Ryan Held

Olivia Smoliga Posts Lifetime Bests at Arizona State Intrasquad

Both the Sun Devils and the school’s pro group posted numerous lifetime bests at the one-day intrasquad that doubled as the program’s senior day.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Overwhelming Majority Favor Held To Rebound & Make 2022 Worlds

Held picked up six medals at the Short Course World Championships in Abu Dhabi, including two relay golds and a pair of individual silvers.

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WATCH: Ryan Held Goes 29.6 in 75 Swim… Without Fins

Well, we’ve seen what swimmers can do with fins… and now Olympic champ Ryan Held has shown us what swimmers can do without them.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Men’s #100-76

Our Top 100 For 2022 series takes off on the men’s side with swimmers ranked 100 through 76th, including French sprint star Florent Manaudou (pictured).

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Nic Fink

Fink swept the men’s breaststroke events in the ISL Final and then won six medals at the 2021 Short Course World Championships in Abu Dhabi.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 48% Think Dahlia Has Best Shot To Rebound and Make 2022 Worlds

Nearly half of voters believe Kelsi Dahlia has the best chance of qualifying for the 2022 Worlds team among 2016 Olympians that missed the Tokyo squad.

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2021 World Swimming Championships: Final Results

The men’s 100 breaststroke podium featured Ilya Shymanovich, Nicolò Martinenghi, and Nic Fink. See the rest of the medalists here.

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2021 Swammy Awards: Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year, Joshua Liendo

Liendo had an incredible 2021, from breaking national records to making his first Olympic team, and then finishing things off with three medals at SC Worlds.

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2021 Short Course World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Follow along here as we recap the 12th and final session of racing at the 2021 Short Course Swimming World Championships.

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Alessandro Miressi Re-Lowers Italian Record To Win 100 Free World Title

Miressi closed like a rocket over the final 25 meters to run down early leader Ryan Held and win gold in 45.57, .01 under his Italian Record.

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Alessandro Miressi Campione Del Mondo Con Record Nei 100 Stile

Alessandro Miressi è il nuovo Campione del Mondo nei 100 metri stile libero maschili con il tempo di 45.57, record italiano

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Mondiali Nuoto In Vasca Corta Ultimo Giorno Di FInali Recap E Risultati

Va in scena l’atto finale dei Campionati del mondo in vasca da 25 metri di Abu Dhabi 2021. Il nostro recap live con tutti i risultati

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Russia & USA Tie For Men’s 4×50 Medley Relay Championships Record

The Russian Swimming Federation and the United States each touched in 1:30.51 to take co-gold medley relay gold here on day 5 in Abu Dhabi.

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Campionati Mondiali FINA 2021: Recap Live Finali Day 5

Quinta serata di finali e semifinali dei campionati del mondo FINA 2021 in svolgimento ad Abu Dhabi negli Emirati Arabi Uniti. Recap

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2021 SC World Champs: Day 5 Heats Live Recap

Israel’s Anastasia Gorbenko has been on a tear this week, and she’ll be back in action in the women’s 200 IM after winning the 100 IM last night.

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