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

SwimSwam Pulse: McKeown Slightly Favored Over Qin To Sweep 100/200 Events In Paris

Kaylee McKeown and Qin Haiyang are both favored to sweep their 100/200 events in Paris, but who would you back if you could only pick one?

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arena Swim of the Week: Rachel Stege Drops 13 Seconds For Pan Am Record In 1500 Free

Stege came from behind to claim gold in the 1500 free in a time of 16:13.59, setting a new Games Record and crushing her previous PB of 16:29.55.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 10/27/2023

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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European Champ Fantine Lesaffre Announces Retirement: “I Can’t Wait To Rediscover Myself”

The 28-year-old said she no longer has the drive to push for a third straight Olympic berth.

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World Champion Maxime Grousset Blasts 49.24 For New French Record In 100 Fly (SCM)

Grousset blasted his way to a time of 49.24 in the men’s 100 fly, breaking Mehdy Metella’s previous French Record of 49.45 set in 2018.

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Grousset Doubles, Manaudou Hits 20.96 50 Free On Day 1 of French SC Champs

Florent Manauodu didn’t race individually, but he did pop off a 50 free time of 20.96 on a relay lead-off, right on par with his form at SC Worlds last year.

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Mewen Tomac Inches Out French National Record In SCM 200 Back (1:49.21)

Tomac’s swim slices two one-hundredths off the previous French Record of 1:49.23, set by Yohann Ndoye-Brouard at the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

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Anastasia Kirpichnikova Slashes Nine Seconds Off 19-Year-Old French SCM Record In 1500 Free

Kirpichnikova clocked 15:33.42 to break the previous record of 15:42.39 established by Laure Manaudou in 2004.

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World Aquatics Awards Extra $200K As 11 Swimmers Earn Triple Crown Bonus At World Cup

Sarah Sjostrom swept the women’s 50 free and 50 fly at all three legs of the World Cup, earning the $10,000 Triple Crown bonus two times over.

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Gui Caribe Closes Pan Ams With Blazing 46.94 Anchor Leg On Brazilian Medley Relay

Caribe closed out the Pan Am Games with a scorching anchor leg of 46.94, moving Brazil into the silver medal position in the 400 medley relay.

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Swimming Queensland Takes Public Stance Against Swimming Australia

Swimming Queensland was the lone dissenter in an 8-1 vote that saw Swimming Australia pass the new constitution at a Special General Meeting on October 20.

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2024 Chinese Olympic Trials Moved To April, Dimming Sun Yang’s Shot At Paris

With Sun Yang’s four-year suspension due to expire in May, the change in Olympic Trials dates will restrict the Olympic gold medalist from competing.

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Maggie MacNeil Continues Pan Am Gold Rush With 100 Free Games Record In 53.64

In winning her third gold medal in as many nights, MacNeil breaks Chantal van Landeghem’s Games Record from 2015 while lowering her own personal best time.

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Gold Coast Mayor Attempting To Save 2026 Commonwealth Games

Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate envisions a scaled down” version of the Games that would make it financially viable after Victoria withdrew as hosts.

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Kaylee McKeown Blasts New World Record In Women’s 50 Backstroke – 26.86

McKeown now owns the world records in all three women’s backstroke (LCM) events, with her 26.86 swim on Friday chopping .12 off the previous mark from 2018.

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