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Breaking Down the New ISL Gems and Stars Ranking System

The ISL is implementing a new GEMS and STARS ranking system to allow athletes, coaches, and fans to closely monitor event rankings.

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In Memoriam: The Stories of the Biggest Moments During Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

If you’re into more than just the numbers, here’s a narrative-style rundown of the most electric moments of the Tokyo Olympic Games as they happened.

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SwimSwam Tokyo Olympics Awards: Dressel and McKeon Swimmers of the Meet

Caeleb Dressel and Emma McKeon are the most decorated athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Dressel earned 5 golds and McKeon earned 4 golds and 3 bronzes.

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ISL Stagione 3: Le Squadre Complete Centurions, NY, DC, Tokyo, Toronto

ISL stagione 3: conosciamo tutti i componenti delle squadre Aqua Centurions, Toronto, NY Breakers, DC Trident Tokyo Frog King

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Full Team Rosters for Season 3 of the International Swimming League (ISL)

With the 3rd season of the International Swimming League set to kick off on August 26th, we’re taking a look at the final rosters for each ISL Team. 

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Metroplex’s Zhier Fan Swims 1:01.02 100 Breast, Top 10 17-18 All-Time, #4 17yo

For 17-year-old boys, Fan now ranks #4 all-time, behind only Michael Andrew, Reece Whitley, and Carsten Vissering.

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Swim of the Week: U.S. Medley Breaks First Men’s Relay WR Since Super-suit Ban

Since the supersuit ban in 2010, no men’s relay had broken a long course world record in swimming… until last week’s Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Breakout Names from the 2016 U.S. Open That Became Tokyo 2020 Olympians

The 2016 U.S. Open was held right before the Rio 2016 Olympics for swimmers that *just* missed the team. Some standout names from that meet are now Olympians.

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Zhier Fan Swims 2:13.87 200 Meter Breast, #22 All-Time in 17-18 Age Group

At the West Summer Championships in Irvine,17-year-old Zhier Fan dropped 3.5 seconds from his lifetime best 200 breaststroke time from 2 weeks ago.

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COACH’S EYE: The Late Breath is Key To Schoenmaker’s 200 Breast World Record

Tatjana Schoenmaker waited to initiate her breath until she’d almost completed her entire breaststroke arm-pull – leading to a world-record 200 breast.

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Olympic Results Digest: All The Medalists & Records Set In The Pool In Tokyo

Everything you need for a quick refresher on what went down over eight days of swimming in Tokyo’s Olympic Aquatics Centre.

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Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 8 Swimming Headlines

Didn’t have time to check what happened during the last Tokyo finals session? Read below for the biggest day 8 swimming headlines you want to catch up on.

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Evaluating Team USA’s Performance in Swimming at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

An American gold medal and World Record in the final men’s 400 medley relay helped heal a lot of wounds from earlier in the meet.

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Tokyo 2020 Medal Table: US Reaches 30 Medals, McKeon Leads Australian to 20

The United States topped the medal table for swimming in Tokyo with a total of 30 medals, while Australia came in second overall with 20 total.

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SwimSwam’s Top 10 Races of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

For the last day of the 2020 Olympic Games, we brought you our Top 10 swims from Tokyo, Top 5 for men and Top 5 for women

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