Melanie Margalis

SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2021: Women’s #40-31

Checking in at #32 is Bendetta Pilato, who set Italian senior records in the 50 breast and 100 breast in long course before turning 16.

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World Record Holder Regan Smith Scratches 200 Back Final in San Antonio

World record holder Regan Smith and men’s top seed Will Grant scratched the 200 back final in San Antonio. Smith was ranked 3rd after prelims this morning.

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2021 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap (Combined)

Kathleen Baker is scheduled to face the daunting 200 back/200 IM double on Sunday at the San Antonio Pro Swim.

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2021 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio: Day 3 Women’s Prelims Live Recap

After an impressive 200 free on Friday, Olivia Smoliga will race the 50 free and 100 back on Saturday at the San Antonio Pro Swim.

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2021 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio: Day 2 Women’s Prelims Live Recap

Lilly King will hit the water for the first time since winning the ISL championship in November, slated to race the 100 breast on Friday in San Antonio.

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2020 Swammy Awards: US Coach of the Year, Ray Looze

When you start counting the accomplishments of swimmers under Ray Looze’s umbrella at Indiana, the results start to pile up quickly.

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The 4 Swimmers & 2 Relays Still Unbeaten Through Two ISL Seasons

Lilly King is 10-for-10 in the 100 breaststroke across the 2019 & 2020 ISL seasons, leading a group of four swimmers and two relays to never lose an ISL race.

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Sydney Pickrem, récord canadiense en 200 estilos: #3 all-time

Sydney Pickrem, de 23 años, no había logrado bajar el récord hace una semana durante las semifinales, donde nadó en 2:04.40.

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Sydney Pickrem Moves To #3 All-Time With Canadian Record In 200 IM

Pickrem’s time of 2:04.00 in the ISL Grand Final lowers the Canadian Record of 2:04.34 she set last year, and makes her the third-fastest woman in history.

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2020 ISL Semifinal #2 – Day 1 Entry Lists

Get ready for ISL semifinal #2 with squads of Cali Condors, Iron, LA Current and Toronto Titans vying for a piece of the post-season pie.

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2020 ISL Semifinal #1 – Day 1 Live Recap

We expect to see Florent Manaudou (ENS), Vlad Morozov (TOK) and Adam Peaty (LON) back in action today after they all sat out of their last preseason matches

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Ranking the World Record Chances for the ISL Playoffs

Olivia Smoliga of the Cali Condors has been knocking on the doors of World Records all season long. Will they finally go down in the ISL playoffs?

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Top 5 Swimmers In Each Event Heading Into the 2020 ISL Post-Season

The regular season has wrapped, and the top 8 teams are heading to the postseason. We tally up the top 5 swimmers in each event across the regular season.

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International Swimming League Power Rankings: Week 5 / End of Regular Season

It’s been about a month since the Cali Condors beat Energy Standard head to head in match #1, and a lot has changed. Which team tops the ranks?

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Sydney Pickrem Knocks Off Four-Year-Old Canadian Record In 400 IM

The London Roar captained registered a time of 4:25.90 to take a half-second off of Mary-Sophie Harvey’s 2016 mark of 4:26.42.

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