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Indianapolis Renames Streets After American Olympic Gold Medal Winning Swimmers

Indianapolis is ramping up to full-blown Olympic Trials modem giving many streets around downtown honorary swimmer-themed names.

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SwimSwam’s 2024 Olympic Preview Magazine With The Walsh Sisters Cover Is Ready To Ship

Get ready for the U.S. Olympic Trials and the Olympic Games with SwimSwam’s 196 page Olympic Preview print magazine.

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Missy Franklin Invited to Fly With Thunderbirds at Air Force Academy Graduation

Five-time Olympic medalist Missy Franklin received an invite to fly with the Thunderbirds at Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony on Thursday afternoon. 

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arena Swim of the Week: Rylee Erisman Becomes Fastest 15-Year-Old American Ever In 100 Free

Erisman put up a time of 54.34 in the 100 free, overtaking Gretchen Walsh (54.38) as the fastest 15-year-old American ever and one of the fastest globally.

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The 2024 Olympic Preview Magazine With The Walsh Sisters Cover Is Ready To Ship

At 196 pages SwimSwam’s Olympic Preview magazine is big and heavy, the biggest magazine in the world covering competitive swimming.

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How To Get The 2024 Olympic Preview Magazine With The Walsh Sisters Cover

At 196 pages SwimSwam’s Olympic Preview magazine is big, the biggest magazine in the world covering competitive swimming.

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The 2024 Olympic Preview Magazine With The Walsh Sisters Gold Cover Drops Soon

SwimSwam’s 196 page Olympic Preview magazine with The Walsh Sisters in gold drops soon. This is the Olympic guide for your summer entertainment.

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Regis Jesuit High School Dedicates Pool to Five-Time Olympic Champion Missy Franklin

Regis Jesuit dedicated its pool on Thursday in honor of Missy Franklin, who rose to international stardom during her time at the Colorado prep school.

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How To Get The 2024 Swimsuit Issue with the Bella Sims Cover

In this 172 page magazine we dive deep on data-features, breakdown the top-100 performances in history, and we tease our upcoming Olympic stars…

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Trying To Contextualize The Absurdity of Gretchen Walsh’s 47.42 In The 100 Fly

Walsh’s newly-minted record in the 100 fly is more than 5% quicker than the 16th-fastest performer in the event, ranking #2 all-time behind Caeleb Dressel.

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NCSA Spring Champs Day 5: Swims You Might’ve Missed

Mason Makos Swim Team 14-year-old Sadie Buckley lowered her best 200 IM time by almost four seconds to 2:18.35, which ranks 48th in her age group all-time.

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14-Year-Old Rylee Erisman Crushes Missy Franklin’s NAG Record in 50 Free (24.98) at NCSAs

Rylee Erisman, 14, blasted a winning time of 24.98, erasing the age group standard of 25.23 set by four-time Olympic champion Missy Franklin back in 2009.

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2024 NCSA Spring Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Louisville commit (’24) Caroline Larsen could be in for a tough battle against 14-year-old Laker Swimming standout Rylee Erisman in the girls 50 free final.

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Ranking The Top 10 Swims From The 2024 Westmont Pro Swim Series

There were many impressive swims last week in Westmont, including a new U.S. Open record from Regan Smith in the 100 backstroke.

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Doha 2024, Day 3 North America Recap: Curzan Claims First Individual World Title In 100 BK

After failing to qualify for the U.S. World Championship team in 2023, Curzan set a new personal best of 58.29 in the final en route to gold in the 100 back.

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