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

1500 Free World Record Holders Katie Ledecky, Bobby Finke Race Head-to-Head in St. Petersburg

The two World Record holders were the big draws at the St. Petersburg Aquatics Trials fundraiser meet on Friday night in Florida.

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The 10 Most Viewed Video Interviews on SwimSwam in 2024

I’ve compiled the 10 most viewed video interviews (on YouTube) from SwimSwam in 2024.

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Reviewing SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024

Tomoyuki Matsushita (left) was unranked last year but won silver in the 400 IM in Paris, while Leon Marchand (center) backed up is #1 ranking with four golds.

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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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Is Swimming A Bad Product? Reddit Users Seem To Think So (Plus, My Response)

Many voices over the last 12 months have chimed in about why swimming is hard to follow as a fan. Now, the debate has gotten the Reddit treatment.

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Swammy Awards 2024: Nuotatrice Dell’ Anno: Summer McIntosh

Appena 18enne, McIntosh ha dominato l’intera stagione, attirando l’attenzione ogni volta che entrava in vasca. A lei va il titolo di Nuotatrice dell’Anno

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2024 Swammy Awards: Female Swimmer of the Year – Summer McIntosh

With three individual Olympic gold medals, a world record in the LC 400 IM, and three SC world titles and world records, McIntosh’s year was unparalleled.

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Swammy Awards: Le 10 Migliori Gare Del 2024

Nel corso dell’anno sono stati stabiliti 9 record mondiali in vasca lunga e 40 in vasca corta, segnando uno degli anni più veloci per questo sport

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SwimSwam’s Wild Predictions And Alter Ego Takes For 2025

It’s that time of the year again, where the SwimSwam staff makes its wild prediction and alter ego takes for the year 2025.

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2024 Swammy Awards: The Top 10 Races of 2024 (Meters Edition)

It was hard to narrow-down the top 10 races of the year with over 40 World Records broken. However, we did our best to pick out the most memorable ones.

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SwimSwam’s Top 10 Most-Liked Instagram Posts of 2024

With the Olympic year in full force, posts about World Records, Olympic qualifiers, and Dirty Doubles dominated the SwimSwam Instagram account in 2024.

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How Accurate Were SwimSwam’s 2024 Wild Predictions? (Spoiler Alert: Not Very Accurate)

Not many of SwimSwam’s wild predictions for 2024 came true. However, the one that happened came at the hands of Laurie Hernandez’s gymnastics commentary.

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Léon Marchand Vince Il Premio “Campione dei Campioni” di L’Équipe

Leon Marchand è stato eletto Campione del Mondo dei Campioni da L’Équipe, un riconoscimento annuale assegnato dalla redazione del quotidiano

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2024 Swammy Awards: U.S. Coach Of The Year – Todd DeSorbo

DeSorbo played a important roles this year as the head coach of both the U.S. Olympic women’s team and the NCAA champion University of Virginia women.

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Leon Marchand Wins L’Equipe’s Male World Champion of Champions Award

Leon Marchand won L’Equipe’s Male World Champion of Champions Award, while Gabriel dos Santos Araujo and Jiang Yuyan won the inaugural para-athlete honors.

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