Louise Hansson

SwimSwam’s 2019-2020 NCAA Division I Women’s Preseason Picks

The NCAA swim season is upon us, and it’s time for a time-honored tradition: SwimSwam’s staff predicting NCAA event champions half a year out.

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College Swimming Previews: Peaking At The Right Time Is Key For #5 Tennessee

A lot of Tennessee’s success will run through Erika Brown, who will be a contender for three individual NCAA titles once again in her senior year.

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College Swimming Previews: #10 USC Women Need To Maximize Relay Points

Louise Hansson lifts all the Trojan relays considerably, but a DQ and three 9th-place finishes sapped them considerably last year.

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Campbell Clocks 52.64 1Free, Rapsys 1:45.74 2Free To Close Out Tokyo

Cate Campbell notched a quick 52.64 time to take the World Cup – Tokyo title in the women’s 100m free to close out the first stop.

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2019 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

After Australia’s Matthew Wilson tied the World Record in 200 breast semis, we’ll see both WR holders (Wilson and Japan’s Watanabe) in the final.

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Gwangju:Tre Record Del Mondo Ed Un Record Italiano Nelle Finali Del Day6

Gwangju: Il sesto pomeriggio ha riservato tantissime sorprese. Tre Record del Mondo ed un Record Italiano ad epilogo di una giornata storica.

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Gwangju Day6:Panziera-Di Liddo-Quadarella Protagoniste. Staffetta Primo Tempo

Mondiali FINA Gwangju: Nelle batterie del Day6 protagoniste Margherita Panziera, Elena Di Liddo, Simona Quadarella e la staffetta 4×200 stile maschile.

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2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

Day 6 prelims include the men’s 100 fly, women’s 200 back, men’s 50 free, women’s 50 fly, women’s 800 freestyle, and men’s 4 x 200 free relay.

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2019 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Great Britain’s Adam Peaty made history last night as the first man to ever break 57 in the 100 breast semis. Tonight, he may lower his World Record further.

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Olympic Champ Katinka Hosszu No Shows 100 Back Prelims At World Championships

Katinka Hosszu has dropped the 100 backstroke at the World Championships after she didn’t show for her preliminary heat on day two.

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McKeon In for Aussies, Dahlia Joins USA Into Women’s 4×100 Free Relay Final

The Aussie women have saved Emma McKeon for the 4×100 free relay final while the USA have put in star butterflier Kelsi Dahlia onto their #4 seeded-relay.

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2019 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Women’s 400 Free Relay Lineups

FINA has released the relay entries for Day 1’s prelims session of the women’s 4×100 freestyle at 2019 World Championships in Gwangju.

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2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 1 Preview

Adam Peaty (above) will rev his engines to start the chase-to-56 in the 100 breaststroke prelims on Sunday morning from Gwangju.

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Practice + Pancakes: Morozov, Balandin, Hansson (and More) Worlds Taper at USC

I ended up at the University of Southern California, catching the end of a taper practice with some of their postgrads who were gearing up for World Champs

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2019 World Champs Preview: Tight Race for 50 Fly Silver Behind Sarah Sjostrom

With Sarah Sjostrom the clear favorite to defend her 50 fly world title, it is anyone’s race to snag the silver behind the world record-holder.

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