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Michael Phelps Finishes Runner-Up to “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky in The Match Golf Tourney

Michael Phelps, who was an avid golfer for most of his swimming career, says that his handicap is down to 6. He just-missed out on the $1 million purse last weekend.

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2024 Golden Goggle Awards- Live Recap

The Golden Goggles Awards are tonight at 7pm EST. Torri Huske tops the nomination counts with 4 nominations, including female athlete of the year.

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2024 Olympic Year In Review Magazine With The Katie Ledecky Cover Is Ready To Ship

Katie Ledecky graces the cover of SwimSwam’s 2024 Olympic Year in Review magazine, a gold cover issue you will want to keep for years and years.

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Michael Phelps Will Put His Golf Skills To The Test On TNT’s ‘The Match: Superstars’

Michael Phelps, Olympic legend and avid golfer, will test his skills on the links in TNT’s all-celebrity edition of ‘The Match: Superstars’ on Nov. 21-22.

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Thomas Heilman Comes Within a Tenth of 17-18 National Age Group Record in the 200Y Fly

Thomas Heilman swam a best time in the 200 fly on Saturday evening to come within a tenth of the National Age Group Record in the event.

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The Closest Finishes In Olympic History

The men’s 100 breaststroke final at the Paris Olympics saw the three medalists separated by just 0.02, making it the tightest podium in Olympic history.

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A Brief History Of Swimming and the U.S. Presidency

To commemorate the upcoming Election Day in the United States, let’s take a look at the history of the U.S. presidency and swimming.

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Leon Marchand Crushes Ryan Lochte’s 200 IM World Record In Blazing 1:48.88

Marchand took three-quarters of a second off Lochte’s previous world record of 1:49.63 set at the 2012 SC World Championships.

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Nuoto, Solo Dieci Record Del Mondo In Gommato Resistono: Una Nuova Era Si Avvicina

Con il nuovo WR di Kate Douglass nei 200 rana, restano solo dieci primati mondiali stabiliti con super-costumi: il nuoto continua a riscrivere i suoi limiti

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Fast Facts About the World Aquatics Championships

Fukuoka, Japan, is one of five cities to play host to the World Aquatics Championships.

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10 Super-Suit World Records Remain After Kate Douglass Breaks Rebecca Soni’s 200 Breast Mark

Paul Biedermann (pictured) owns three of the remaining ten super-suited world records. He holds the long-course 200 free and 400 free, plus the SCM 200 free.

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Jere Hribar Sweeps Sprint Free Events As LSU Runs The Table In Quad Meet At Navy

Hribar put up times of 19.45 in the 50 and 42.99 in the 100 free to establish new season-bests as LSU swept three teams at Lejeune Hall.

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Le Rivalità Nel Nuoto Che Hanno Fatto La Storia (Parte III)

Finalmente siamo arrivati alla terza parte delle rivalità olimpiche più epiche e che ci hanno appassionato negli ultimi anni.

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Top Olympic Rivalries: Part III

The rivalry between the Americans and the French in the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay is one of the most memorable of the last two decades.

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Texas Athletics surpasses $1 billion in fundraising

Texas Athletics’ new fundraising milestone comes during a pivotal time for Texas Athletics with conference changes and new NIL laws

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