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Let’s Make Our Swimming All-Star Weekend

NBA All-Star Weekend is around the corner. Does a swimming All-Star Weekend exist? From celebrities to butterfly relays, here are some ideas.

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Il Nostro All Star Weekend Del Nuoto

L’NBA All Star Weekend è alle porte. Esiste l’All Star Weekend del nuoto? Tra celebrità che si tuffano in acqua e staffette a farfalla ecco alcune idee.

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6-Time Olympic Medalist Swimmer Florent Manaudou Enters French Celebrity Dance Show

Florent Manaudou and his partner Elise Bois finished in the middle-of-the-pack on week 1 of the French reality dancing show.

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Luca Urlando Resets the 200 Fly Record Book with 1:37.17 at a Dual Meet

Georgia Bulldog Luca Urlando broke Jack Conger’s nearly-eight-year-old U.S. Open Record in the 200 fly today during a dual meet against Tennessee.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick Sjostrom As Swimmer To Round Out Quarter Century Top Five

Sjostrom won a world title in 2009 and claimed two Olympic gold medals in 2024, making her one of the best swimmers of the past 15 years.

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Changes in Swimming Record History If Super Suits Never Existed: The Past 15 Years

If the super suits from 2008 and 2009 never existed, how different would the world record books have looked over the past 15 years?

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Dr. Brian Campbell, USA Swimming Massage Therapist, Dies At 68

The USA Swimming community mourns the death of Brian Campbell, who has worked with Team USA athletes as a massage therapist for decades.

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USA Swimming Board Approves Creation of a 9-Member Task Force to Help Guide Search for New CEO

The task force will be guiding the search for the new CEO, identifying, selecting, and filtering through the candidates to recommend for the position.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Nic Fink; Kathy Fish Elected to USA Swimming Board of Directors

Nic Fink, who won three medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has been elected to the USA Swimming Board of Directors as a 10-Year Athlete.

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Tallying Up Records At The Olympics

Summer McIntosh racked up three gold medals and set a pair of Olympic Records at the 2024 Games in Paris.

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Katie Ledecky Becomes Most Decorated Female Olympic Swimmer Ever With 13th Career Medal

With Thursday’s silver, Katie Ledecky is now not only the most decorated female Olympic swimmer ever, but also the most decorated American woman in any sport.

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Katie Ledecky Ties Most Olympic Gold Medals Won by an American Woman with 8th Olympic Title

Ledecky turned in a historical performance in her 1500 free, smashing her own Olympic Record and earning a record-setting 8th Olympic gold medal.

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Australian Emma McKeon Makes History With 12th Olympic Swimming Medal

30-year-old Emma McKeon made history as she captured her 12th Olympic medal, earning gold as a member of Australia’s women’s 4x100m free relay.

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The Incredible Feat of an Olympic Repeat – Part II

Aaron Peirsol joined the elite club of swimmers to defend an Olympic title when he broke the world record in the 100 back final at the Beijing Olympics.

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The Pac-12 Conference Look-Back: Women’s Record Books (Part 1)

Since 1980, Stanford women have won an astonishing 14 Olympic gold medals in swimming, twice-as-many as any other Pac-12 school in that time.

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