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How To Get The 2023 Summer Preview with the Summer McIntosh Cover

This SwimSwam Magazine issue is big and it ships soon, covering everything you need to know for this summer’s swimming competitions.

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Atlanta Classic, Mare Nostrum, Sydney Open, & Mission Viejo PSS | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the Atlanta Classic, the first half of the Mare Nostrum Tour, and the Sydney Open

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The Ringer Ranks Michael Phelps’ SNL as 33rd-Greatest TV Episode of the 21st Century

In its list of the 100 greatest episodes of television of the 21st Century, website The Ringer ranks the Michael Phelps-hosted Saturday Night Live 33rd.

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Breaking the Surface: How Block Positioning Can Make or Break Your Dive

By optimally adjusting the position of the wedge on the block, swimmers can gain up to 15 one-hundredths of a second off the start.

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Rex Maurer Takes Down Grant Shoults’ National HS Record in 500 Free with 4:12.70

Making Stanford commit Rex Maurer’s double even more impressive is the fact that he was coming off the flu this week, unshaved, and not fully rested.

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Leon Marchand Commits To Another Season At ASU, Keeping 400 IM WR “In Back of My Mind”

Leon Marchand will return to Arizona State next season with hopes of leading the Sun Devils to an NCAA Championship title.

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Adam Peaty Racconta “La Spirale Autodistruttiva” E Le Sue Battaglie Mentali

Adam Peaty ha rilasciato una lunga intervista dove si apre sui suoi problemi mentali e sulla spirale autodistruttiva nella quale era caduto

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Adam Peaty Opens Up On “Self-Destructive Spiral”: “I Don’t Know Why I’m Still Doing It”

Peaty gets candid on drinking and the mental battles he’s endured as he questions why he’s still competing after accomplishing so much success.

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Adam Peaty: “Entré en una espiral de autodestrucción”

En una larga entrevista, el multicampeón dio más detalles de sus problemas de salud mental. Confesiones en crudo del británico.

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Kristof Milak Sale Al 1° Posto Nel Ranking Dei 200 Farfalla 1:52.58

Kristof Milak si conferma imbattibile nei 200 metri farfalla e realizza il primo tempo al mondo ai Campionati Ungheresi 1:52.58

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Kristof Milak Crushes World-Leading 200 Fly (1:52.58) at Hungarian Nationals

Kristof Milak rose to the top of the world rankings in the 200 fly on Thursday, clocking a 1:52.58 to claim the Hungarian title by more than three seconds. 

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The Four Best NCAA Swimmers Of The 21st Century And What Sets Them Apart

In this article, we contextualize the achievements of Caeleb Dressel, Natalie Coughlin, Leon Marchand, and Kate Douglass and note what sets them apart.

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Luka Mijatovic Scares 800 Free NAG Record, Becomes Fastest 13-Year-Old American Ever

Luka Mijatovic scared the U.S. boys’ 13-14 national age group (NAG) record of 8:08.75 set by Evan Pinion in 2009 with his 8:10.30 on Sunday.

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Ranking the Top 10 Swims From the Westmont Stop of the Pro Swim Series

There were plenty of impressive swims this week in Westmont, but only one U.S. Open record courtesy of 21-year-old Regan Smith.

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Leon Marchand y otro récord que le quita a Michael Phelps

El francés no defraudó: fue la gran figura de la etapa Pro Swim Series en Westmont y va al acecho de, al menos dos récords mundiales. Repaso latinoamericano.

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