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Will Gretchen Walsh Translate NCAA Dominance into U.S. Olympic Trials Success?

Gretchen made history at the NCAA Champs, but how fast will she swim at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials? Her times in San Antonio were promising…

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How Fast Will Katie Ledecky Swim At U.S. Olympic Trials?

7-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky is competing at her fourth U.S. Olympic Trials. How fast will she swim? Drop your comments below…

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Summer’s Trials Lineup, High School Entry Fiasco, & NCAA Shuffle | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

We discuss Summer McIntosh’s potential lineup at Canadian Trials, a high school team getting locked out of the section meet, and the major moves in the NCAA

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Should Swimmers be Allowed to Swim in the Same Lane During a Race?

These are gut-reaction thoughts I had while watching this video and they are not fully formed. That’s why I’m asking for your feedback, swimmers and swammers

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Watch Two Swimmers Wind Up In The Same Lane During Polish Women’s 200 IM Final

A peculiar series of events unfolded on in the women’s 200m IM on the final day of action at the 2024 Polish Championships.

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Will Leon Marchand Swim the 200 Fly 200 Breast Double At The Paris Olympics?

Let’s play the prediction game. How fast will Marchand swim at French Trials? Will he swim the 200 fly / 200 breast double at the Paris Olympics?

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Behind the Scenes of the Chinese Doping Scandal

SwimSwam Co-Founders Braden Keith and Mel Stewart discuss how the story of 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive and walking away unscathed unfolded

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James Guy on Chinese Doping Scandal: “It opens the door to so many other things”

Early in the week, Guy had tweeted “Ban them all and never compete again” and expressed similar frustration today.

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FULL RECAP: 23 Chinese Swimmers Fail Drug Test, Still Compete in Tokyo Olympics

For those who haven’t heard or kept up with this shocking story, I give a full synopsis of the Chinese doping scandal that broke over the weekend

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Daniel and Nathan Wiffen Analyze Daniel’s 800m Free World Title in Doha (Video)

The video starts with Wiffen talking about how he knew the race was likely going to come from the outside lanes.

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Brendan Burns Reflects on Swimming Career, Repeating as NCAA Champion

Brendan Burns is coming off of a career NCAA performance where he not only defended his NCAA title in the 100 back but also made 3 NCAA A finals

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Lilly King on Trials at Lucas Oil, Lydia Jacoby, and Retiring Before LA2028

King said she plans on stepping away from swimming before the LA 2028 Olympic Games, but not directly after this summer.

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San Antonio Pro Swim, the Canadian Open, and Marchand Goes Pro | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

we discuss the myriad of high-level meets that occurred last week, including the Pro Swim in San Antonio, the Canadian Open, and South African Trials.

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Regan Smith on Racing Australians: “I want to show up in a better way than I did last year”

When Smith was asked about McKeown, Smith made it clear that she respects McKeown as a competitor and often uses her as motivation in training and competition

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Maggie MacNeil on Goal Setting and Reframing the Sport after Olympic Gold

What’s left for Olympic gold medalist Maggie MacNeil to accomplish in the pool? “You’ve gotta learn to love it and do it because you love the sport.”

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