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"I just like to swim…fast. I don't think about the distance."

Top 8 NCAA Women’s Times from Last Week’s Dual Meets

Simone Manuel went the fastest dual meet time in the 100 free and 200 free last week.

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Hu Drops 200 Back Pool Record as Cardinal Tops ASU

Senior Janet Hu turned in a new Pool Record to help Stanford to victory over Pac-12 foe Arizona State.

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Stanford’s Manuel, Byrnes Return in Dual Meet Victory Over Arizona

After being absent from competition for the first half of the season, All-American Megan Byrnes and NCAA champion Simone Manuel made their 2017-18 debut.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 50% Supporting Lezak Squad in SwimSquad Race

By an overwhelming margin, fans selected Jason Lezak’s SwimSquad as their team of choice in this year’s SwimSquad Battle.

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Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel Nominated for Laureus Sport Awards

American swimmer Katie Ledecky has been nominated for World Sportswoman of the Year for the 3rd-straight year.

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How To Get The 2017 Year in Review SwimSwam Magazine With The Caeleb Dressel Cover

SwimSwam Magazines are thick, coming in at nearly a pound per issue. They are designed to sit on your coffee table like a piece of artwork.

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What’s at Stake in the 2018 Pro Swim Series?

The 2018 Pro Swim Series starts up this weekend in Austin, and with the addition of a SwimSquad team battle-for-the-title, new shoot-out stroke 50 events, the mixed 400 medley relay, and a “mystery stroke order” 200 IM, 2018 is shaping up to be a particularly exciting year.

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USA Swimming Publishes Pro Swim Series All-Time Records

Nathan Adrian, who holds series records in the 50 and 100 free, will be competing at this weekend’s Pro Swim Series stop in Austin.

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2017 Swammy Awards: International Coaches of the Year

Ben Titley has headed up a crew of Canada’s finest athletes throughout 2017, and he also coached the Canadian roster that won a historic gold as well as three bronzes in the pool.

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Katie Ledecky Makes Annual Visit to Children’s National Hospital in DC

Ledecky’s celebrity is especially bright in her native Washington D.C.

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Top 8 Swimming Storylines For 2018

We spent all of last month chronicling the year 2017 in our Swammy Awards, but now it’s time to look forward to the coming year. Here are the 10 biggest storylines to keep an eye on heading into 2018:

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2017 Swammy Awards: Female Swimmer of the Year Sarah Sjöström

To see all of our 2017 Swammy Awards presented by TYR, click here.  2017 FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR: SARAH SJÖSTRÖM It…

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Best of 2017

We’re back with swimming’s top 10 tweets.

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2017 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Races of 2017

Where does 40.0? Rank on our Top 10 Races of 2017? How about 49.86?

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2017 Swammy Awards NCAA Female Swimmer of the Year: Katie Ledecky

The award for NCAA female swimmer of the year was a tough one to call with several swimmers breaking records and winning multiple events.

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