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SwimSwam Pulse: 59.8% Think Pan Pacs Will Be Fastest Championship Meet This Year

The majority of readers expect Pan Pacs to be the fastest meet this summer, and a lot of that is due to the dominance of the American women.

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Katie Ledecky Earns $16,500 to Lead Overall Pro Swim Series Prize Money Tables

Katie Ledecky earned the most money over all four stops of the Pro Swim Series, racking up $16,500 over her three appearances.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Think Men’s 400 Free World Record Falls This Year

Sam Short is the leading candidate to break the 400 free world record this summer, though many believe Lukas Märtens will hang on to it (or break it himself).

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2026 Pros Swim Series – Indianapolis: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Kate Douglass enters night two as the favorite to win the women’s 200 breaststroke, after finishing more than two seconds faster than the prelims field.

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2026 Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Van Mathias set a Meet Record in prelims of the 50 breaststroke. Now he’ll battle head-to-head with a resurgent Michael Andrew in finals.

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Indianapolis Pro Series 2026: Quattro Storie Da Seguire Nell’Ultima Tappa

Da Katie Ledecky a Gretchen Walsh, passando per Van Mathias e Isabelle Stadden: Indianapolis rappresenta l’ultimo grande test prima dei Pan Pacs

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Four Storylines to Follow at the 2026 Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis

Could Van Mathias take down the American Record in the 100 Breast? Can the US respond to the fast times from Russia and Australia? WIll more records go down?

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2026 Australian Swimming Trials: Day 5 Photo Vault

Take a look through some of the best photos from day five of the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials.

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Sam Short Primo Australiano Dal 2005 A Vincere 200, 400, 800 E 1500 Stile Libero Ai Trials

Sam Short domina i Trials vincendo tutte le distanze dello stile libero. Nessun australiano ci riusciva dai tempi di Grant Hackett nel 2005

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Sam Short Becomes First Australian Man to Win 200, 400, 800, 1500 Freestyle Since Hackett in 2005

Sam Short swept the 200, 400, 800, and 1500 free events at the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials to become the first man to do this since Hackett in 2005.

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Australian Pan Pacs and Commonwealth Teams Announced: 42 for Commonwealth and 38 for Pan Pacs

Shayna Jack made the same decision as Cameron McEvoy and Kyle Chalmers to only attend this summer’s Commonwealth Games.

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Five Takeaways From Day 5 At The 2026 Australian Swimming Trials

Mollie O’Callaghan’s second 50 is the best in the world in the 100 free, but does she need more opening speed to crack 52 seconds?

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2026 Australian Swimming Trials Day 5 Roster Update: Meg Harris Earns Roster Spot in 100 Free

Meg Harris finished 2nd in the 100 free with her time of 52.63, earning a priority 1 qualification to the summer international rosters.

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2026 Australian Swimming Trials: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

All eyes will be on Zac Stubblety-Cook in the men’s 200 breast, as the Tokyo Olympic champion vies for a Dolphins roster spot after an injury-shortened 2025.

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WATCH: O’Callaghan’s 52.33 100 Free & All Other Day 5 Australian Trials Race Videos

Watch all of the race videos from the penultimate night of the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials, courtesy of Wide World of Sports’ YouTube channel.

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