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Chase Mueller Scratches 200 Back A-Final on Day 4 of Winter Juniors – West

No. 8 seed Chase Mueller dropping the boys’ 200-yard backstroke A-final appears to be the only A-final scratch on the fourth day of Winter Juniors action.

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2022 Winter Juniors – West: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Today is the third day of racing at the 2022 Winter Junior Championships. Today’s events include the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 back, and 100 breast.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 9/9/2022

In the relatively quiet transition period from the LCM to SCY season, there were still a few young standouts in the U.S. over the past few weeks.

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Ilya Kharun Removed from Junior Pan Pacs Team Among Citizenship Confusion

Ilya Kharun was slated to be one of the stars of the American team at the upcoming Junior Pan Pacific Championships, but isn’t eligible to compete for the US.

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Luke Ellis Wins Men’s 200 BK in New PB at Santa Clara Futures, SAND Wins 4 Events

The final day of the 2022 Futures Championships in Santa Clara saw some great racing to close out the meet.

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2022 Futures – Santa Clara: Hayden Ghufran Leads Tight 400 FR Final with 3:58.25

DART swimming’s Hayden Ghufran clipped his personal best en route to winning the men’s 400 free.

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2022 Futures – Santa Clara: SAND 15yo Luke Ellis Blasts 4:24 400 IM, Closes in :59

The swim was massive for Ellis, who entered the meet with a personal best of 4:30.27.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Ron Aitken

The success of Aitkens’ Sandpipers of Nevada team has been nothing short of extraordinary this month.

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USA Swimming Names 12 To World Junior Open Water Championship Roster

After winning the event at U.S. Nationals, Katie Grimes will compete in the 7.5K at the World Junior Open Water Championships in early September.

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23 Swimmers Notch Names on National Team Rosters at 2022 U.S. OW Nationals

Results from Open Water Nationals and Junior Nationals in Florida finalized the 2022 U.S. Open Water National Team and World Junior Championships rosters.

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ASU Commit Ilya Kharun of Sandpipers Crushes Junior National 7.5k

16-year-old Kharun’s 1st place finish earns him a spot on both the U.S. National Junior Team and FINA World Junior Open Water Championships roster.

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Bella Sims Clocks 1:51.69 200 Back on Final Day of CA Sectionals, #9 15-16

Sims is now the #9 performer all-time in the 15-16 age group.

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32-Year-Old Brandon Fischer Hits Lifetime Best 52.09 SCY 100 BR at CA Sectional

Fischer’s previous top mark was a 52.34, which he established in a time trial at Winter Nationals back in 2019. 

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Rather than racing in the mile tonight, Olympic Silver medalist Bella Sims (Sandpipers of Nevada) is racing the girls 100 free and 200 fly.

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14-Year-Old Luke Ellis Blasts 4:30 400 Meter IM, #6 All-Time in Age Group

In the 400 IM, Luke Ellis is now ranked behind the 13-14 age group times of Michael Phelps, Cal’s Sean Grieshop, Texas’ Carson Foster, and Brennan Morris

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