Luke Whitlock

2024 Georgia Fall Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Bella Sims is taking on a 200 fly/200 back double on the final day of the Georgia Fall Invite, giving shades of Terese Crippen.

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2024 Georgia Invitational: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Rachel Stege and the Georgia women’s freestyle crew will go to work in the 500 freestyle prelims on Day 1 of the 2024 Georgia Invitational.

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SwimMAC Carolina Tops USA Swimming’s Club Excellence Rankings For Third Straight Year

SwimMAC led the Club Excellence standings for the third straight year, doing so by a wide margin over runner-up Carmel Swim Club.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Kharun, Kulow Take The Reins As #1 ASU Men Enter New Era

There was a mass exodus from Arizona State after they won the title last season, but the return of Ilya Kharun (pictured) provides hope to the new-look group.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #3 Florida Men Remain Freestyle University

Florida is STRONG, yet not without gaps in the 200 yard events. The Gators need to rebuild in all five of the 200s, but are still dangerous.

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Ranking the 2024 Men’s Recruiting Classes: #8-5

Kaii Winkler, the #1 recruit in SwimSwam’s Boys’ High School Class of 2024, highlights a strong recruiting class for the NC State Wolfpack.

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USA Swimming Names 106 Athletes To The 2024-25 National Team

Katie Ledecky (pictured) was among the 106 athletes named to the 2024-2025 U.S. National Team, qualifying in four events.

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Japan’s Kazushi Imafuku Shatters 1500 Free Meet Record, Becomes #6 All-Time in 17-18 Age Group

In a thrilling race, Imafuku broke 15 minutes for the first time in the 1500, posting a time of 14:59.97 to shatter the Junior Pan Pacs record.

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Torri Huske Sees Her Instagram Following More-Than-Triple Amid Olympic Success

After leading Team USA with 5 Olympic medals in Paris, Torri Huske saw her Instagram following more-than-triple from pre-Games numbers.

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David Johnston Withdraws From 10k Open Water, Ivan Puskovitch Will Be Only American Swimming

Johnston’s spot was originally offered to Luke Whitlock, but he turned it down because he is also recovering from COVID-19.

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Paris 2024, North America Day 4: Three Finals And Three Silver Medals For Team USA

Four days into the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, and Team USA is already experiencing deja vu that brings them back to the 2023 World Championships.

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European Junior Champion Vlad Stancu Of Romania Is Latest Swimmer To Test Positive For COVID

Stancu told SwimSwam he is experiencing symptoms such as fever and muscle soreness and will not swim the 1500 free later this week.

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U.S. Olympic Swimmers David Johnston, Luke Whitlock Test Positive for COVID-19 in Paris

Sources say that both David Johnston and Luke Whitlock have been moved to a hotel to isolate while coaches closely monitor the entire distance group.

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The Hometowns of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team: A Dive Into America’s Heartland

Diving into the hometowns of the 2024 U.S. Olympic team, including those from states not known for developing Olympic-level swimmers.

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Interactive Maps: 2024 U.S. Olympic Team By Training Base, Hometown, and 2023 Focus Meet

Get ready for Paris 2024 by taking a look at these interactive maps which break down the U.S. Olympic roster by training base, hometown, and 2023 focus meet.

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