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SwimSwam Pulse: 72.8% Pick Underwater Work As Most Valuable Skill In College Swimming

Leon Marchand annihilated the field en route to a massive record in the 500 free at NCAAs, and his underwater work played a major role in the swim.

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8 Goal Setting Tips for Swimmers

Ready to finally get serious with your goals in the pool? Here are eight proven goal setting tips for competitive swimmers.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championship: Day 1 Overreaction – More of an Appraisal/It Hasn’t Sunk in Yet

Gabriel Jett’s reaction to winning the 800 free in a new NCAA record is certainly not an overreaction as he and fellow Cal Bears came together to pull off a slight upset.

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Derek Maas Was The Best Swimmer in NCAA Division III Swimming This Season

Derek Maas was the best swimmer in D3 this season – even if D3 coaches didn’t vote him as such at the NCAA Championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Marchand vs Record Books Picked As Top Matchup of Men’s NCAAs

Fans are eagerly awaiting Leon Marchand’s encore performance at the 2024 NCAAs after his record-breaking 2023 showcase saw him rewrite the record books.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick 1650 Free As Most Wide Open Event At Women’s NCAAs

Georgia’s Abby McCulloh leads a wide-open field in the 1650 free at the Women’s NCAA Championships, coming off a big PB of 15:40.96 at SECs.

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The Amateurism of American Swimming Commentating

Six practices that a viewer expects from a commentator—and ones those in swimming can do a better job of to help push the sport forward.

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Four Big US Meets Marred By Starting-Wedge Malfunctions

Caeleb Dressel still went 21.84 in spite of the wedge on his starting block giving-way in the 50 free in Westmont over the weekend.

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Emma Weyant Unpacks Her Sporti Collab, Riviera Reverie Swim & Activewear Collection

Ahead of the SEC Champs, Emma’s best performance since the 2020 Olympics, see dropped her second Sporti Collab,  Riviera Reverie…

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A Tribute to Coach Paul Schiffel: Shaping Champions, Inside and Outside the Pool

A former member of the Lenoir-Rhyne swim team recognizes the impact left behind by coach Schiffel, who recently announced his retirement.

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Swimming Biopic “Nyad” Goes 0-For-2 at 2024 Academy Awards

“Nyad,” a biopic about controversial open water swimmer Diana Nyad, received two Oscar nominations, but came up empty-handed on Sunday.

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37-Year-Old Brooke Boak Makes Olympic Trials Cut in First 50 Free Since 2008

Swimming at the 2024 Westmont Pro Swim Series, 37-Year-Old Brooke Boak clocked a 25.24 50m freestyle, which was significant for many reasons.

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Arrestato Un Uomo Per Aver Finto Di Essere Daiya Seto Inviando Foto Dei Genitali

Un uomo è stato arrestato in Giappone per aver finto di essere il campione Olimpico Diya Seto inviando foto erotiche e impersonandolo in chat

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TopTenTweets: More Conference Champs and the Truth About Masters’ Swimming

Record breaking swims, last conference championship titles, the truth about what masters’ swimming is like, and more all feature in this week’s Top 10 Tweets.

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