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How to Get The Olympic Perspective Issue With The Caeleb Dressel Gold Cover

The next issue of SwimSwamMAG addresses the COVID-19 impact on the Olympics, and we project how elites will perform in 2021 with an extra year of training.

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Semifinal Shockers: 10 Epic Swims From Semifinals That Inspired Us

Here we count down some of the greatest performances from semifinal races of the last 20-ish years. These races are just as memorable as the finals.

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USC Commit Erica Sullivan Waiting on Coaching Hire Before Confirming NCAA Plans

With both USC head coach Dave Salo’s departure and the Olympic postponement, the rising distance star has some big decisions to make.

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The Oldest (And Most Underrated) World Record: Grant Hackett’s SCM 800 Free

Hackett’s 7:23.42 world record set in July of 2008 is almost six seconds faster than anyone else in history.

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Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2016-2019

This Stanford class went 3-for-3 in NCAA titles over their collegiate career, but Tennessee’s seniors put up the most points over their three seasons.

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Swimmers Worldwide React To Tokyo 2020 Postponement

In light of the 2020 Olympic postponement, Olympic qualifiers and hopefuls across the globe have taken to Instagram and Twitter to share their thoughts.

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Katie Ledecky Wants To Race The Men: GMM Presented By SwimOutlet.com

Provided coronavirus doesn’t derail the rest of the year, how fast will Katie Ledecky swim this summer at the 2020 Olympic Games?

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Pancake Hot Take: Top 5 Swim(mer)s & Surprises from Des Moines/Pac-12s

This weekend really blew my socks off for a beginning of March, in-season meet. We saw many top times in the world & so many historic, top-10 all-time swims.

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Smith & Murphy Lead PSS As 16 of Top 20 Swims of Season Come In Des Moines

Backstrokers Ryan Murphy and Regan Smith lead the 2020 Pro Swim Series as the Des Moines stop produced 16 of the top 20 swims of the season in FINA points.

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R. Smith, Andrew Lead Des Moines Money Earners, Smith Leads Entire PSS

Regan Smith earned the most prize money of any athlete for a second-consecutive Pro Swim Series stop, and she now leads the entire series in earnings at $13K.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The 2020 Pro Swim Series in Des Moines will have its concluding session, featuring the finals of the 800 free, 100 back, 200 breast, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Tonight, Regan Smith will aim for a 200BK/100FL double while Katie Ledecky (200 FR) and Michael Andrew (100 BR) will aim for another PSS win in Des Moines.

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2020 PSS – Des Moines: Ledecky Scratches 800 Free on Day 4

Top seed Katie Ledecky is out for the final day of competition. Ledecky, who won the 1500 free, 400 free, and 200 free here, has scratched the 800 free.

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R. Smith Will Swim 2BK/1FL Double, Cox Drops 2FR for Des Moines Day 3 Finals

Tonight in Des Moines, Regan Smith will swim the 200 back and 100 fly finals, where she could potentially sweep both events.

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Katie Ledecky Swims Her 4th-Best 200 Free Ever in Des Moines

American swimmer Katie Ledecky swam the 4th-fastest 200 meter free time of her career on Friday evening at the Pro Swim Series in Des Moines, Iowa.

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