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Top Calgary Clubs Remain Locked out of Home Pools As Water Main Still Under Repair

The city’s top swimming facilities remain closed as the water main break is still under repairs, though the boil water advisory has now been lifted.

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2024 Olympic Digest: 33 Kenyan Athletes Suspended For Doping

A mass suspension of Kenyan athletes, Simone Biles draws a large TV audience and Caitlin Clark’s Olympic omission are the top Olympic stories of late.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 61.7% Pick Men’s 100 Free As Most Competitive Relay Event At U.S. Trials

With relay selection and up to six Olympic spots up for grabs, there is a little extra something in the air in the 100 and 200 free at the U.S. Olympic Trials

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2024 Australian Olympic Trials Previews: Young Guns Flying Under The Radar

World Junior champion Olivia Wunsch leads a group of Aussie youngsters who could upset some big names at next week’s Olympic Trials.

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2024 Australian Olympic Trials Previews: Young Guns In Position

Elizabeth Dekkers is among the under-20 Australian swimmers poised to make their first Olympic team at next week’s Trials in Brisbane.

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arena Swim of the Week: 14-Year-Old Luke Vatev Rattles Heilman’s NAG With 51.21 100 Free

Vatev put up a time of 51.21 in the 100 free to come within nine one-hundredths of Thomas Heilman’s 13-14 National Age Group Record (51.12).

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Training Suspended In Calgary As Critical Water Main Break Leads To Mass Pool Closure

City officials have said it may take days for things to return to normal, while swim clubs have been told all pools will be closed for the next two days.

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Kensey McMahon Offered Entry Into Enhanced Games After Doping Suspension

McMahon received a four-year suspension from USADA after she tested positive for the banned substance vadadustat during the 2023 U.S. National Championships.

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2023 NCAA Champion Kensey McMahon Suspended Four Years For Positive Doping Test

McMahon, 24, tested positive for vadadustat during an in-competition test at the 2023 U.S. National Championships last July.

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Paseo Aquatics Adds Coach Marco Bellardi To Lead New International Training Program

Paseo has the launched the International Training Program to support up-and-coming swimmers who may lack adequate resources and in their home countries.

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Mitch Larkin Set To Race At Aussie Olympic Trials As Updated Psych Sheets Released

Larkin was absent from the originally released entry lists in late May, but has been added as Swimming Australia released an updated psych sheet.

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Your Definitive Guide To The 2024 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials

Everything you need to follow along with the swimming action inside Lucas Oil Stadium along with a guide of things to do outside of the sessions in Indy.

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2024 Olympic Digest: 10 Reallocated Medals To Be Awarded During Paris Games

SwimSwam will be providing a weekly rundown of the top stories in Olympic sports (outside of swimming) in the lead-up to the 2024 Games in Paris.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls High School Class of 2024

As they close out their high school careers and prepare for college, we re-rank the girls’ high school class of 2024 prior to their NCAA debuts this fall.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Audrey Derivaux

Derivaux had a phenomenal performance at the Martha McKee Open, moving into the top five of four events in the girls’ 13-14 age group.

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