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2024 Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Only four events are left to be contested on the final day of competition in Austin: the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast and 200 fly.

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Maximus Williamson Sets New 50 Back and 100 Fly Best Times at TISCA Lone Star Classic 

Maximus Williamson highlighted one of the six TISCA meets last week, going new personal best times in the 50 back and 100 fly.

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#14 Ranked Recruit in the Class of 2025 Campbell McKean Flips His Commitment to Texas

Versatile breaststroker and IM’er Campbell McKean from Bend, Oregon has changed his verbal commitment from USC to Texas for fall 2025.

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Winter US Open Qualifier Max Goettsch Verbals to Texas for 2025-26

Free/back specialist Max Goettsch announced his verbal commitment to the Texas Class of 2029 last November.

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Andrew Shackell (2025) Flips Verbal Commitment from Cal to Texas

Andrew Shackell, who qualified for 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 200m free, has flipped his verbal commitment to Texas.

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Michael Gorey (2025) Switches Verbal Commitment from ASU to Texas

Michael Gorey, previously committed to Arizona State, has elected to follow head coach Bob Bowman to the University of Texas for 2025-26.

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Euro Juniors Medalist Rafael Fente-Damers Announces Verbal Commitment to Texas (2025)

French age group record-holder Rafael Fente-Damers has announced his intention to swim and study at the University of Texas in 2025-26.

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John Simmons Climbs Age Group Rankings with Major Drop at Gulf Senior Champs

16-year-old Simmons posts dramatic time drop in 100 back, climbing the national age group rankings and securing a summer Junior Nationals cut.

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Swims You Might Have Missed on Day 3 of 2023 Winter Juniors – West

Charlie Bufton owned a best 400 IM time of 4:00.67 from March that he brought all the way down to 3:54.01 in prelims before blazing a 3:51.01 in the final.

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15-Year-Old John Simmons Posts a 1:38.47 200 FR at TISCA-Gulf Invite

At the TISCA-Gulf Invite, sophomore John Simmons posted a time of 1:38.47 in the 200 free, which ranks him 50th all-time among 15-year-olds.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 2/4/2022

This week’s age group standouts included the performances of 11-year-old Mikayla Tan, who had some exceptional swims in the girls’ 200 and 400 IM.

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2013-2014 College Swimming Previews: #10 Georgia Men Returns 14 With Valuable NCAA Experience

Chase Kalisz returns to the Georgia Bulldogs for his sophomore season as the 400IM NCAA Champion. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig)

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