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

University of Michigan Head Coach Mike Bottom Announces Retirement After 15 Seasons

Bottom’s retirement comes after 15 seasons leading the men’s team and 11 as the head coach of the combined men’s and women’s programs.

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U.S. Finalizes Open Water World Championship Team At World Cup In Italy

Mariah Denigan and Joey Tepper punched their tickets to the World Championships as the top American finishers at the Open Water World Cup in Golfo Aranci.

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Longtime Stanford Women’s Associate Head Coach Tracy Slusser Steps Down

Slusser first joined the Cardinal in 2012, serving two seasons as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach in 2014.

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Former Cal All-American Cassidy Bayer Speaks Out For First Time On Teri McKeever

Bayer spoke on the disconnect the Cal swimmers had with McKeever and detailed her experiences swimming while dealing with an eating disorder.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 47.9% Would Name Women’s Sprint Free Award After Sarah Sjostrom

Sjostrom is the current world record holder in both the 50 and 100 free, but has not won an Olympic gold medal in either race.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 5/19/2023

Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.

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arena Swim of the Week: After NCAA Breakout, Jonny Kulow Hits Big 100 Free Best In LCM

Kulow, who hadn’t lowered his 100 free PB in long course since 2021, took off more than a second on Day 2 in Mission Viejo, clocking 49.29 in the final.

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Canberra, Australia To Host 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships

The Junior Pan Pacs will head to the Australian capital of Canberra in August 2024, with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) set to play host.

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Proposed California Bill Could Have Dire Ramifications On Olympic Sports

Assembly Bill 252 aims to create a revenue-sharing arrangement between schools and student-athletes that compete in revenue-generating sports.

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Olympic Trials Qualifier Sofia Plaza Announces Commitment To Florida In Class of 2024

Plaza will be yet another strong medley swimmer to join the Gators in the fall of 2024, with times already fast enough to score at SECs.

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Lydia Jacoby Drops 2:24.03 200 Breast For Massive Two-Second Best Time

Jacoby’s previous best time stood at 2:25.98, set at the Monaco leg of the 2022 Mare Nostrum Tour last May.

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Four Storylines To Watch At The 2023 Pro Swim Series – Mission Viejo

Abbey Weitzeil and Simone Manuel are aiming to re-establish themselves atop the women’s sprint freestyle heap in the United States this summer.

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The Top Uncommitted Recruits In The Girls’ High School Class of 2024

The top recruits in the girls’ high school class of 2024, Katie Grimes has yet to commit to a collegiate program.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Lowers 200 IM Israeli Record In 2:09.47

The 19-year-old set the previous National Record two years ago at the European Championships in Budapest, where she won the title in a time of 2:09.99.

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Canadian Olympic Medalist Taylor Ruck Dealing With Broken Hand, No Timeline For Return

Ruck opted not to compete at the Canadian Swimming Trials earlier this year but was still named to the 2023 World Championship team.

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