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NC State’s Aiden Hayes Lowers 17-18 NAG Record in 100 Fly to 44.75

NC State freshman Aiden Hayes has now broken the 17-18 NAG in the 100 fly twice in one day.

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Aiden Hayes Sets 100 Butterfly 17-18 NAG Record At 2022 NCAA Championships

Aiden Hayes, a freshman at NC State broke the 17-18 100 Butterfly NAG Record during Friday’s prelims session. The record was previously held by Tom Shields.

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Scotty Buff Re-Breaks NCSA Record with 45.40 100 Fly, #4 All-Time 17-18 Boys

Buff now sits less than half a second off Tom Shields’ 17-18 NAG of 44.91, which has stood since 2010.

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2022 M. NCAA Picks: Field Chasing Minakov, 43 Second Swims in 100 Fly

Stanford’s Andrei Minakov comes into NCAAs as the fourth fastest man of all time in the 100 fly and the only swimmer in the field under 44 seconds.

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2022 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Follow along here as the Stanford men attempt to hold onto their lead on day three of four at the 2022 Pac-12 Championships.

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Andrei Minakov Becomes #4 100 Flyer Of All Time, Fourth Man Under 44 Seconds

Andrei Minakov is just the fourth man to break 44 seconds in the 100 fly, joining the likes of Caeleb Dressel, Tom Shields, and Joseph Schooling.

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Andrei Minakov Breaks Pac-12 Meet Record in 100 Fly; Fastest Freshman Ever

Stanford redshirt freshman Andrei Minakov broke the Pac-12 championship record in the 100 butterfly. He’s now the fastest freshman in NCAA history.

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Olympians Roundup: Find Out What All 50 Tokyo Olympians Are Up To This Month

Check-in here to see who’s racing at the Pro Swim Series, who’s prepping for NCAA’s, who’s retired, and who we’re not too sure about.

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Swimmers’ Alliance Critical of FINA, ISL For Lack of Involvement In Scheduling

The International Swimmers’ Alliance has called to have more athlete participation in the scheduling decisions made for the global swimming calendar.

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Causa Hosszu, Shields, Andrew Contro FINA. Le Decisioni Del Giudice

Nella causa intentata dagli atleti ISL contro la FINA c’è stata la decisione che ha parzialmente accolto le tesi dei querelanti

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Olympic Gold Medalist Tom Shields & Wife Gianna Are Expecting Their First Child

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Tom Shields and his wife Gianna are expecting their first child, a boy, in August of 2022.

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ISL Athletes Shields, Hosszu, Andrew Lose Bid for Class Status in FINA Lawsuit

Katinka Hosszu, Tom Shields (above), and Michael Andrew lost their bid to seek class status for damages in their lawsuit against FINA.

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Youssef Ramadan Swims ACC Conference and Meet Record in 100 Butterfly; 44.08

Ramadan became the #4 all-time performer in the 100 butterfly with his time of 44.08 at the 2022 ACC Championships Thursday night.

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Tom Shields Was on Government Assistance Before Making $200k in Prize Money

Shields discusses late payments from FINA and ISL, racing for 6 months straight, and being on government assistance leading up to the 2021 Olympic Trials

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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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