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Has Canada Found Their Female Breaststroker? Alexanne Lepage Breaks Out At World Juniors

Canada’s Alexanne Lepage won the 100 breast at 2023 World Juniors in 1:06.58, faster than any Canadian woman went at senior World Championships in Fukuoka.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 71.4% Think Stanford Women’s Losses Will Hurt Most In 2023-24

With the departures of Torri Huske, Claire Curzan and Taylor Ruck, Stanford will lose 66 percent of the individual points they scored at NCAAs last season.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: Optimism Abound As #8 Tennessee Women Hit Their Stride

The Lady Vols are keeping the majority of their roster intact this season and have a few additions that could make a significant impact at NCAAs.

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How Does The Girls Class of 2025 Stack Up Against The Star-Studded 2015 Class?

The girls’ high school class of 2025 appears to be the best in recent memory, and perhaps rivals the class of 2015 that was spearheaded by Katie Ledecky.

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Emily Thompson, #11 In SwimSwam’s Class Of 2024, Verbally Commits To Stanford

Thompson, a member of the 2022-23 U.S. Junior National Team, holds a 400 IM best time that would be faster enough to ‘B’ final at the 2023 NCAA Championships.

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Taylor Ruck Will Not Continue Swimming NCAA, Is “Unsure” If She Will Stay At Stanford

Ruck said that she still had remaining NCAA eligibility but was opting not to use it, and that she was “unsure” of whether she would stay at Stanford.

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Laon Kim Blasts 50.39 100 Free To Become Fastest 15-Year-Old In Canadian History

Kim took off more than six-tenths from his previous best time of 51.05, which stands as the Canadian NAG record in the 13-14 age group.

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2023 Canadian Champs: Madison Kryger Moves To #2 In 13-14 Age Group With 1:02.06 100 BK

The 14-year-old Kryger dipped under her personal best set in early July to leapfrog Jade Hannah for #2 all-time in the 13-14 age group behind Taylor Ruck.

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NCAA Champion Claire Curzan Transferring from Stanford to Virginia

NCAA champion Claire Curzan is transferring to Virginia, where she’ll be eligible for the 3-time defending champs next fall after an Olympic redshirt year.

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Women’s Medley Relay Line-Up Predications: USA’s Line-Up Unclear with No Easy Solution

Kate Douglass will likely find herself anchoring the medley relay but could possibly end up swimming the fly leg or, in one possible scenario, the breast.

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Mixed Free Relay Lineup Predictions: Gold All but Written for the Australians

With the two fastest 100 freestylers expected to be added to the team, it’s not a question of if but rather by how much they will break the world record by

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 1 North America Recap: Canada Off To Rough Start, But There Is Hope

Even though the Canadians did not perform well on the opening night of Worlds, it is too early to come to the conclusion that they are done for.

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2023 World Championships Relay Lineups: Weitzeil Over Walsh In U.S. W. 4×100 FR Prelims

Despite Walsh finishing third and Weitzeil finishing second in the 100 free at U.S. Nationals, Weitzeil was put on the prelims relay over Walsh.

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2023 World Champs Preview: With Olympic Berths in Play, Strategy is Key in Mixed Medley

Hunter Armstong needs to be faster at Worlds then he was a Trials if he hopes to keep the US ahead of China and Australia in the mixed medley.

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Anteprime Mondiali Nuoto: USA V/S Australia Nella 4×200 Stile Libero

Prepariamoci a vivere sette giorni di nuoto di altissimo livello ai Campionati del Mondo di nuoto 2023 conoscendo i protagonisti

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