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I am not talented, I am obsessed. ~Conor McGregor

arena Swim of the Week: 15-Year-Old Emir Batur Albayrak Drops 15:06 1500 Free

Albayrak put up a scintillating time of 15:06.24 in the 1500 free which is the fastest from a swimmer 15 and under by nearly eight seconds.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Paul Silver

Silver continued his run of more than 40 years of success as his Marlins of Raleigh swimmers competed at the Winter Junior Championships – East in Greensboro.

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2022-2023 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: New Years Edition

Kate Douglass won a pair of World Championships in Dec in SC meters. That has the Virginia Cavaliers lined up for a 3rd-straight NCAA title.

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NCAA Transformation Committee Recommends Sport Committees, Bigger Championships

The committee’s report will be discussed with the Board of Directors next week at the annual NCAA Convention in San Antonio.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: Full Results Report

Check out all the results, records and see who won the most medals at the Short Course World Championships in Melbourne.

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WATCH: World Record Race Videos, Highlights From 2022 Short Course World Championships

Watch nine of the world records and daily highlight videos from the 2022 Short Course World Championships in Melbourne.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Ryan Murphy

Murphy was an unstoppable force at the Short Course World Championships, winning five gold medals and becoming the first male to sweep the backstroke events.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 56% Pick McKeon’s 49.9 As Top Relay Split of Short Course Worlds

McKeon had relay splits in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly all under the existing world record at Short Course Worlds.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmers of the Year – 17-18

Claire Curzan made a seamless transition into the 17-18 age group this year, resetting NAG records in four different events.

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2022 Swammy Awards: British Coach of the Year – Dave Hemmings

The lead man at the Loughborough National Centre, Hemmings led the likes of James Wilby, Abbie Wood and Molly Renshaw to successful years.

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SwimSwam’s Official 2022 Swammy Awards Index

Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh were two of the biggest stars of 2022 in the pool.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmers of the Year – 15-16

Katie Grimes broke 15-16 NAG records in the 400 IM in both short course yards and long course meters in 2022, and also won two World Championship medals.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach of the Year – Ryan Mallette

Mallette guided some of Canada’s top performers this summer, and then led names such as Javier Acevedo and Ella Jansen to breakouts later in the year.

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2022 Swammy Awards: African Coach of the Year – Rocco Meiring

Meiring led the likes of Pieter Coetze, Tatjana Schoenmaker, Kaylene Corbett and Erin Gallagher to international success in 2022.

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Doak Finch Named Interim Head Coach At Duke For Remainder of 2022-23 Season

Finch will serve in the role on an interim basis following the death of longtime head coach Dan Colella, who died earlier this month at the age of 60.

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