Timeline Of Gretchen Walsh’s World Records

The last 12 months have seen Gretchen Walsh reset records at a faster rate than anyone has ever managed before. Here’s how.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick Sjostrom As Swimmer To Round Out Quarter Century Top Five

Sjostrom won a world title in 2009 and claimed two Olympic gold medals in 2024, making her one of the best swimmers of the past 15 years.

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Changes in Swimming Record History If Super Suits Never Existed: The Past 15 Years

If the super suits from 2008 and 2009 never existed, how different would the world record books have looked over the past 15 years?

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La Nuotata Con Il Punteggio FINA Più Alto Di Sempre? Una Risposta Più Complessa Del Previsto

Le prestazioni con i punteggi FINA più alti mai registrati mostrano l’evoluzione del nuoto e l’importanza del contesto storico e tecnico nei record

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