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2023 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The battle between the Sandpiper trio of Katie Grimes, Bella Sims, and Claire Weinstein highlights the first night of racing at the Knoxville Pro Series.

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Marwan El Kamash Among 800 Free Scratches On Day 1 of Knoxville Pro Swim

El Kamash, who was 13th in the men’s 800 free at the 2022 World Championships, is one of five scratches from the event on Wednesday in Knoxville.

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Top-Eight Seeds Böcekler, Travis & Dant Scratch 800 Free On Day 1 of U.S. Open

NC State’s Ross Dant has scratched the men’s 800 free as the fifth-seed on the first night of competition at the U.S. Open in Greensboro.

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College Swimming Previews: #5 Indiana Men Boosted With Addition of Ahmed Hafnaoui

Despite the losses, it looks like IU is in a stronger position this season than they were last season.

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American Michael Brinegar Withdraws from Worlds After COVID-19 Diagnosis

US Olympian Michael Brinegar tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from the open water qualifying event in Portugal in May.

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Ray Looze: Lilly King Racing At “80% of Her Capability” At World Championships

“She’s doing the best she can,” Looze said. “It doesn’t take a genius to kind of know what’s going on, given the world around us.”

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Pro Swim Series – Mission Viejo Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Erica Sullivan (above) is the top seed in the first event of the Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo: the women’s 1500 free.

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USA Swimming Names 2022 World Open Water Champs Roster, Katie Grimes to Compete in 10K

Grimes will be the only American to compete at the 2022 World Championships in the pool and on the Open Water team.

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Worlds Qualifier Trenton Julian Among Those To Join New Mission Viejo Pro Group

Julian, who just completed five seasons at Cal, will be joining his father Jeff Julian at Mission Viejo after graduation and World Championships in June.

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A Look At Every American Tokyo 2020 Olympian Left Off The 2022 Worlds Roster

Here’s a look at all 27 Tokyo 2020 Olympians who missed the cut at International Team Trials last week in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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NCAA Programs With The Most Athletes On The 2022 US World Championships Team

Florida leads the may in terms of qualification per NCAA program with 5 past or present Gators who will be racing in Budapest.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Finke Is the Oldest Entrant in the 1500 at Just 22

University of Florida teammates Bobby Finke and Trey Freeman, both 22 years old, are the oldest entrants in the 1500m freestyle at U.S. Team Trials.

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2022 U.S. Trials Previews: Finke Stands Ahead of the Field in the 800 Freestyle

After claiming Olympic gold in Tokyo, Bobby Finke is the clear favorite to make the World Championship team in the men’s 800 freestyle.

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Absences: Big College Names McHugh, Magahey, & Mefford Out of Trials

Two-time defending NCAA Champion in the 100 breast Max McHugh had as good of a shot as anyone as cracking the top two in that race at next week’s Trials.

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Men’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2018-2022

Bobby Finke’s 100 NCAA points helped push the Florida Gators to the top of the 2018 recruiting class scoring rankings after four seasons.

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